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Recent content by Argee

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    Sears might be going belly up

    How can someone write an entire article about Sears oldest store and not mention what year it opened? I had to look it up elsewhere. It's 1925 by the way.
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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Harrison Ford uses one of those glasses in Blade Runner, one with the blue rings.
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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    From an estate sale this morning: Gerstner dental case from the mid 1950s. I intend to use it for fountain pens.
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    Retro Future

    Love the concept. I hope you are keeping a close eye on matching the light source angle for the models and the added celestial objects.
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    What pens are we carrying today?

    I'm carrying a mid 1930s Conklin Nozak Word Gauge. Found it at an estate sale this morning (for $5). I cleaned it up and to my great delight the filling mechanism works flawlessly.
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    Vintage Phones

    There is no reason a bundled modem system should prevent rotaries from calling out. That's what kind of system I have and it works fine. However, the equipment to read pulses is further upstream and if your phone company has removed it then you won't be able to call out.
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    Boater faction!

    Got my first boater, there is no liner so I don't know the brand. Not sure how old it is, just that its post 1934 based on the union label. Any idea when hats like this sold for 3.95? (assuming this is the original sweatband)
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    Panama Hat Thread

    Got my first Panama. It's from Panama Bob via eBay. I'm very happy with it, though I am planning a ribbon upgrade.
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    Vintage Phones

    Got my candlestick hooked up to the subset and mounted to the wall. This makes 8 rotary phones that are hooked up and working in my house. (I have plans for 3 more)
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    There's a bunch of working phonebooths (yes, booths) at Yellowstone national park. Both built in and freestanding outside. You can thank spotty cell service for that.
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    How old is your house?

    We're in a 1922 Craftsman style double shotgun. It's been (mostly) converted into a single. We're about to start a round of renovations to finish/fix what the last owners started.
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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    $2 at an estate sale 1945 Nassau Green Parker 51. This is one of the scarce colors. Needs a new cap, but the pen itself, which is the rare part, is in good shape.
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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    These were a Craigslist find, matching dining room set, got the chairs too.
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    Vintage Phones

    Took a picture of (almost) all my phones today for the first time. Payphone isn't pictured, and I have a thermoplastic 302 in the mail.
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    Vintage Phones

    really? how? Not yet, but there's always a first time. I'd have see what you have.

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