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    Vintage Clothing Irons,....?

    Came back from a friend's place,....picked up some cast iron stuff for the wife and my Mom for Christmas. While there, I saw a few old Vintage clothes irons. After looking at them I picked four out. Two old travel irons, one with bakelite handle. Here are three of them as the other is...
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    End of the Lightbulb??!!,....Edison, say it ain't so!

    Just saw this pop up on yahoo,.... I can understand the push for energy conservation, I'm all for it, but this is a virtual outlawing of,....incandescent Light bulbs?? That's a little rediculous, if you want to use old light bulbs in your nice antique chanderlier that's your choice, not...
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    Who has a vintage Men's Shaving/Grooming cabinet?

    Other than our main medicine cabinet in our upstairs bathroom, we have one above the toilet on theother isde of the bathroom (small bathroom though.) I keep all of my vintage shaving and grooming articles there. Straight razors, disposable blade razors, stropping supplies, shaving cream...
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    Hat repair in Pennsylvania? Where,..who? How about do-it-yourself-ing?

    I picked up three hats a few days ago,...one just needs a new ribbon, two hats I need fixed,..or need to fix myself? I'm located in the southeastern part of PA, and used to know of a fellow that could fix them,..but he's been out of business for years and I think he passed away. Anyone know...
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    Buttons that look like plastic, but when washed turn rubbery??!!

    So, I get about 4 nice old Golden Era button down shirts from a vintage deal friend of mine in Ohio. I wash all of them, and the light yellow comes out of the one that has been affected by it, the others were great, no yellowing! However, the one shirt, my wife tells me, "hey, look at this...
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    Miracle on 34th Street Movie Nights East Greenville, PA! 1924 Movie Theater!

    Another Golden Era event, just the thing for period 30s-40s attire!! Built in 1924, in Neo-Classic style, The Grand Theater of East Greenville, PA proudly presents.... A Christmas Tradition showing of the 1947 black & white classic, "Miracle on 34th Street" which runs Friday, December 14th...
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    Los Angeles, Cicada Club in January, where to stay??

    It will be our first time to the west coast and to the cicada club. We're really looking forward to it and are planning on visiting old friends in LA, and a friend in North Hollywood, CA also. Would like to do The Derby, (any specific nights better than others for the Derby??) and some other...
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    Wanted - 30s-1940s high waisted trousers

    Looking for late 1930s into 1940s high waisted trousers. Measurements: 36"-30" However, if they're a little larger but can be taken in or smaller and can be let out without a color change in the fabric where they are to be let out, then I'd also be interested of course. Gabardine...
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    Wanted - Men's late 30s - 1940s button down dress shirts

    Thought I'd post here and see if there might be anything out here by chance. I'm looking for a few button down dress shirts from the 30s-40s eras. Practically any color,..white, light blue, pinstriped, etc. I usually wear a size large in a shirt,....42 in a jacket,..and I'm a 16 collar. My...
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    S.E. Pennsylvania, Golden Era Christmas Movie Get Together! Calling PA Loungers!

    Ok,..who in here is from PA that also dresses period correct for the 1930s -40s? I know some cats and dolls that do on a general all around basis,...I myself do most of the time. Who, also enjoys old movies, especially when they are shown in an old vintage movie theater?? Lastly,...let...
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    Anyone ever hear of "MEM" men's cologne from the Golden era?

    Wow,...what'cha know?.....English Leather is made by,....who else?.... "MEM" ! Who knew??...(probably more than me!!,...lol )
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    1930s-40s repro Sweatshirts??

    So, I'm on ebay looking around and stumble onto two ebayers that have repro vintage sweatshirts. One in in,..of all places,..Japan!!!:eusa_doh: and they're REDICULOUSLY overpriced, (Edit - no live auctions please) ...then there's this person who says she had them specially made for her...
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    Vintage Discovery Monthly! Historic places to Patronize and visit!

    I'd like to start a new monthly thread dealing specifically with places you have found on your travels or in your neighborhood that have Golden Era history to them, (or older). Places like the local diner or movie theater that dates back to 1937 that you and your gal frequent every friday...
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    Headin' to NYC tomorrow, Wife's friend won Letterman Tickets....

    So I'm heading to NYC tomorrow with the wife to sit in on a taping of the David Letterman show,..wife's friend won tickets, so a bunch of their friends and I are going. Taping is at 2pm, so i guess we have to be there ready at 1:45?? First I'm getting up nice and early to see my good friend...
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    Looking for Retro Linoleum, 1930s-40s can anyone help?

    I was looking through my wife's old 1944 McCall's magazine a minute ago and spotted an awsome ad for "Pabco" linomeum company. I took a look on the net and can't find anything with any deco or abstract-deco-like designs on it. Anyone know if someone makes this style of linoleum anymore, or...
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    WANTED!! Popular Machanics Feb. 1939

    Can anyone help?? I'm looking for a copy of "Popular Mechanics" Feb 1939. There's some info I'm trying to find and its in there. thanks in advance!
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    I'm looking for a copy of "Popular Mechanics" Feb. 1939!!!

    Can anyone help?? I'm looking for a copy of "Popular Mechanics" Feb 1939. There's some info I'm trying to find and its in there. thanks in advance!
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    Affordable Vintage-styled Stair carpet runner??!! Where are they!!?

    Well, the home desperatley needs a new carpet runner for the stairway. I've been hunting high and low and beating the bricks all over town. I cant find anything affordable!! I'm looking specifically for the old turkish styled designs, and looking to (eventually because they're so expensive)...
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    When they say "Butcher's cap", do they refer to a newsboy styled cap? In the 1930s

    After reading some interviews from old hpt rodders back in the 1930s, it was said that guys would buy white "butcher's caps" because they were cheap, and after they got dirty they'd throw them away and buy new ones. The only "white" caps I see in photos in the books I have dealin with hot...
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    Who would be interested to see a WWII era garage display? WWII Weekend?

    For those of you familiar, and unfamiliar, with WWII Weekend put on be the folks at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, (http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html), I had been wanting for a long time, to get together with the homefront reenactors/living historians, to get them to work with us and allow us to...

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