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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
Like I mentioned, I saw another exactly like it on that auction website where they don't tell you how much things sold for - unless you subscribe. Makes me think there might be more than a home-made history. Who knows?- Bugguy
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- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
Here are two smalls that have me baffled. The first is a lucky talisman coin. There are a lot of reproductions on Ebay, but this is the real deal. I understand it's from the Depression period - 1930's. Someone suggested it was Masonic, but then, everything mysterious gets attributed to...- Bugguy
- Post #5,111
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your Guns!
Ammo experts... I don't want to open the boxes, so 9 mm? Something for a collector. Does Ebay allow this to be sold? (Thanks, Dad. Something else you brought home in your pocket)- Bugguy
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- Forum: The Display Case
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BATTER UP!
I'm sure you folks recognize this young man... 1977 MLB Hall of Fame. Ernie was a big supporter of the Chicago Boys Clubs. You can see the back of my head in the batting picture (???). This was probably around 1960-62. A real straight-shooter. No scandals. A role model for us kids.- Bugguy
- Post #838
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Families of the Lounge
Last weekends folly.... daughter and I went SCUBA diving in the Atlanta Aquarium with the Whale sharks and Mantas: 6.2 million gallon fish bowl, the size of a US football field, and 30' deep. The whale sharks eat plankton and are young at 25' - they grow to 40'. It was like swimming at the...- Bugguy
- Post #2,267
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
Sorting through the remnants of my mother's possessions, I came across this find... a 1934 Chicago Century of Progress book mark in great condition. Being from Chicago, I've seen commemorative spoons and other items from 1934, but this is really nice. Brass with light blue enamel showing the...- Bugguy
- Post #5,087
- Forum: The Display Case
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Your Most Disturbing Realizations
Buried Mom this morning.... my first time managing all the arrangements solo. 18" square hole 3' deep next to Dad. Small marble box, no frills, no ceremony: $10K. 90% paperwork and fees. The lot was pre-paid. I did it right, but unbelievable. She had a good 96-year run and passed peacefully...- Bugguy
- Post #1,607
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage lighting:
GFI in-line in the shed. Like that insurance commercial when her "She Shed" is struck by lightening and burns down... not an image I want to experience.- Bugguy
- Post #55
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Mission to Mars.....
Back in the late-70's the chairman of my department (Pathology) was dabbling in the first proof-of-concept tele pathology systems with robotic microscope stages and the original high-resolution imaging (SONY's money and technology). He processed images and read slides from the mid-Pacific and...- Bugguy
- Post #5
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Birds & The Bees, how did you find out?
My dad copped out... he handed me a paperback book of how to explain sex to your son, or something like that, and told me to ask if I had questions. Fortunately, I belonged to the local Boy's Club and the staff - all Chicago school teachers - encouraged some group discussions. As usual, the...- Bugguy
- Post #24
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Show us your TIES
A little quick thrifting in Chicago turned up this gem... I had to look up "ancient madder", hand made in England. Color and pattern look right, but it has no manufacturer label. Still, I like it!- Bugguy
- Post #12,791
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Vintage lighting:
Now I'm nervous. I'll need to reaffirm my confidence again the weekend. Thanks! (sarcastic)- Bugguy
- Post #53
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage lighting:
I appreciate the spirit of the comment. Thanks! They are heavy, no doubt. Maybe 10 lbs? - I'm a poor judge.? I struggled with finding a cable that felt safe for the reason you suggest. The armored cable seemed the best answer, as its wrapped over on itself in the groove. All 200+ lbs of me...- Bugguy
- Post #52
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage lighting:
This was one of 18 1950's pendant lights that came out of an Ohio airport - Dayton, I think. I wanted this for a shed conversion (see my last post above) to suspend through an antique wood/steel pulley. I tossed the pendant fixture and used 14/2 armored cable for a rope effect, and also to...- Bugguy
- Post #49
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Today in History
Coincidentally, I was also reading about this earlier this week. I came across this video of the station now.- Bugguy
- Post #718
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Can you help me date these brass candlesticks?
I'm absolutely no expert, but my WAG would be turn-of-the-century, 1890-1915. They were not electric; I think the hole may have been for a pin-like piece that held the candle. Does the other one have anything? The fact that they're brass and the foot design seems to suggest pre-WW I...- Bugguy
- Post #2
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your photography
One more Chicago Boys Club field trip in 1959. The naturalist is Charlie McCann, Cook County Forest Preserve (Illinois).- Bugguy
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- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your photography
This is one of my favorites from the 60's on a Chicago Boys Club nature hike. It tells several stories... curiosity, camaraderie, wonder, appreciating our environment, giving a good boy an alternative to the street, and more. It engages me and takes me back.- Bugguy
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- Forum: The Display Case
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Pets in Golden Era movies
Anyone remember Topper (1953-54) Neil was the St. Bernard that tried to save the Kerbys' in the avalanche. Now all are ghosts in their house that was bought by the Toppers.- Bugguy
- Post #19
- Forum: The Golden Era
