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  1. renor27

    early 1940s catalogs

    have 3 early 1940s catalogs in binders ... would any one like them... Just pay the shipping and they are yours They are in Reno Nevada
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    Free Hi-Fi

    I am cleaning out a storage locker and in it is a early 1960's HiFi, speakers, and turn table. The HiFi is by Fisher and has tons of tubes worked well when put away 20 years ago. My Mom bought it @ the PX in Germany in 1960; was top of the line for its day Turn table is by Gerard bought @...
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    Gilbert and Sullivan

    hello all This last weekend the Reno Opera company had a two night run of Gilbert and Sullivan's the Mikado . It is always nice we get a chance to hear a great opera here in the wilds of Nevada. But the opera company changed the opera they up dated it ever so slightly and changed some of...
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    VW BUG type 1

    Now I now that the golden era was the 1930's and 1940's and my bug was built in 1964 but it was based on the bigs from the 1930s so i shall post my questions here and if it needs to be moved then it shall be. I have a '64 Bug rebuilt the motor 8 years ago and changed it over to 12 volt...
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    E-bay sellers who are dishonest

    Hello all I have a had an experience with e-bay that I thought I would share In August I bought a mission style file cabinet on E-bay when it arrived I found that the seller had misrepresented the item. I started to correspond with him to try to fix the problem i.e. get a refund of my...
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    Catalogs

    As I have been finding just what period between 1918 and 1941 I enjoy and deciding just what my look shall be. One the best things I have found to pin this down is mail order Catalogues. One of the few places to get a good look @ men's clothing. So they become resource material for me. I...
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    Vintage clothing patterns

    Ok once we find vinttage clothing patterns for men then what' Over the last few years I have been luck found a few vintage patterns for men both on e-bay and in my travels. Also Folkways makes a few that are not vintage but do seem to be ok for what I like. Now the problem who to get to sew...
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    A defining moment in American History

    Over a glass of wine the other night @ a sidewalk cafe the discussion of a ( one ) defining moment in American history can up. I thought the action at Little Round Top, on the second day of Gettysburg (2 July 1863), when then-Colonel Chamberlain and the 20th Maine held the extreme left...
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    Just got a floor

    A friend was tearing up the oak floor in their 1930s cottage and said I could have all the wood. A lot of it is broken but think there will be enough to redo the floor in my 250 sq foot cottage. Will go with an Art Deco pattern dark on the out side light inside the pattern. Any ideas for...
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    looking for a web site on where movies were made

    I know that many of the films of the Golden Era were filmed in Hollywood but some times the crew was taken on location. One such place was Lone Pine Calif. I am looking for a web site that list where the films were made. Think it would be great fun to go to those locations and shot then and...
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    Thinking of a summer hat

    Am thinking of a summer hat Want a panama but want some thing that is a little different Most I have seen here that loungers have are in a fedora style, any one have a Colonial style one? ( Would love to post a photo of what I am thinking of but can not seem to be to attach one :mad: )...
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    cleaning out a closet pair of joplers from ?

    Have a pair of joplers nice brown color might be a 34 or 36 waist. do not fit me Can any body use them ? You pay shipping and they are yours David Reno Nv
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    German Double breasted leather jacket

    I have a German leather Jacket from the late 1940's early 1950's for sale Size large nice jacket looks a lot like the U-Boat coats of WW2 yet in green. Been told it was for the motorcycle cops. Not sure about that but is very heavy. Would like to get $75.00 plus shipping David
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    Chukka Boots

    I keep finding my self wearing my Clarks desert boots no matter what the weather is. They do grab even in snow but not the warmest boots @ 20 degree F. I do get a lot of jokes about them from the folks @ work oh well I like them, soles last about 2 years then need to be rebuilt @ $65.00 or can...
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    Photos of Studio Vans

    Many years ago I came acrosss a book Mendiceno Rust about trucks that had ened up on the northern California coast and had been or were being driven by the locals there. One of these great old truck was Tom Mix's studio van. I have tryed to find the book with no luck oh well thats life. Am...
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    Warmer Climates and how we dress

    Hello all, As I sit out side this afternoon khaki shorts and sandles on I can see that Mr Gore is so right we are in the middle of Global Warming. Due to this fact: I am thinking of moving away from the vintage look of a 1930's American working man and back to an Out of Africa or Northern...
  20. renor27

    records.

    I was cleaning out a storage locker and came across 10 apples boxes of old records. Now many or classical but one box was Jazz and Swing. Am wondering if any one knows where I can get them (the Swing and Jazz records ) transferd to CD. Know that the quality will in some cases be poor but...
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    German police jacket for sale.

    Have a late 1950s german police jacket leather double breasted german police green. Very much like the german jackets of the 1930s and war years just in green. Will send photos if intertested. Great jacket just to short in the arms for me size 50 or xxlg. Got it on Ebay a few months back have...
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    Boots and other clothing for sale

    Have thought long and hard about this but have decieded to sell my WPG cavalery boots. They are great boots just are not right for my needs @ this point in my life. ( More then likely will kick my self for this in a few months. ) Am asking $ 200 pluss shipping size 13. I also have two pairs of...
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    Howard Hughes

    Ok we have all heard one way or another that Mr Hughes was a bit shall we say different. In the film the Aviator we see him drinking vast amounts of milk and wearing tennis shoes ( gym shoes ). But I have never been able to comferm that he really did wear such shoes. As for the milk drinking he...

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