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CAS TOPICS => The Longbranch => Topic started by: Major 2 on October 16, 2023, 10:38:50 AM
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I thought this might be really interesting subject.
Having always been a history buff; it was my best academic subject in grade school.
I absorbed as much as the limited curriculum the public school system offered.
Then, continued to read all these years.
I enjoyed learning, reenacting for 35 + years, and collecting and researching artifacts.
I enjoy my stent as museum curator after I retired my profession.
In this thread, I ask "What Have you" ? it can be a piece of real estate (The old family farm maybe? )
or Granddads old gun.
Maybe, its war relic or trophy "a bring back" maybe even with provenance.
Even an antique, Auto or motorcycle, even a toy or article of clothing, perhaps even fossils ....
I think many here would enjoy, reading and seeing whatever might be shared.
I have an eclectic collection and if this thread is at all enjoyed and populated, I will introduce some of them.
Let's see, those old homesteads, or farms, Model T's and Muscle Cars.
Americana from the past, War relics & bring backs.
(if you can post photos great; or have some but need a tad bit of help I can gladly post them.)
Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes :)
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Attached is a picture of my grandfather's cigar factory. He operated it in Milwaukee in the 1920's and lost it during the great depression.
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Very cool John, thank you for sharing :)
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Since John opened with his cool photo... :)
I'll offer one too.
The photo is of Teddy Roosevelt the date March 25, 1917
Left to right in the car: A.A. “Gus” Rice (probably), Capt. Charlie Willis, unidentified driver, Russell Coles and Teddy Roosevelt, Punta Gorda, Fl., 1917.
The hotel in the background is the Seminole Hotel Ponta Gorda Florida.
I have this Photo as a framed Post Card that was offered at the time.
What is significant to me aside from the former President, and so noted on the original photo card reverse.
The Man & Woman in the background near the post are my Grandfather & Grandmother owners of the Hotel and taken when Mr. Roosevelt was a guest.
In addition, the automobile is a 1916 Maxwell touring car that belonged to my Grandfather and used to transport guests from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad station to the hotel.
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My Great Grandparents, John & Ida Tucker.
John fought in the Civil War and served in the 11th Ill. Cavalry.
He lost his right arm, but not due to wartime injury, but sadly due to drunkenness and not paying attention when crossing multiple railroad tracks in a yard. Family always stayed mum about how it happened, and just let people assume it was the result of wartime incident. He was a cattle merchant after the war.
I have one of his combination knife/fork tablewares, and his leather quirt.
There was a huge need for specialty appliances to serve amputees after the CW. Many firms manufactured these combination utensils to be used one-handed.
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Spot on what this thread is about... Many thanks for sharing a very Beautiful & Handsome couple.
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Also handed down, an 1860 Lincoln/Hamlin campaign button and an April, 1860 commission as Surgeon in the Pennsylvania militia prior to their being accepted into Federal service.
The commission is to James Robinson, M.D. My G-Grandfather on my Dad's side was James Robinson Covert. I have not been able to determine whether James Robinson, M.D. was a blood relative, or just a well-esteemed family friend to be honored that way.
I know that he achieved the rank of Major, but other than this document proving service, I have no other info as to his wartime career.
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(Sorry Roger, I'm all excited about this show-'n'-tell thread!)
My Aunt was awarded the Order of Civil Merit of Spain by Franco in 1958.
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( Roger, I'm all excited about this show-'n'-tell thread!)...
Outstanding my Friend, I hope many more will enjoy and offer their treasures.
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Howdy River City & Major 2,
Great stuff you two Gents have posted!
Here something dear to me. Bart Starr sent me a free agent's offer to attend training camp.
Also enclosed is a picture of my 1940 Harley WL. Dumbest thing I ever did was to sell it. We were the same age.
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Great stuff.
Slim
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Johnny, that Harley is fabulous!
Stock colors or did you customize it?
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They are not stock colors. I completely restored the motorcycle.
I learned how to drive a Harley on an old Panhead with a tank shift
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I have two .44 Henry cases that were dug at at the skirmish at warbonnet creek
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I have two .44 Henry cases that were dug at at the skirmish at warbonnet creek
With your permission I'll add
On July 17, 1876, three weeks after the defeat of Custer at the Little Big Horn, the Fifth U.S. Cavalry, commanded by Col. Wesley Merritt, skirmished with Cheyenne Indians from Red Cloud Agency at Warbonnet Creek in northwest Nebraska. The warrior Yellow Hair was killed at the outset by regimental scout William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, who claimed that he had taken “the first scalp for Custer.” This minor episode, soon after Custer’s defeat, signaled the army’s ultimate victory in the Great Sioux War of 1876-77, and bolstered Cody’s fame. History Nebraska https://history.nebraska.gov/publications_section/skirmish-at-warbonnet-creek/
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I have been fortunate to become the steward of these historic WW2 German/Austian war prizes AKA
Bring backs.
