Historic Attachments - Objectivity 195

Forget email attachments - we're all about old-school objects attached to archival material! More links below ↓↓↓
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[@leppeppel]

I won't lie; I saw the paperclip in the thumbnail and thought this was going to be about actual paperclips. Now I'm both slightly disappointed and pleasantly surprised.

[@arikwolf3777]

You're not the only one.

[@CaptainJackSparrowSavvy]

Same

[@arcanics1971]

"We've got a French Letter here..." I take it that euphemism isn't in vogue any more? Well I giggled.

[@cliftonfowler5063]

So did I.

[@Garbaz]

To save anybody who doesn't know (like me) a googling: It's a euphemism for condom.

[@skoobydoofus5997]

@@Garbaz well, now I just want to Google why that is. 😋

[@andrewkepert923]

Totally deliberate.

[@Bob_Burton]

I assumed that it was deliberate

[@johnnyq1992]

Keith never disappoints my ASMR needs

[@Garbaz]

How can anybody be so smooth as Keith? No matter what, he has a witty answer.

[@CybranM]

Brady, you really have to stop licking all the specimens. Great video as usual :D

[@mfbfreak]

Who needs wifi, when you have such an amazingly interesting archive down there!

[@ObjectivityVideos]

Very true!

[@1996Pinocchio]

True... But how would you know if they had no internet?

[@TulioSounds]

I always imagine Keith playing the organ with air and steam blowing his hair up straight, with his arms wide reaching the outer keys, standing on an antique wooden stage so we look at him from a low perspective while he is blasting everyone away with his epic classical organ madly. Or is that just me?

[@TulioSounds]

Keith is really an end-game boss

[@randomchick1234]

MichaelKingsfordGray he's very powerful

[@chipacabra]

This went from zero to fabulous in just about 80 seconds, that's pretty good!

[@DasGanon]

I wonder, what's the earliest "attachments" in their archive? The first paper clip, the first staple?

[@donjones4719]

4:04 This innovation of adding phosphor to the copper worked. Even today, ship's propellers are still made of "phosphor bronze", as well as various other marine fittings.

[@gigglysamentz2021]

Objectivity videos always have the highest like to dislike ratios that I see around KZbin! You surely have found your audience and never disappoint!

[@HisameArtwork]

so awesome, that silk was super pretty and vibrant even now

[@STOG01]

Yes, I too would be excited by something as mundane as an old, old wrapper. Even a newspaper as old as 20-30 years can definitely be an interesting read. Not to mention a form-letter from 200+ years ago.

[@edgeeffect]

I love the way Keith managed to say "French Letter" without even the faintest hint of a smirk.

[@dielaughing73]

He's a classy dude. But he's still a dude, so he snuck it in

[@brokentombot]

I think my fav bit of this is the lucerne paper. I thought of the logic of Lucerne milk company and how cows are fed alf-alfa a lot. A connection I would have never made without watching some blokes mill about a library looking for attachments.

[@aspiringcloudexpert5127]

1:29 I can't be the only one who immediately thought of a thneed, made from truffala fluff.

[@Trevololol]

That piece was from the last Truffala tree the Once-lers cut down

[@Parax77]

0:35 a French Letter.. That's not what I was expecting...

[@sjcwoor]

Shame there wasn't an invite to Paris.

[@Epinardscaramel]

Could you make a France-themed episode, for Bastille day? (July 14th)

[@2neutrino]

Brilliant channel

[@shadyradwan261]

"you never want corroding copper on your bottom, do you!" @4:10 hahahahaha Amazing episode, by the way, cheers.

[@doic342ido9]

Keith -> Like! ^_^

[@PinkChucky15]

Copper No. 5, the lesser known mambo song.

[@exoyt7575]

Keith's has such sophisticated swag aiaiai :P

[@roderickwhitehead]

White gloves of destiny... completely optional when fondling attached specimens.

[@drtrustrum]

Having watched a few of these videos now, and also being aware of the work of some other people in the field - I think I want to be an archivist!

[@user-cn5pm7zg1u]

That thumbnail is G O L D

[@Dyrwen]

Easter Eggs of hidden paper are the best!

[@chrisweddle2577]

"Keith can pull it off" fnaar fnaar!

[@fostermoody]

'If you like Grey'. Don't worry, Keith, I'd say Brady likes Grey well enough.

