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    Question About Loosening Up New Replacement Zipper on Leather Coat

    So, picked up a great looking leather jacket in quality leather hide and construction in need only of a new zipper for a great price in the local Goodwill. Got it from the repairman today and he pointed out that, as a new zipper, it slides stiffly. I see online that such things as a graphite...
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    Question About Cotton Shrinkage

    So I got a 100% cotton PJ set in size M, which I would typically wear, for Christmas. Shirt's fine but the pants are a bit too long and the waist too big. Thinking about washing the pants in warm to shrink them, but, obviously, I don't want that process to go too far. How much shrinkage should I...
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    World War Greatcoats

    I've been hauling around a great uncle's greatcoat for decades and think I'll actually wear it this winter for once. Am incapable of posting photos but was wondering if someone could clue me in on whether it's likely to be WWI or II vintage-either is possible. It's camel colored, mid-calf length...
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    On Retirement And Hats

    Retired just a tad over 5 months ago and absolutely love it. In fact, the only downside for me is I discovered I now have much less need to leave the house as when I was working. When I worked, unless it was too windy or rainy, always had a lid on, straw fedora in warm months, felt fedoras and...
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    how do you get the squeek out of patent leather shoes?

    Got a pair of patent leather spectators from Goodwill. Love their look but the squeek has caused me to leave them in the closet. Maybe that's why the owner got rid of them. Have tried conditioner to no avail. How do you get the things to shut up?:)
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    Your most historically interesting militaria

    What is your most interesting stuff? I'm not a collector of militaria but have a few items passed down in the family that are interesting to me. Have a Civil War-era Colt musket sitting on the fireplace mantle, a huge Reich service flag a great uncle brought back from the war which isn't...
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    Things I'll miss when retired

    Now just 3 years from it and aside from the hit I'll take to the paycheck, oddly perhaps I've concluded the only thing I'll miss is the opportunity to wear the suits, sport jackets, ties, topcoats of the sort I've worn for many a decade. Though working in a professional setting, most of my...
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    Of bees and butterflies

    We have lived in our current location for over 2 years which is fairly lush with flower beds and shrubs loved by the bees and butterflies. They came in droves. This year, have seen a couple of butterflies all year and never more than a couple of bees at a time on our biggest flowering shrubs...
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    What coffee or tea did you drink today?

    Didn't see a thread like this. So, thought I'd start 1. Just finished some Yunnan black tea in 1 of my Yixing pots. Earl
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    Recommendations for inexpensive wines

    The recent discussion about Yellowtail wines inspired me to start a thread where folks could list their favorite inexpensive wines. My 2 nominees are: 1. Barefoot Wines Merlot- a lush, smooth wine and 2. Yellowtail Shiraz-Grenache blend- fuller than a merlot yet also smooth and ripe with...
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    West Point Class of 1915 annual-how rare is it?

    I own a West Point class of 1915 annual, the class which includes Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley. Pictures of the class therein. How rare and collectible is that? Just curious. Earl
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    Craig Scott Distinctive Tailoring

    I'd bought a vintage wool blend jacket from this line a while back. Couldn't find anything on the web to inform me about this maker. Any one here have any information about the Craig Scott Distinctive Tailoring line? thanks, Earl
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    Sam Craig

    Didn't know where else to post this information. So, please move if it is not in the right fourm. But, as he was an avid fan of hats and posted often here, thought I'd let others know that Sam Craig, known in real life as Chuck Smith, a fellow resident of Great Bend, Kansas, died of an apparent...
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    Why It's Hard to Wear Hats in Kansas

    When you consider that much of the time winds here blow through at 15-25 miles per hour and you need Brylcream laced with superglue to keep your lid on, wearing hats in Kansas is a real challenge.:D Earl

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