Each has a bit of provenance where it was acquired and by whom, I:E Capture Paper and or a Letter accompanying.
Nothing so exciting as whom it was taken, or a ranking SS Officer name dropped.
1. 1917 Erfurt Luger was found in Falaise, France by John Wilson Collette, Aug 17, 1944.
The accompanying letter mentions a ring was also found and recovered but the holster is not
mentioned. However, the holster according to Charlie Collette's (Son) statement had been with the
gun since the War.
2. M1935 Beretta w/ Holster taken as war prize in the Ruhr Valley. It is a late war production with German 4 UT proof. A large number of weapons were surrendered by the Volkssturm in the Ruhr pocket.. An interesting sidenote
the Holster had a spare Magazine which was loaded with 5- 7.65 live rounds headstamp dated 39.
Capture Paper
3. 08/34 Steyr Piper confiscated in Salzburg, Austria from Austrian Gendarmerie National Police
immediately after US occupation. Capture Paper
4. Mauser byf P-38 aside from the Capture Paper, where or when it was captured or surrendered is
unknown.
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Here is a picture of my mother's violin. I'm pretty sure it's at least 100 years old. Inside, it's marked Stradivarius. Unfortunately, it was a fake or I'd be driving a Ferrari among other things.
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Here is a picture of my mother's violin. I'm pretty sure it's at least 00 years old. Inside, it's marked Stradivarius. Unfortunately, it was a fake or I'd be driving a Ferrari among other things.
When we operated a brick 'n' mortar antique shop years ago, we had a couple of these Stradivarius walk through the door for appraisal. The customers always were certain they had new found fortune, and they were crestfallen to learn that the company that "borrowed" the name for advertising purposes to suggest their violins were comparable to the legend. They even copied the label seen in some originals. Odd in that it was exclusive limited to violins, yet the real Stradivarius shop produced many other stringed instruments besides violins.
One guy in particular basically called me a liar and didn't know what I was talking about. Oh well.
This tactic of naming your product after something that had an established reputation in order to lend legitimacy is not unusual.
There was a time in early 19th century when an English pottery factory put a man with the name of Wedgwood on their Board so they could put the name on their wares, thereby usurp the fame of the actual Wedgwood factory, which was world famous.
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That reminds me of the stories of Mrs. Zerelda James Simms Samuel.
Who would play on the sympathies of her visitors by offering to sell old, rusted, often inoperable guns that she said belonged to Jesse before he died, which in reality she had bought second-hand, leading to a proliferation of people claiming to and sincerely believing that they owned a gun that had once belonged to Jesse James.
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The customers always were certain they had new found fortune, and they were crestfallen to learn that the company that "borrowed" the name for advertising purposes to suggest their violins were comparable to the legend
I never had any high hopes that it was a true Stradivarius but just to be sure, we took it to a Violin store in Sarasota. The owner was a concert violinist and he confirmed that it was not. He told me a restoration would cost around $600 to make it worth $400.
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(I tried to resist, Roger, I really did . . .)
One of the more interesting family pieces that came down to me is this quilt sewn in the Log Cabin pattern. It has sewn into the reverse documentation it won a blue ribbon in 1865, and another ribbon awarded in 1934. What intrigues me most is it is a time capsule showing the riot of colorful fabric remnants culled from scraps and older garments saved over the years prior to 1865.
We are so accustomed to black and white images from the 19th century, but our ancestors loved and wore color in their clothing.
The quilt was sewn by my Great-Great-Grandmother, Jane Ann Bostwick. My mother, Jane Ann Tucker, was named after her.
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This is image re-discovered and acquired by Stuart Barber aka Tame Bill of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok. Hickok is seated next to Aaron Schuyler, head clerk of the "Hale House" hotel in Junction City, KS. Hickok's attire looks rather bulky and he appears to be holding opera glasses.