[@Harani66]

1:48 Of course Brady likes Gray :-)

[@hyeroc]

patatoe peelings paper AKA a chip

[@swiftythegathering]

Keith: “if you like Grey” The truth has come out. Grey is just Brady putting on an American accent

[@blind1337nedm]

man this older guy is so cool, where can i get more of him?

[@1996Pinocchio]

I could listen to Keith for 2 hours talking about a paperclip tbh

[@miekekuppen9275]

Keiiith! And of course Keith is great at French. Because of course he is :-D

[@EldeNova]

5:31 Actual motion capture footage used for LA Noire

[@SuperDarthKelly]

How is that copper not oxidized??

[@erictaylor5462]

1:20 That's great, if it was always meant to be pink. If though it was once blue, that would be a problem.

[@frankharr9466]

Now, I thought this was going to be about fasteners. But NOOOOOOOOOO! This was stuff that is fastened and that is FAR more interesting.

[@skoobydoofus5997]

Oh, if anyone can pull off a pink bow tie, Keith could. :)

[@nouvilas42]

PAPEL DE ALFALFA

[@soyokou.2810]

Do outsiders still write into the RS about ideas and inventions?

[@Babarudra]

handling historic copper pieces bare handed? I know a few Collection managers and Registrars that would be going into apoplexy seeing that!

[@MrMalarix]

Keith is almost a dinozaur

[@Tapecutter59]

"A French letter" - lol.

[@kinvert]

So did anyone say they were going to attach anything... and forgot? Or is that just me?

[@Ranzha_]

Woohoo! Early squad!

[@harshwardhanprasad4703]

Where's Mrs. Hanna

[@nick2me1]

I would be remiss not to observe that the gentleman’s handwriting in the first letter is EXQUISITE! Also, like #666👹

[@Ybalrid]

Funny to see old french writing : "J'ai l'honneur d'envoyer sy joint Copie, et qui ma promis de le faire parvenir a des manufacturiers de Londres". "sy" instead of "ci"? "a" instead of "à"?

[@beachboardfan9544]

WHERES THE GLOVE!!!!!???

[@mojosbigsticks]

Keith is copper-bottomed!

[@grenangle]

I paid $20 for a little bag of lucerne in Kings X many decades ago. Still annoys me.

[@1996Pinocchio]

Poor you

[@easteregg8699]

⸘did someone said easteregg‽

[@1996Pinocchio]

No. He either said easteregg or he did say it.

[@johnlawrenson-ny9fu]

Not far from the 200th video four more then it's the 200th video

[@4trym]

1 view!!! That's something u don't see every day.

[@KiloOscarZulu]

I think it was bit of a stretch to call them historic. They are certainly historical, but not really historic?

[@1996Pinocchio]

What's the difference? (From a non english viewer)

[@KiloOscarZulu]

@@1996Pinocchio Hi! Historic means something very important in history. Historical means something that happened in the past. Some objects can be both though.

[@aizik1992]

Yiu

[@RolandHutchinson]

Does anyone else feel that all of these should be called enclosures rather than attachments?

[@amarug]

how is it that people back in the days all used to have such impressive handwriting, whereas these days most people's writing looks like a bird pooped on paper....? i mean even if they try, most people don't have the talent to develop such a script, yet in the old days it seems all were able to...

[@Imaginary_Channel]

Please, wear gloves when handling artifacts! Especially because this is about tarnish on metal surface - touching it with your bare hands will cause a different/additional tarnish in just a couple of hours.

[@DThorn619]

I'm sure Keith knows best.

[@graphite2786]

Keith is so pure his touch has the opposite effect.

[@erniejohnson547]

How do you get away with handling historical artifacts without wearing cotton gloves. Do you not have any concept of museum protocol? Disgusting!!

[@MrPictor]

The protocol is to remove gloves when handling paper documents. For safety reasons.

[@Imaginary_Channel]

Agreed! Paper without gloves, but the items wrapped IN the paper WITH gloves!! Especially because this is about tarnish on metal surface - touching it with your bare hands will cause a different/additional tarnish in just a couple of hours!

[@MrPictor]

@@Imaginary_Channel Yes, I can imagine sweat oxidizing the copper samples.

[@DThorn619]

I'm sure Keith knows best.