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    NOS USAAF ring - not a mark on it.

    I've been looking for a ring to indicate my service for a while now. I wanted something unique and classic, but subtle. Air Force rings are a dime a dozen and aren't all that attractive. This one was inexpensive, it's sterling, and has a great design. I can wear it with anything I want, old...
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    Re-sewing a suit button

    Anyone know the technique to get the knotted stand-off that's used on front closure and anchor buttons? My white dinner jacket unfortunately lost its anchor button and I've got to replace it before the weekend.
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    Looking for opinions on this ensemble for an informal dinner.

    I've been invited to a dinner at a friend's house (which is very upscale) and will be for the majority of the evening the only man present with exception to my host. He'll be in a sweater and slacks. This is the ensemble I've put together. I'm hoping it's not excessively casual or formal...
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    Pink!? Yep.

    The latest addition to the living room, finally completing it and ridding the place of a folding nylon Eddie Bauer camp chair: A $29 wingback from a local thrift store. I liked the style, just not the color. Using the color matching utility I posted in General Attire and Accoutrements...
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    Merry Christmas from Lake Tahoe and other points west.

    Wide angle version of the above. Skiing, Wingnut style. Who says leather isn't waterproof!? ...and now, in living motion!
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    C-141's

    There were two at Sheppard AFB when I went through the KC-135 program. They were no longer being used as trainers and civilian contrators were picking them apart piece by piece. Evidently they weren't even in suitable condition to be brought up to airworthy status and flown out to...
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    1939 Standard American Encyclopedia

    A bit battered, but what do you expect for something that's 68 years old and cost only $9? What I like most is that it fits PERFECTLY between the legs of my coffee table, as if they were made for each other. That was a pleasant surprise when I got it home.
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    Picked up my Borsalino, help me date it! (pictures!)

    My guess is late '30s. Brim measures 2 1/2" with a Cavanagh edge, crown is about 5 3/4" unbashed. The paper label under the sweatband reads: 911 BIS('BIS' stamped in separately at an angle, in a very dark purple) 33882 Avai(fades out...then in:) el Assah GORASGU To the right of the rest...
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    Shell Cordovan Florsheim Saddle shoes...or are they?

    I picked these up for less than $30 off of that popular action site. They fit like gloves and they're of the same quality as my '30s Florsheims(art deco two-tone gray pair I've posted before). I'd put their date of manufacture in the '70s to the early '80s. What I'm wondering is if they're...
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    Borsalino sweatbands...

    ...this has probably been talked about many times, and I've done a considerable amount of searching before posting. I didn't come up with much that really answered my question. I've got a Bosalino(which appears to be late '30s, but I'll leave the dating to the experts when it arrives) on the...
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    Pink shirts...

    ...I swore up and down (especially with the recent trendiness) I wouldn't wear pink, but...well, I've got a riley collar shirt with french cuffs in pink left over from a '20s picnic which I bought to match my date's dress. That was nearly two years ago. It's sat in the closet ever since...
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    The Business Drone...

    Seen on no less than 4 different people last night while walking/driving through downtown San Francisco: Black single-breasted two-button suit with black shoes, a white spread-collar shirt and a pale blue fat modern tie with a huge knot. Looked like the same body with one of four different...
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    Blue Skies, Frank...

    A friend died yesterday. Frank Tharpe was a navigator on a B-24 in the Pacific during WWII, and a fellow collector. I didn't know him long, only about a year and a half, but he was someone who always had a smile on his face and was happy to see you. Frank witnessed the atomic drop on...
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    SOLD: 30's-40's houndstooth suit

    Wow, nice. Good straight leg on the pants. I'd be all over that if it was a 36.
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    What's the best method to fix or hide this?

    Don't have the hat yet, but I figured I'd start my research early. Open to all suggestions, but I prefer to do it myself and with tools / materials I have 'round the home.
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    Help me pick my next color...

    I've got 5 vintage fedoras. Two grey, one tan, one brown, one green. I've got a number of vintage suits. Blue, tan, green. No grays or browns, which I should work on fixing. I'm also short on vintage sport jackets and pants. I have a friend that owes me a fedora (since I gave him a VERY...
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    old DOAN'S PILLS tin how old is it?

    Looks a lot like a shotshell. Guessing from the label art, 1920s or earlier. Diuretics induce urination.
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    Mercury Dime Cufflinks...at Target?

    Yep! Bought a set last night. Pictures coming. $16...little more than I wanted to spend, but I figured it was too good to pass up. They're real dimes, different years. Mounted on toggle backs(yeah, I know), lacquered over. There were only two sets left, I swapped the '44 in the set I...
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    What's Love without Danger of a Broken Heart?

    The author looks to Hollywood a bit too much for his social barometer. Screenwriters, directors, and playwrights do not a majority make, and their view of romance is most certainly farfetched. I think I'll stick to the idea that eventually I'll find somebody that may not be a perfect match...
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    Vintage on a First Date: Do or Don't?

    ...I know you're asking the ladies, but from a guy's point of view: Dress to fit the venue / atmosphere, but dress vintage. This is, after all, who you are. BUT - choose an outfit that isn't obviously out of the norm. Pick something subtly classic / classy, that might pass for contemporary...

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