I am certain this image was made in Junction City between February 1867 and July 1867. Schuyler had visited his home in Ann Arbor three times in 1867 before his death in July from the cholera outbreak. Hickok and Schuyler were well aquainted and I believe that after Harpers published the Nichol's interview in January 1867, making Bill a national figure, Aaron requested this "selfie" to show the folks back home. - Written by Tony Cairns.
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(I tried to resist, Roger, I really did . . .)
I also found it hard to resist....
Attached is my parent's old Philco radio. In the 1940's, I used to listen to the Lone Ranger, Amos & Andy and the Shadow on it with my father. Wish I had a picture of our first television set. It had an 8" screen.
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No worries...this is golden, keep them coming :)
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My Great-Grandparents on my Dad's side took a cruise back to the old country(Denmark), via England, in January, 1908. Fortunately my Grandmother saved their letters sent back home.
Their cruise ship was the R.M.S. Lusitania. Interesting as the liner's maiden voyage was in September of 1907, as commemorated in their postcard sent home. The Cunard Line were still selling postcards of that maiden voyage event onboard in January 1908.
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I hope others will post their treasures and heirlooms, or oddball items from history.
Everything saved and cherished has a story to tell. Let's hear about yours.
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An old gunfighting buddy from Billings, MT gave this to me many, many moons ago. Always hanging in my office.
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Mt grandfather passed away when my father was just 5 or 6 years old, and DAD ended up with Grandpas pocket watch. Dad passed it on to me about 20 years ago, and I have since passed it on to my son so I can't get a picture.
Nothing special or collectible about the watch, but it still worked.
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The top photo is of an article in the Racine Journal Times. According to the date someone wrote in the margin I was all of 7 months old at the time, so I would have been one of the 23 great-grandchildren.
The lower photo shows the old tarpaper shack they lived in they’re entire married life. No matter how many times the family tried to get them into better housing they refused and stayed there until they finally passed.
I am glad they lived long enough for me to have memories of the two of them sitting in rocking chairs on either side of a big potbellied stove in the front porch.
I still remember him as Great-Grampa with a mustache.
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NOW we are rolling! :D
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Mt grandfather passed away when my father was just 5 or 6 years old, and DAD ended up with Grandpas pocket watch. Dad passed it on to me about 20 years ago, and I have since passed it on to my son so I can't get a picture.
Nothing special or collectible about the watch, but it still worked.
Froogal,
a venerable timepiece indeed.
And the memories it carries.
It has helped regulate the lives of multiple generations, and continues.
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I don't have any true relics of history, but here are a few family items.
My family on my father's side are mountain climbers. Here is my grandmother's (born in 1899) pack frame and alpenstock. I'm including a photo that isn't my grandmother (found on the internet), but showing ladies of a slightly earlier period with their alpenstocks.
The leather cuffs are my grandfather's (born in 1900) on my mother's side. His family was a farming/ranching family first in Kansas, then in Colorado.
Griff
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Thank you Griff, great items :)
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Coal Creek Griff,
about how much does the packframe weigh?
And the length of the alpenstock?
I applaud anyone, regardless of gender, who can walk up and down mountains encumbered with that gear. And for women to do it in skirts . . .
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Coal Creek Griff,
about how much does the packframe weigh?
And the length of the alpenstock?
I applaud anyone, regardless of gender, who can walk up and down mountains encumbered with that gear. And for women to do it in skirts . . .
Good questions! I had to break out the kitchen scale. The pack frame weighs 1 1/2 pounds. There would have been a canvas pack bag that would have gone with it.
The alpenstock is 5'3" long. Grandma was maybe 5'5", so it was nearly as tall as her. I'm proud of our climbing background. It started with my grandma and has continued through my parents, me and my siblings and on to my son.
Griff
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I'd like to offer as my next entry, two prehistoric pieces in my possession.
1. is my Clovis point, I found on the W, Nueses River near Brackettville, (Kinney Co.) TX.
it would be between 13,000 & 15.000 years old. I found it on day trip excursion on my day off while filming "Alamo the Price of Freedom" 1987
Sadly the point is not whole and is as I found it.
2. is a stone axe found by my grandmother near Highlands NC, about 1923.
It's been handed down in the family for a hundred years.
Estimated age according to Appalachian Geology Society , 400- 500 years old.
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Receipt for the amount of $800.00 for a "Negro Slave named John", made out to Doct. Thomas S. Garnett, dated Richmond, VA - May 18th, 1858.
