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Rick Womer
Sat, Sep 9, 2023 4:16 PM

Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly.

Among its assets is the Mercer Museum, established by Henry Mercer in 1916, and filled with his (very idiosyncratic) collection of tools, baskets, decorative tiles, stoves, carriages, dolls, pottery, and a fire engine,  The exhibits are very haphazard and not very well labelled or annotated, but it is a very interesting place nonetheless.

So, herewith a haphazard collection of photos:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/September-2023/Mercer-Museum/

(K-5, DA 17-70)

Comments always appreciated!

Rick

Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly. Among its assets is the Mercer Museum, established by Henry Mercer in 1916, and filled with his (very idiosyncratic) collection of tools, baskets, decorative tiles, stoves, carriages, dolls, pottery, and a fire engine, The exhibits are very haphazard and not very well labelled or annotated, but it is a very interesting place nonetheless. So, herewith a haphazard collection of photos: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/September-2023/Mercer-Museum/ (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments always appreciated! Rick
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Ralf R Radermacher
Sat, Sep 9, 2023 4:45 PM

Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer:

Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly.

A most peculiar place indeed.

What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a
Kasper in German or a Guignol in French.

Ralf

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Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer: > Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly. A most peculiar place indeed. What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a Kasper in German or a Guignol in French. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012
JF
John Francis
Sat, Sep 9, 2023 7:20 PM

On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:

Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer:

Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly.

A most peculiar place indeed.

What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a
Kasper in German or a Guignol in French.

Ralf

In the U.K. that would most often be identified as "Mr Punch"
(from "Punch & Judy" puppet shows, and also featuring on the
masthead of "Punch" magazine)

On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer: > > Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly. > > A most peculiar place indeed. > > What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a > Kasper in German or a Guignol in French. > > Ralf In the U.K. that would most often be identified as "Mr Punch" (from "Punch & Judy" puppet shows, and also featuring on the masthead of "Punch" magazine)
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Bob W PDML
Sat, Sep 9, 2023 9:06 PM

On 9 Sep 2023, at 20:20, John Francis johnf@panix.com wrote:

On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:

Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer:
Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly.

A most peculiar place indeed.

What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a
Kasper in German or a Guignol in French.

Ralf

In the U.K. that would most often be identified as "Mr Punch"
(from "Punch & Judy" puppet shows, and also featuring on the
masthead of "Punch" magazine)

He is based on the character of Pulcinella from the Italian Commedia dell’arte. His profile is said to be derived from that of the Emperor Vespasian, as seen on Roman coins.

> On 9 Sep 2023, at 20:20, John Francis <johnf@panix.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >>> Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer: >>> Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly. >> >> A most peculiar place indeed. >> >> What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a >> Kasper in German or a Guignol in French. >> >> Ralf > > In the U.K. that would most often be identified as "Mr Punch" > (from "Punch & Judy" puppet shows, and also featuring on the > masthead of "Punch" magazine) > -- > He is based on the character of Pulcinella from the Italian Commedia dell’arte. His profile is said to be derived from that of the Emperor Vespasian, as seen on Roman coins.
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Alan Cole
Sun, Sep 10, 2023 6:17 AM

Aren't Punch (Punchinello) & Pulcinella the same character?

On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 11:45 PM Bob W PDML pdmlbw@icloud.com wrote:

On 9 Sep 2023, at 20:20, John Francis johnf@panix.com wrote:

On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:

Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer:
Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town

incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly.

A most peculiar place indeed.

What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a
Kasper in German or a Guignol in French.

Ralf

In the U.K. that would most often be identified as "Mr Punch"
(from "Punch & Judy" puppet shows, and also featuring on the
masthead of "Punch" magazine)

He is based on the character of Pulcinella from the Italian Commedia
dell’arte. His profile is said to be derived from that of the Emperor
Vespasian, as seen on Roman coins.

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Aren't Punch (Punchinello) & Pulcinella the same character? On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 11:45 PM Bob W PDML <pdmlbw@icloud.com> wrote: > > On 9 Sep 2023, at 20:20, John Francis <johnf@panix.com> wrote: > > > > On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >>> Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer: > >>> Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town > incorporated in 1838, about an hour west of Philly. > >> > >> A most peculiar place indeed. > >> > >> What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a > >> Kasper in German or a Guignol in French. > >> > >> Ralf > > > > In the U.K. that would most often be identified as "Mr Punch" > > (from "Punch & Judy" puppet shows, and also featuring on the > > masthead of "Punch" magazine) > > -- > > > > He is based on the character of Pulcinella from the Italian Commedia > dell’arte. His profile is said to be derived from that of the Emperor > Vespasian, as seen on Roman coins. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.