James D. Julia - What a fantastic Feature

Sunday, May 26, 2013

James D. Julia - What a Fantastic Feature

  James D. Julia Auctioneers is one of the fine people and auction companies that have allowed me to use their fine photos for my blog. I try and provide equal posts to everyone since I appreciate their assistance in making this such a great blog (please excuse my bragging!).

   I remember the first time I visited this site, and looked at their firearms. As everyone knows, firearms are an integral part of the USA and antique or even modern firearms are always desirable by people who like guns. So I came to this site, and started to look at guns. Their photography is not only excellent, but you can magnify these firearms images very big. I once wrote a post about this, and you could actually see someone's fingerprint ridges on the highly-polished surface of 1 gun. I'm not a gun afficianado, but when I go tho the Julia site, and "examine" the fine detail on these guns, I'm in 7th heaven. The older firearms from way back have intricate carved detail that is just unbelievable.

   Anyway, returning to today's post, I visited the James D. Julia Auctioneers site a while back, and noticed that they had a 360 degree rotation feature. This feature allows the viewer to turn around (rotate) an item so that you can see its every part as it spins slowly around. This technology has been around about 10 years now, and one I starting to see it more and more on product company's websites.

    The way the technology works is twofold. First the hardware consists of a camera mounted on a tripod (your own equipment) , along with a  mechanized turntable that rotates at different RPMs (revolutions per minute). Depending upon how fast your camera can take photos, you can adjust the turntable to move faster or slower. As well, the other determining factor is the number of images that you would want to present to the viewer.

Please click on this sentence to be redirected to this fine website

The 5 items below are called "Salesman's samples". These are exact scales models of large items that  were made for travelling salesmen to show people around America.  America only had the railroad system from approximately 1850-1920 going to most places across the vast country. Actually, the "official" date that the West and East  railroad system was completed was in 1869.

So, before there were trucks and roads, salesmen would travel into rural areas around the country with small-sized versions of the "real things". The salesman would show the farmer or brick maker (see the  spectacular brass item at the bottom) the sample and do his "sales pitch".  It was much easier than having to take the actual item to the farmer. When a sale was made, the item would be shipped by freight on a train. 

Although the "Salesman's sample" is not a toy, 

these are one of my favourite items to view on the net.

Some if these items for the June 2013 auction have the 360 rotation feature incorporated into the viewing of them. If you like mechanical items with lots of moving parts and detail, then please have a look at these beautiful machines from a long, long time ago!

The Hubley Cement Mixer above is a 360 degree view item. When you place your mouse or cursor over the image, you will see the icon below. That icon informs you that all of the images are loading up. When the icon disappears, you will be able to either rotate the toy in a constant motion, or simply move the item as much or as little as you prefer.

The above montage (Composite photo) of 7 images was created from screen captures. 

However, when you'll visit the site, you'll have the options that I mentioned before.

Below are screen captures of 3 toys with plenty of detail to them.

When you go to the Julia website and move these toys around, you'll most certainly appreciate the features of the 360 degree view.

In today's world marketplace, you always have to be updated to the latest technology, and Mr. James D. Julia and  his company certainly are!

 Thanks for dropping by,

and as always have a restful Sunday, 

or if you drop by at some other time, 

have a great   day.

Stacey