Thomas Stuart GARNETT--- a graduate in medicine from the University of
Virginia in 1843--- became a first Lieutenant and adjutant in the First
Virginia Regiment. He volunteered for duty in the war with Mexico and
following that conflict he practised medicine in his native county until the
Civil War commenced in 1861. Although he was a physician by profession, Thomas
Stuart GARNETT chose to enter the army of the Confederacy as a line officer
rather than as a part of the medical brigade.
During the War the Governor of Virginia appointed him Lieutenant Colonel of
the 48th Virginia Infantry. He served with distinction in West Virginia and
was severely wounded while leading his regiment as Commander in the battle of
Cedar Mountain near Culpeper, County in 1862. He later served in Stonewall
Jackson's corps taking part in all the distinguished engagements of that
corps.
He was several times honourably mentioned in dispatches and general orders for
"gallant and meritorious conduct". He commanded a brigade that took part in
the Fredericksburg campaign and as a result of this engagement he was
subsequently promoted to Brigadier General.
Tragically, Thomas Stuart GARNETT was killed in the Battle of Chancellorsville
on May 4, 1863 just a few hours before his new commission as Brigadier General
had reached him. He was only 38 years and 15 days old and died of wounds
received on the previous day while in command of the 2nd Brigade of the
Stonewall Division of Confederate Army under General Robert E. Lee.
His body was laid in state in the capitol at Richmond and "every honor a
loving people could bestow was paid him".
Thomas Stuart GARNETT is mentioned in Walker's Memorial Volume of the Virginia
Military Institute, and his name is on the bronze tablet on the Rotunda
Building of the University of Virginia. His picture, dressed in the uniform
of a brigadier general of the Confederate Army, is displayed on the wall of
the courtroom of Montross, Westmorland County, Virginia.
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Many thanks to those that have contributed to this thread. :)
History is a passion of mine and I have additional items to add.
One direction might be vintage military compasses :) (see what I did there?)
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Need to take some pictures because I have lots.
A gift from River City John several years ago, the coolest biscuit cutter ever, mostly cast brass, two pieces both copper riveted together and silver soldered together. The steel cutting blade is silver soldered into a grove, with an oak handle. No marks on it but guessing it is English made, an English historical cooking friend has seen similar.
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My restored cabbage cutter.
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My English made Spong #2 coffee grinder, was unused when I found it in a thrift store with no box. Age unknown because these were made in several sizes from the 1850's till about 2010 and according to my English friend they never changed, he has several of them and has two citrus zesters also made of cast iron.
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My shave kit, German made razor with celluloid scales. Strop was an old dried up one I replaced the leather on the swivel and fire blued the swivel. Mirror is pewter from a garage sale and badger brushes are not hard to find. The razor stone that is not in the picture was a gift from a late friend as a birthday present. He found it in a thrift store and knew what it was and who needed one. Tin cup was my Grandma's from school so since it is likely lead soldered I don't drink out of it. Yes I've shaved with it at events.
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Crissmann and Sons Butcher knife from Sheffield England dated to the 1880's original scales and edge. AKA never abused on a grinder.
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1900 built flat mainspring Low-Wall, original wood, rebarreled in the late 40's with a Springfield 22 target barrel and chambered for 22 Hornet. 1950's K-12 Weaver with adjustable parallax and sitting in a very rare set of pre-War Weaver 1" mounts made to clamp to a dovetail. Several old timers told me they have seen them for 3/4th and 7/8th but never the 1 inch ones, did see them in a reproduction of the ads in Shooters Bible before the war.
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Delmonico,
if you're posting that's a good sign you're over that flu. It takes time to recover your energy reserves and clear-headedness. And interests.
As to that biscuit cutter, I've never seen another like it.
And it went to just the right person, who'll appreciate it's antiquity and continues to use it for it's original purpose. Bravo!
Put a pic in here of that japaned tin spice box. That was a find, too!
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My Mother's maiden name was Tucker, and her people were early pioneers in Illinois. ( Mom's side of the family saved so much. . . stuff! As the youngest, now, of the "eldest" generation, I've become the caretaker. Growing up with all this, any wonder I am a history nut?.) I've posted a picture of my G-Granmother & G-Grandfather previously in this thread.
At one point there was a legal proceeding involving an estate that was petitioned by my G-G Grandfather, James Tucker. Being in rural, sparsely populated Illinois they had to make use of the Circuit Courts that traveled from community to community and try cases.
Here is the court document drawn up by the legal firm representing his case that were traveling the circuit, - Logan & Lincoln. Signed and dated March 1st, 1847 by both partners of that law practice.
