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  1. green papaya

    anybody read French? what are these coins?

    are these tokens for a French house of ill repute or something? ;) any idea on how old these are?
  2. green papaya

    The GANGS of NEW YORK was a great movie!

    anybody like this movie? I thought they did a nice job on recreating life back in 1860's Civil War era New York City the costumes, the dialect, the acting, etc my favorite character was "Bill the Butcher" this movie was so well made that it kind of made me feel like I traveled back in time...
  3. green papaya

    do you like these retro low cut jeans?

    a lot of the styles these days look like retro 1960's these jeans remind me of the 1960's , they would look great with some beads and halter top for that retro 60's & 70's look, but you must have a very slim figure too look good in this style
  4. green papaya

    do you believe in EVP? spirits / ghost recordings?

    http://www.parismo.org/~brammer/littlebighorn.htm EVP = electronic voice phenomenon the recordings of sounds / voices from the spirit world do you think it's for real? [huh]
  5. green papaya

    vintage Hamilton Beach Home Motor 1917

    here's my recent flea market find, a vintage Hamilton Beah Home Motor, I think it's a neat little piece of history for $3.00 plus the motor still works! :p patented May 15, 1917 115 AC DC VOLTS made by the Hamilton Beach MFG Co. Rancine Wis USA it was used to power sewing machines...
  7. green papaya

    can anybody ID this old clay beer bottle?

    it's a heavy clay beer bottle with a maker's mark, appears to be marked Yorkshire? with some other words, hard to read it 's also marked "Glasgow" in the center of the oval maker's mark possibly from Glasgow Scottland? 8 3/4" in tall how old would you say this bottle is? I heard...
  8. green papaya

    think these rivets off the Golden Gate bridge would sell on ebay?

    these are a couple of original 1930's era rivets off the Golden Gate bridge, SF, I wonder if they would sell on ebay? they're a piece of history
  9. green papaya

    two gentlemen with nice haircuts circa 1890's

    http://hometown.aol.com/foundpictures/ here's a couple of gentlemen from a studio photo taken in SF back in the late 1890's I like the clean cut hair style, clean around the ears and long and slicked back and neatly combed on top.
  10. green papaya

    is this an "antique" wrench?

    any tool collectors here? does anybody know how old this piece is? it's a small wrench about 7" in long with a wooden handle marked: P.S. & W CO Cleveland OH USA Im guessing it may be late 1890's or turn of the century?
  11. green papaya

    people on EBAY that dont return positive feedback

    dont you hate when you buy something and you give them positive feedback and they dont give you any feedback? sometimes I even send them a messege telling them Im satisfied with the transaction and could they please return the favor by giving me + feedback too and they never do it, I geuss...
  13. green papaya

    what kind of tinned metal container is this?

    I picked this up today at the flea market / swap meet for .50 cents what do you think it was originally made for? length: 4 1/2" inches width: 3 3/4" inches thickness: 1" inch made of a nickle plated tin is it an old tobacco can? cigar box? soap dish? [huh]
  14. green papaya

    todays flea market finds: early bicycle lamp and prison cell key?

    left side view of antique bicycle carbide head lamp right side view of carbide lamp antique jail cell key from the 1850's - 1870's era size of key is around 4.80 inches long here is what I picked up this morning on my antiques search at the flea market the first...
  15. green papaya

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    mystery solved, thanks!
  16. green papaya

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    text please dont delete ;)
  17. green papaya

    old metal container with Swiss markings?

    I just picked up this old metal can with SWISS markings at the flea market and was curious when it was made? what era is it from? I thought it might be for liquor, but somebody says it's for Methalated spirits / fuel it's nickle plated tin with a heavy duty threaded brass cap, about 5.25...
  19. green papaya

    just got this French military helmet today!

    just got this today from Sportsman's guide for $9.99 it's a French steel helmet with a US WWII style liner & chinstrap, even has early style fixed bales and the web straps are sewn on, the liner is also made like a US WWII liner and has tan webbing, leather band, leather retaining strap with...
  20. green papaya

    flea market find: 1st Cavalry Div. 1950

    I bought this old piece at a junk store for $1.00 it measures 9x11" with a metal loop on the back for mounting on the wall and it's made of wood with two soldiers , one is a military policeman wearing summer uniform and the other is an artillery officer in winter uniform. 1st Cavalry...
  21. green papaya

    my recent find: a WWII model 1917 helmet

    I recently aquired this nice early WWII model 1917A1 helmet this is the same helmet they wore during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941 also used in the Philippines, Wake Island, etc the USMC was still using this helmet in early WWII
  22. green papaya

    movie: "The Long Trailor"

    I just saw the classic 1954 movie "The Long Trailor" starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and it has lots of retro early 1950's scenes Desi Arnaz wears a nice weathered leather jacket that looks similiar to an A2 it was a very good movie :)
  23. green papaya

    ever try to make a new jacket look "weathered?"

    whats a good way to make your new jacket look more vintage? any tips on how to weather it a little to give it some character? I never liked the look a mint leather, the well worn weathered look like Indiana Jones leather jacket looks nice with some faded LEVI's

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