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Old gas stations
A dealer's gotta do what a dealer's gotta do to move those old Kaisers off the lot now that the new ones are coming.- David Conwill
- Post #3,668
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Hawaiian Shirts - Aloha Shirts
Well, that is a lot of poor luck! Very clever solution with the sleeves, though! I hope the hat and blazer are quickly put right.- David Conwill
- Post #1,140
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps
Speaking of the earlier-pattern hat, here is my great grandfather in the Sangamon County "Honor Book" printed after the First World War. I presume that photo was taken a lot closer to 1900 than 1919 when the book was published.- David Conwill
- Post #1,178
- Forum: Hats
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Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps
First photo is Marines in Nicaragua, right? Holding a Sandinista flag?- David Conwill
- Post #1,177
- Forum: Hats
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Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps
The Boy Scout thing comes out of the Boer War. Canadian cavalry there wore them (they brought them from Montana peak cowboy hats worn on the great plains and still worn by the RCMP) and they were seen by Baden-Powell while serving in that conflict. I'm less certain how New Zealanders came to...- David Conwill
- Post #1,170
- Forum: Hats
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Glenn Miller Orchestra dates 2019
I had the opportunity to see the GMO perform back in college and didn't take it. I've been kicking myself ever since. They don't appear to be coming anywhere near me, however.- David Conwill
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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What do you use to shave?
I'm also a boar fan! I'm very happy with my Burmashave brush.- David Conwill
- Post #1,793
- Forum: Skills and Smarts
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What Pipe Tobacco Are You Smoking Today ?
I'm an occasional pipe smoker, so I don't really keep tabs on such things, but a friend just told me that Benjamin Hartwell Evening Stroll, one of my favorites, is being discontinued. Anyone know about this?- David Conwill
- Post #91
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Vintage roadside
Aha! This decodes it as "Where Barbecue Satisfies." That makes sense.- David Conwill
- Post #850
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Old gas stations
That's what I was thinking of when I mentioned a "whoopie cap." Thanks for the explanation, I thought you would probably know. Any idea when those giveaways started?- David Conwill
- Post #3,648
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Old gas stations
Unrelated note. Does anyone know the history of these gas-and-oil side caps? Were they a uniform item? A promotional giveaway? They seem to have kind of taken over for whoopie caps (cut down felt hats like Jughead wears) between the late '30s and the 1950s.- David Conwill
- Post #3,646
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Old gas stations
Thank you for this! I collect images of old advertising spare-tire covers. I want to create one for my Model T.- David Conwill
- Post #3,645
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Deco Deliveries
That's the Union Pacific M-10003, -10004, -10005, or -10006 behind that 1935 or '36 Willys 77.- David Conwill
- Post #398
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage roadside
The town where I grew up still has its Dog 'n' Suds. I have many happy memories of taking my convertible there in the summers in high school.- David Conwill
- Post #840
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Show us your vintage home!
The old farmhouse where I grew up (and where my mother still lives) had that style of lock on every original door. I found they all worked with a generic skeleton key. They seemed more akin to a privacy lock than anything for real security, as anybody with any key could open them.- David Conwill
- Post #3,884
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Show us your vintage home!
I love the upside-down lock set. It adds character! Does it still lock and otherwise function properly?- David Conwill
- Post #3,882
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Old gas stations
A Commie? Or a would-be comedian? :D- David Conwill
- Post #3,613
- Forum: The Golden Era