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Delmonico,
if you're posting that's a good sign you're over that flu. It takes time to recover your energy reserves and clear-headedness. And interests.
As to that biscuit cutter, I've never seen another like it.
And it went to just the right person, who'll appreciate it's antiquity and continues to use it for it's original purpose. Bravo!
Put a pic in here of that japaned tin spice box. That was a find, too!
Doing better. That box and many other treasures is hard to get to right now. That cutter has gained a lot of attention. This winter is going to partly be spent getting the gear ready to go again although I have to find a helper.
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Games were big in our house growing up and Chinese Checkers was a regular as was Karoms. they were games from my dad's youth. These are the boards he grew up with and me and my sisters as well. Dad remembered these always being there and he was a kid in the 30s. A friend thought the bigest item in this was the chocolate box used to hold the pieces, but it is in rough shape. Also only box my dad remembered having the pieces. When he passed, I brought them with me.
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I mentioned my G-G-Grandfather, James Tucker.
One of the more intimate items that has come down to me is the hand sewn and embroidered wedding corset of my G-G-Grandmother, Jame's wife.
It is embroidered with the date of their wedding day, October 18th, 1843.
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One of the most important things I own is a wrench made by my grandfather Adolph Peterson. He made this wrench as a copy of the tool made by K.R. Wilson. He made it with a band saw and a file. He used 1/2" steel plate, then heat treated it so it was hard. I used it today on my 1914 Model T exhaust nut. He died before I was born so I never met him.
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Very cool,
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My first car was a 1953 Ford Victoria. I bought it in 1957 at the age of 17. It was bone stock when I bought it. Interesting thing about it is that my mother found it for me on a local used car lot. It had 1957 Cadillac hubcaps with bullet spinners and working lake pipes.
This is a 1974 Sportster I bought as a basket case. It's a hardtail. I did the paint job with aerosol cans of auto spray paint and lots of rubbing compound. It was a real blast to ride.
The Ford is seventy years old and the Harley is almost fifty. Wish I still had them.
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My Mother's father, Grandaddy Rice as I knew him, lived to be 88.
He was butcher by trade and ran a shop in Highlands, North Carolina.
He was 38 years old when WAR were declared and registered for the draft.
Granddad was a town councilman for 37 years and mayor 7 of those years.
He represented North Carolina in the early 1930's, during the Great Depression, for the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He attended the dedication in 1940 with Franklin D, Roosevelt at Newfound Gap.
Some of the knives he used, and two others both with 16" blades were handed down along with a three side Arkansas sharping stone.
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In 1898 my hometown, Omaha, hosted The Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a huge affair comparable to the infamous 1893 Chicago Columbian World's Fair/Exposition.
My Grandfather was a Vendor and I have his official pass.
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In 1898 my hometown, Omaha, hosted The Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a huge affair comparable to the infamous 1893 Chicago Columbian World's Fair/Exposition.
My Grandfather was a Vendor and I have his official pass.
What a great memory to have! What did he have in his Vendor space?
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The info written states he was a ticket taker in the Commissary. Knowing his history, I wouldn't doubt that he was a bartender.
"Sure 'an it be the truth, Ora Tucker 'twer mighty fond of his poiti'n!"
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Hey RCJ, where in Illinois was your family. I grew up in a town famous for a murder trial that Lincoln was the defense attorney and most of my family left germany and england and went straight to Illinois
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Hey RCJ, where in Illinois was your family. I grew up in a town famous for a murder trial that Lincoln was the defense attorney and most of my family left germany and england and went straight to Illinois
Swan Creek Township is its original name. Next to Roseville, Ill., the other family source name place, in Warren County. Also Ridott, Ill. in Stephenson County.
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I was about 60 miles south of roseville in Beardstown. Lincoln did a murder trial in Beardstown, known as almanac trial. Interesting/exciting courtroom drama. Roseville is near Monmouth, where i believe Wyatt Earp was born. Small world. Seems big right now as i am typing this in Heraklion Crete.
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One of my proudest possessions
This Ithica 1911-a1 made in Jan 1945 and carried by Capt. William Roberts.
I purchased from his daughter in law, several years ago, April 2019.
It was together with this Enger-Kress marked U.S. shoulder holster, and 3 boxes of US issue 45ACP dated 1945.
His Obituary
ROBERTS,
WILLIAM FRANKLIN
William Franklin Roberts, 97, died on August 11, 2019, in Gainesville, Georgia.
