canaries

[kenny]

hi all
dont know whether i am posting in the right place but i thought i would share these 2 pics with you,one is a miner with a canary carrier that was actually used down the mines in yorkshire and the other is a picture of a bird/cage retailer i wish that those kind of shops where still open

ken

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[L in Ontario]

Lovely photos Kenny - thanks for sharing!!

[CandoAviary]

Nice pics, amazing that the canary has brought so much joy to our lives with it's singing...but has actually saved countless lives by sacrificing his own.

Love the shop...that shop lady could be me in a different time at her Cage Bird Menagerie

I tried to enlarge the picture but couldn't. Could you post a link to the sorce so I can possible enlarge it and print it. I would love to frame it and hang it in my office here at the shop. Thanks!

[Ursula]

Great pictures of historic times!

It's just sad that canaries were kept in very tiny cages in the homes as well. You can actually see that now still in some countries, where they hang canary cages on the windows, and they are about the size that I would only use as a transport cage. And of course the males are kept alone so they sing better... That's kind of sad...

[kenny]

hi candace
i cant lay my hands on the original a the moment as it was placed on my photo bucket a long while ago,i think it was from some mining website in the uk ..but i will keep looking for the original and forward it to you as soon as i spot it


ken

[tobyneilson]

Great pictures of historic times!

It's just sad that canaries were kept in very tiny cages in the homes as well. You can actually see that now still in some countries, where they hang canary cages on the windows, and they are about the size that I would only use as a transport cage. And of course the males are kept alone so they sing better... That's kind of sad...

So true,I often see small cages that are only suitable for travel/transport being advertised and sold as canary/budgie cage's, always want to strangle the seller for being irresponsible about them and only caring about the money not the birds

[CandoAviary]

hi candace
i cant lay my hands on the original a the moment as it was placed on my photo bucket a long while ago,i think it was from some mining website in the uk ..but i will keep looking for the original and forward it to you as soon as i spot it


ken

Thanks, don't go to too much trouble but I really do like that lady patiently waiting for the bird loving customer to stroll by.

[kenny]

hi candace
i have been trawling the internet all weekend and i cant find the original,i know it was only small like that when i put it on my photobucket so the chances are the original will be the same.i have tried reading the writing at the bottom with a magnifying glass hoping it would give me a clue but i still cant make the writing out.if anyone else can and let me know it may jog my memory as to where i was looking when i got it....i think it was in brick lane in london but i cant be sure.....sorry candace


ken

[FeatherHarp]

Kenny, Candace:

I found a website with that photo using the search terms "bird retailer brick lane london" but it looks like it is copyrighted. They list a phone number to contact. Maybe you can still purchase a print from them Candace. Might be pricey tho.

http://www.heritage-images.com/Preview/ ... nseType=RM

[kenny]

hi deborah
well done i managed to get a glass to see the brick lane part of it but when i got the image it wasnt copyrighted like it is now....and no wonder the size of it!!!for som ereason even if you can afford a copy you can only use the image for a max of 2 years....i am sorry for you candace it would have made a perfect pic to put in your store


ken

[CandoAviary]

The use for 2 years to just hang in my store would cost $ 435.00 I guess it is for computer image only and not for printing???? I mean after you print nit how would they get it back after 2 years? come in and take it off the wall?????? There is a local artist here that does really nice renditions for a reasonable price...Maybe I will have it sketched......
Anyway thanks Kenney.

Deborah...you are a better serch engine than I ... the little engine that could, you are Thanks so much for finding a larger image for me to look at

[FeatherHarp]

Kenny & Candace....I couldn't have done it without Kenny's help. He provied the "Brick Lane London" info and I searched on from there. So it was an international joint effort of the United "Feathered" Nations.

Too bad they want so much...gee wiz!

[CandoAviary]

United "Feathered" Nations.

Love it!

[Ursula]

Check out this photograph, also by John Galt. The lady's store wasn't the only one! Holy moly, so many birds!!!

http://www.museumoflondonprints.com/ima ... eet-c-1902

They have "your" picture too, and they sell framed and unframed prints. http://www.museumoflondonprints.com/ima ... eet-c-1900
Click on "buy a print" and you can select the size and framed or unframed... Looks affordable to me. (I didn't check out the shipping costs though.) I think it would look lovely in your store!

[FeatherHarp]

Ursula.....way to go! Candace may have that print in her shop yet!

You know....after looking at the photo more closely....I am wondering how did she get that top row of cages up there?