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    Churchill's private shadow - Obit for his confidential assistant during World War II

    And the face of the world we grew up in changes again.
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    Ondrej Havelka

    Man, they're the cats pajamas. Really great!
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    Streamline Modern

    Just spent some time in Palm Springs looking at Mid Century Modern homes. They are really great but I find myself more interested in the streamline stuff. A great example is that office building in the movie "The Two Jakes". It is somewhere near LA but I havnt been able to locate it...
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    Streamline Modern

    Really cool! Thanks. Wish I was in FLA
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    Streamline Modern

    Anyone have any cool items in the Streamline Modern style? Not classic deco, but that post deco pre Mid Century Modern style.
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    My Fathers MIA Gift to My Mom

    Man that makes me a little misty! Is it dusty in here?
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    WW2 coat....but what is it??

    Ya see! This is why I dig this forum!
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    The Skipper's Hat?

    It's interesting to me that there was a time when people wore specific style hats for specific activities. These day a stinking baseball cap is worn for everything. I've even seen cops wearing them. When asked about my fedoras I often say "Baseball caps are for playing baseball. I'm not...
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    Frye Jayden Chelsea boots...

    I have that last pair of engineer boots. Love em! Very comfortable. Can wear them all day. True to size. I wear a size 10 but usually find myself buying size 11. Didnt need to. Bought size 10. Fit great. Hope this helps.
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    Has the state of your hair influenced your hat wearing?

    Okay, here's the thing. I am bald on top and I do where a hat more now than when I had hair. It keeps my head warm in winter and the California sun off it in summer. In the past it was BECAUSE I had hair that I didnt wear a hat more. I clip my hair right down to the scalp now but when I...
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    Was brown the old black?

    Great Thread Dont forget that a leather jacket wasnt always a sign of upper class cool. A leather jacket used to be a laborer's jacket. Dock workers, truck drivers etc. It was a utilitarian garment. Like a blacksmith's apron. I believe it is relatively recent in history that it became...
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    Henry the Hatter closing a store

    What a shame. The last time I was in the Detroit store they were telling me that the Hamtamck store was a hatter that Henry's had bought. That it had been around since the 1890s or something like that. I think my memory is correct on that. Anyone have more info on that story?
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    Share your own art here :)

    Cheesecake Anyone? Wow guys great work one and all! Here are some new pieces I completed recently. Hope you dig em! Jim
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    Feed sacks, who knew???

    I have a blanket that my grandmother made in the 1920s or 30 that is actually made out of little tobacco sacks. They are about 7 inches in length by about 3 inches wide. There must be about a hundred of then sewn together to make up one side of this blanket. An interesting glimpse into a time...
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    Tanker Jacket Stenciling

    Here is how I would do it. Get some good pics of the one you want to copy. Recreate the image to the proper size. Print it out on card stock. Cut it into a stencil. Whiff a little spraymount on the backside.(Let it dry a little before laying it on the coat.) Lay it on the coat on a flat...
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    vintage 1940s halfbelt (pics)

    Man! I would do nefarious things to inocent people to get my hands on a jacket like that!
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    Admiral Byrd from Aero

    Been a while since we've seen this coat. How does it look with some age on it?
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    Golden-Era Hot-Rodding

    Pretty cool. Check this site out. The guys on this site are really into traditional hot rods. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/
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    Motorcycle rider: where do you keep your hats?

    My bike was my daily driver for over a year. I always put my fedora in a plastic shopping bag and then in my saddle bag. Worked for me.
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    Did Anybody See...

    Oh man I missed it. Was home all day too.

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