Born February 16, 1922 in Jacksonville Florida, William served as a B-26 Marauder pilot with the 386th Bomb Group, 555th Bomb Squadron during World War II. He flew 50 combat missions and was in Paris on VE-Day.
Mr. Roberts was a graduate of both the University of Florida and UCLA as well as a Charter Life Member of the University of Florida's National Alumni Association and Grand Guard. William worked at Northrop Corp and the Aerospace Corporation in Southern California as well as GE in Philadelphia. He provided technical assistance for the first communications satellite and for developmental stages of the space shuttle. Earth Day in 1970 inspired William to found Sigma Treatment Systems. He patented pollution control systems for ships at sea and traveled the world, giving lectures and promoting his company.
William's active retirement included a purposeful emphasis on creative ventures to balance his largely technical career. He often said, 'I feel like I have lived several lives, and they were all good.'
William was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Constance Charron Roberts, in May, 2014.
He is survived by four sons; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; many special nieces and second cousins, plus numerous other relatives and friends of all ages in many locations.
On August 29th at 2:00PM a Memorial Service will be held for William at Lanier Village Estates, a retirement community in Gainesville, GA.
A later interment, with full military rites will be at the
Florida National Cemetery in Jacksonville. This will be a joint interment for William and Constance
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That reminds me of the stories of Mrs. Zerelda James Simms Samuel.
Who would play on the sympathies of her visitors by offering to sell old, rusted, often inoperable guns that she said belonged to Jesse before he died, which in reality she had bought second-hand, leading to a proliferation of people claiming to and sincerely believing that they owned a gun that had once belonged to Jesse James.
When Bat Masterson was a sports writer in NYC, he would buy some Colt's SAA's and give them to people as ones he used out West! ;)
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This is a 1917 built 1911 that took me many years to get the correct parts for. Also, a 1915 Luger with Imperial markings. All matching except for the trigger plate, which was thrown away by German Officers and NCOs if they were about to be captured.
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Love the grips on the Luger. Original as acquired or after-market additions by you?
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Very cool, Major! You must be very proud of that. I know I would be.
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He was living here in town, and I got to meet him in April.
I understood he was going to live in Ga., sadly he passed in Aug.
I was honored to meet him.
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I also found it hard to resist....
Attached is my parent's old Philco radio. In the 1940's, I used to listen to the Lone Ranger, Amos & Andy and the Shadow on it with my father. Wish I had a picture of our first television set. It had an 8" screen.
For anyone wanting genuine old tube radios from the 1920s to the 1950s the best place is the Radio Attic. Almost all of them are restored by replacing the old paper tube capacitors inside with modern ones. They play at least as good as new, and sound deep and mellow.
https://radioattic.com/radios.htm
As for authentic old time listening that is still being broadcast locally by one of your local stations: Baseball games! The game has not changed 1% since the 1920's ! And there's 162 broadcasts a year.
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Thanks Darto, your post jogged a fond memory. :)
I recall I got a Zenith Royal 250 transistor radio; it was 1959.
For a kid in that time, the height of cool was a small shirt pocket AM radio. The Royal 250 was a bit larger,
it was 6 transistors, that was the state of the art, and it was NOT cheap.
I did odd jobs all summer to earn the $38 :o and handed that over to Jay's TV for my set.
The real leather case was an additional $4, which, Jay allowed me to hand out 1000 of his paper ad flyers
all over town... at the end of the week, I claimed my tan leather case as payment.
According to the Inflation Calculator, $38 in 1959 is equivalent to about $401.92 today, 64 years later.
It used 4 AA batteries. and the COOL rock & roll station was WQAM in Miami.
Rick Shaw was the DJ and THE man!
A year or so later a wave of Japanese transistor radios flooded the market, and the prices fell greatly.
Of course, in 1959 anything from Japan was deemed JUNK!
(if you remember there was still WW2 hatred)
But a US owned, and manufacturer Zenith was the respected name in televisions, record players and short-wave radios.
Zenith came out with their line of Royal radios 250 , 400 , 500 and 1000 models. I think GE also had models. More that likely they all had Japanese components, but we or rather I was oblivious, mine was a Zenith ! :D
I still had my radio and it still worked in 2012, but it was lost to my building fire that year. :(
I had long before regulated it to storage, and I had moved on over the years to AM-FM and cassettes, DVD and so on.
I do know it worked but, as I recall it had rather short AA battery life, I don't know it was age thing or
just comparably, it just seemed to use up the batteries some quicker as it was nearing 50 years old.
