Recent content by V.C. Brunswick

Brannock Device for measuring shoe size. It was invented in 1925 by a Syracuse, New York shoe store owner named Charles F. Brannock (1903-1992). Today they’re still made in Syracuse by the original manufacturer. Strangely I have fond childhood memories associated with it. I used to go with my...

Victorinox M1961 “Soldier” Swiss Army Knife dated 2003

April 27, 2025

A watch that I had listed on eBay sold for $300 today and the buyer paid. I thought great, I need the money! But something told me this was too good to be true. Five or ten minutes later the buyer messaged me asking if it was a men’s watch and how big was the case. She admitted that she...

April 16, 2025

I always knew what the right path was. Without exception I knew but I didn’t take it. You know why? It was too… damn… hard. Slade, Scent of a Woman

Update: The front yard has since been cleaned up. The MG is still there.

Orange, California April 16, 2025

Curtiss HS-2L Flying Boat Photo, circa 1918, is from my personal collection.

Jack Denny and his Orchestra — Forever And Ever With You (1926)

Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys — White Cross On Okinawa

Blanquita Negri (1932) Dorita Cinelandia

March 23, 2025 Torrance, California