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  1. Forgotten Man

    Check these deals out.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130577650507#ht_500wt_1361 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130579376896#ht_500wt_1361 http://www.ebay.com/itm/130579378112?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_500wt_1361
  2. Forgotten Man

    202 Western Electric on eBay:

    I'm clearing a few things out, holidays are coming and need to off a few little things. Take a look at this telephone I'm auctioning on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130577650507#ht_500wt_1202 Hope it tickles someone's fancy!
  3. Forgotten Man

    Color photos of 1940's NYC from UK's Daily Mail

    I've seen some of those before, lovely stuff, just lovely. Real life, not make-believe.
  4. Forgotten Man

    Telephone advice:

    Thanks for your advice! It sits now by my sofa and when it rings my goldfish next to it races around the bowl as if it heard the starting bell to a race! :p
  5. Forgotten Man

    Telephone advice:

    Hey all, I got it off this morning! I borrowed a type of wrench from my father, I put a dish towel around the aluminum transmitter, placed the wrench over where the grooves are on the transmitter, gave it a few twists and she loosened right up! Replaced the cord and I plugged in all in and...
  7. Forgotten Man

    Telephone advice:

    Well, waved a hairdryer over it for 10 minutes or so, no soap! She just wont budge and I'm not sure what to do, maybe a pair of vice grips? I contacted a phone collector on a website who repairs these things, said there is a tool for removal of the stages on E1 type handsets and said that if I...
  8. Forgotten Man

    I have a 50's GE fan I cannot disassemble.

    I have had no problems with pre 40s GE's but the post war GE fans seem to be less quality than the pre war models. That's what fan collectors have encountered. They weren't bad fans, they just weren't as easy to disassemble. I wish I could offer more advice but, best of luck to you, I'm sure if...
  9. Forgotten Man

    Telephone advice:

    Huh, ok, sounds like a good idea. I'll give it the ol' college try!
  10. Forgotten Man

    Telephone advice:

    Hello gang, it's been some time since I've posted but, I'm looking to replace a receiver cord on my model 202 Western Electric and I Can't seem to get the assembly off the back of the E1-type handset. The receiver end is in two parts, the spit cup and the top end that hold the aluminum element...
  11. Forgotten Man

    Grooming Set...Anyone Familiar With this One?

    This set I've seen pieces here and there at antique shops... nice set! This set dates to about 1933 or 1934... No later than '36 is my opinion on the overall style. It looks to be aluminum with a painted wood grain. The hair is most likely horse hair. The long center brush was for brushing...
  13. Forgotten Man

    Show us your vintage home!

    Fedoralover, your home is lovely, the use of area rugs is quite accurate for a 10s-20s home, the furniture is lovely, the layout flows and is inviting... Very cozy, warm and charming. If you'd like to take it one step further, a period fridge would compliment that lovely stove of yours. ;-)...
  14. Forgotten Man

    What do you collect other than Hats

    I collect dust... lol My scope is, well... clothing, house wares, depression glass, 78rpm records, magazines, radios, fans, photos, smalls, odds and ends, kitchen clutter, rusty junk, kerosene lanterns and just about most things from 1920-1946 give or take.
  15. Forgotten Man

    Show us your vintage home!

    The term "Vintage" really isn't very specific, this thread should be: Show us your golden era home.... or something like that. Oh well, we have fun anyway.
  16. Forgotten Man

    Repurposing TV/radio cabinets - dangers?

    Excuse me on this note, I have to suggest something that not everyone thinks of today. It's interesting, I've met many people in this hobby or into vintage lifestyles or living history... And when an antique radio comes along they want to use, the first thing they think of is to remove the...
  17. Forgotten Man

    Sunbeam Mixer

    I'm kinda the same way, I don't like to repaint things or refinish antiques if I don't really have to... It's only original once ya know. :) However, it's seen a lot of years, there are one or two white specks on the base, I think this machine sat in a garage for many years. But, it's chipped...
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    Sunbeam Mixer

    Sunbeams are out there, they made MANY of them! Popular and easy to find part sets if needed... Also, the bowls turn up now and again if one should break. This is not a Sunbeam but, a mixer nevertheless... Figured I'd share this little guy here... I picked this up at an antique shop in Tucson...
  20. Forgotten Man

    What Fuel Mileage did the 41' Chevy get?

    Now, I can't speak about Chevy's, never owned one my self, however I own a '46 Plymouth four door. I've owned it for 6 years now... When the motor had a valve job, and was tuned in right, I was getting about 20 miles to the gal on that flat head 6. Also, it depends on your driving skills with a...
  21. Forgotten Man

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Great telephone! I used mother's polish on my AE34. It came out great! Also, if you desire a period correct receiver cord, Phoneco has them in brown or black and may even have the "flex-cord" they originally came with. :) Good score!
  22. Forgotten Man

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Ah, you'll poke your eye out with that thing! :p
  23. Forgotten Man

    Not Just For Display

    Items I use on a month to month, week to week, day to day basis. 1917 GE 12" non oscillator fan 1919 Robins & Myers 12" oscillating brass blade 1923 Western Electric candlestick phone 1926 Hoover model 700 upright vacuum cleaner 1927 Packard upright vacuum cleaner 1928 GE loop handle...

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