Oh! I just recalled, Rick Shaw's by-line Ditti intro R-I-C-K - R-I-C-K AHHHH-SHAW
Shaw was the top-rated radio celebrity in South Florida in the 1960s, and among other accomplishments, was the first disc jockey to spin The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in Miami in early 1964, on top-rated Top 40 station WQAM, “Tiger Radio” at 560 AM on your transistor radio dial.
Each night Rick would sign off with "Good Night my Love" sung by Ray Peterson (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xo-PO5FUkE
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It was a Friday; I was in 9th grade Science Class, last period, Mr. Stroke's class 60 years ago today.
It was a PA speaker mounted on the wall much like this one (every class had one) we first heard the news.
John F. Kennedy had been shot; the crackled radio broadcast stated.
It was poor audio, and hard to hear, by the time we got home it was CBS Bulletin Breaking News Televised, ironic it was the soap opera "As the World Turns" that was preempted.
Walter Cronkite said, " the President was dead! "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PXORQE5-CY
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It was a Friday; I was in 9th grade Science Class, last period, Mr. Stroke's class 60 years ago today.
It was a PA speaker mounted on the wall much like this one (every class had one) we first heard the news.
John F. Kennedy had been shot; the crackled radio broadcast stated.
It was poor audio, and hard to hear, by the time we got home it was CBS Bulletin Breaking News Televised, ironic it was the soap opera "As the World Turns" that was preempted.
I was in a drafting class in college when I heard the news. Later on, my bride to be along with my parents watched Oswald getting shot by Jack Ruby on live TV.
Everybody remembers where they were on that tragic day.
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I was in the first grade that day in November 1963. We went to the second grade classroom to watch the televised parade. About the time President Kennedy passed the Texas School book depository the screen went black. A few seconds later Walter Cronkite came on the air and told us that the President was shot and killed. Shortly after that we were all sent home for the day.
I was in Dallas, TX in school that day.
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Major, you must be of the class of 1967 as I. I was in ninth grade English or just before it. A classmate advised me in the rest room of the shooting, went to class and stayed in the same seat until school was out watching the Ol black and white TV.
Was going to post about if I owned a piece of history and was going to advise "Ya, me"! ;D
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Indeed Sir, Class of 67... In those days 9th grade was Jr High 7th, 8th and 9th grades inclusive.
You moved on to a totally different High School for Sophomore, Junor and Senior years.
I was enrolled at North Miami Beach Junor High School,
By late Spring "64" Apr. 27th. just a few weeks before final exams North Miami Beach Junor High School was renamed in the murdered former President's memory.
I wonder how many other Schools were also, along with The Space Port at Cape Canaveral,
Highway's, by-ways, and parks, ???
I still have my yearbook "The Falcon"
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Same deal in my area; 7-8-9 considered Jr High, went to another building for 10-11-12. Starting 7th grade I recall being intimidated with new system vs grade school. By the time ya reached 9th grade, ya (at least thought so) had everything figured out and you were one of the big kids. Starting 10th ya were back down to the cheap seats and sort of 'one of the little kids' looked down on by older students. 12th grade ya were one of the big kids (at least thought so) and all of those 10th graders were new fodder. Funny how the social ladder worked back then. 82 in my class, ya knew everyone. Have talked with those that went to large city schools, 300,500, 600 plus in class. A former pastor told me once his class was 800 something and at his last class reunion talked to people he never knew in his grad class. Still have my yearbook 'The Warrior', have reunion every five years, good times, look forward to them.
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Ha ! my senior class was quite large @ North Miami Sr. High "the Pioneers"
I don't recall the total graduating class numbers something like 800+
Total student population was about 2300.
They tore down the old Buildings (below) years ago. The new High school was built about 2 blocks south of the old campus.
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My mother was a skilled seamstress and made lots of her own clothes. In the forties, she used a Singer sewing machine with a foot treadle for power. Later on, she progressed to an electric model. Attached is a picture of her "Singer" scissors. I'm guessing they are close to 100 years old. I use them all the time and they cut much better than any other scissors l have.
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My grandma had a Singer with the foot treadle for power. My mom had one just like it, but electric.
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Here's my small bits of history:
Top picture - I think an old Stevens .22 Short single shot pistol from South Dakota
Middle picture - Old Smith and Wesson model 1 1/2 .32 bought at an estate sale from prospector also
from South Dakota
Bottom picture - Given to me from a friend from Montana.
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Here is one that means a great deal to me.
It's a S&W Hand ejector chambered in 32/20 made in 1927.
My dad acquired it in a trade with his brother in 1942.
Dad had it on board the Lenape' (his 32-foot cabin cruiser) he served in the civilian Coast Guard Axillary.
He volunteered the boat to serve as a coast watcher and served with an armed Costie aboard around Biscayne Bay and Key Largo.
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My father made his living selling Cigars, Cigarettes and Candy to local taverns and grocery stores. I used to help him on his route. Attached is a picture of his 1948 International Van. I learned to drive on it. It had a 4-speed floor shift and no directionals. You had to open the sliding door and stick your arm out to signal. Not fun in wintertime or when it was raining. He did not own a car, so I took my driver's test on the International when I turned 16.
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I saw an " American Pickers" episode where they restored the original Aerosmith 1st. tour van.
Pretty cool, piece of Rock history.
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I saw an " American Pickers" episode where they restored the original Aerosmith 1st. tour van.
Pretty cool, piece of Rock history.
That sure looks like Dad's truck. It shows the sliding doors. It only had one seat and any passengers sat on a small stool.
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It is a popular "make" for Resto or Rat Rods
One was done on "Iron Restorations" and another for a "Turnin Rust" episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7LlVQJ24SM
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First Edition, First Printing of Mrs. Behn's Plays and Novels, dated 1702.
Been in my family for at least 160 years.
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Ran across this one today. Everything in it is pre 1950 including me (though at the time I might have been floating around in my mom’s tummy). Corncob pipe in my left hand trying to clean Casey’s ear. My Dad’s Stanley hammer in my right looking for anything looking like a nail ;D ;D ;D ;D
Oh, and I almost missed it. In the lower left hand corner is the grey and white back of Butch my cat.
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Here is a proud piece in my humble collection.
It is a limited copy of the Lt. George Dixon $20 GOLD piece.
The coin he carried at Shiloh saved his life, when it took the brunt and deflected a 58 Cal. mini ball that would have killed him.
The coin was inscribed with "My Life Preserver"... and was found in the remains of Lt. Dixon when the Huntley was raised.
I was present as a guest at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in Charleston.
(Production Designer for the Huntley Film)
I also attended the April 17, 2004, when the remains of the crew were laid to rest at Magnolia Cemetery, in Charleston.
If you haven't seen the Huntly and the Museum I highly recommend it.
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:) Well ;)
I don't know if this counts, however, when I was still working as a Cabinet Maker, I lurked the Antique Tool shows east of the Rockies. I wound up with a really good selection of "Hollows and rounds" (hand planes), complete Chisel Sets and Stanley Planes to include two complete Stanley 45 Multi-Planes. I still use all of them for small personal projects.
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Those antique hand planes are very interesting. I'm not really into such things but I used to watch "The Wood Right" on PBS, and he really knew how to use them.
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If you haven't seen the Huntly and the Museum I highly recommend it.
We have had the pleasure of visiting the Museum on a couple of occasions. It would be worth your time to see it. There are a lot of interesting attractions in Charleston.
Lucky ;D
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A Victorian English Immigrant Metal Steamer Trunk.
Circa 1890's-1901, they traveled the World. I've seen them on eBay offered in England and Australia.
One of my Carpenter crew's daughter worked at a Disney gift shop.
This trunk was some kind of display prop piece, I think they had Disney Toy Story stuffed characters on it.
Anyway, we were revamping the entire store, and this was about to be thrown away :o
I asked for and saved it :) obviously they did not know what it was.
The latch was broken, and key was missing, but I was able to repair it
The trunk got some TLC, I think it's very cool old trunk.
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I saved this from an old garage that had roof issues about 20 years ago.
This is the charter for the local Grange, which has not been active at least for 35 years.
BTW, we are going to a dance tonight at the Greenville Grange Hall.
Slim
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1932 date that's cool especially as you have ties to the local geography and history.
Thanks for sharing, Slim.
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I am assuming my better-half's ancestors were involved in it.
Slim
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This ain't history now but it may be in fifty years, especially if everything goes electric. Harley-Davidson just came out with a bike called the 2024 HYDRA-GLIDE REVIVAL.
https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/motorcycles/hydra-glide-revival.html
In my humble opinion, this is what a Harley should look like. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I won the lottery. This one is priced at $25,999. As I remember, when Harley-Davidson introduced the Hydra-Glide in 1949, it was priced under $1000.