gunbunny
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I collect antique Army trucks, Northern Kentucky illegal gambling chips and other illegal casino items, and probably the most controversial thing, old Jim Crow era signage.
That is a beautiful dresser is that all original or restored?
Good luck hope you find something rare and exciting.I'm going to an antique show this morning. I probably won't buy anything but you never know. It's eight degrees outside and this will give me a chance to get out and walk for a bit.
We found this old cast iron stove a few years back, mine carries over to the outside too.
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Its funny going into those places , the older you get the more stuff you recognize..... That's not old I still use itI stoped by the local antiques store today and that place was amazing i cant believe iv lived this close to that place my whole life and dont go
more often. I have been there before when I was younger and just wasn't into it i guess but now that im older i was amazed at the cool stuff i was in there for hours. I didn't buy anything but i could have spent a fortune lol. I loved all the old cans and bottles and tools and baseball cards etc. There was a crap ton of glassware and plates (china) not my thing but still cool. The antique license plates were really cool.
Mine is missing the mica also, its been replaced with screen.I have that same woodstove sitting in my garage. Unfortunately I couldn't save the bright work on it so it is now gloss black. I refurbished the whole stove gaskets and all. The only fly in the ointment is I didn't get the mica for the front of the door so it is not finished. We are not sure what we are going to do with it as we hove no place in the house for it.
Jack
How about a 1950's Hamm's sign? I didn't see it at the show but at my favorite pizza place across the street. I know the owner and he knows I collect Hamm's stuff. He offered to trade me for a Budweiser piece that I have!Good luck hope you find something rare and exciting.
I collect robots (besides some other stuff):
Very nice....Robby the Robot from the movie, "Forbidden Planet"...….nice.
I would love to have one of these life size replicas, awful pricey though!'Robby' was then - in the late fifties - very popular, there are some toy robots modeled after him:
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And those old "promo" models have amazingly accurate bodies. Usually much better than anything sold as kits, especially the newer kits produced in China. Most of them never look as good as the old original Johan or MPC/AMT moldings.An example of what I collect. As old as the REAL car, and like the real car, was only available at the dealership. Original model with it's original box. 49 years old
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Nice collection. It looks like you might have a Yashika D or a Rolleiflex in your row of double lens reflexes? I used one in high school. Great medium format. Is that a Hasselblad 4x4 on the bottom? Whatever brand it is, those are exceptional. I got to develop a bit in high school. About the only way nowdays to develop and print is to have a darkroom at home. Not too many photo labs that develop any more. Everything's digital. (and that's fun too)Collecting cameras is my main thing. I love anything mainly before the 80s. Started a few years ago and now this collection has grown! A have a few that work and I have rolled film through (sent it to get developed), but I haven't had the time or cash to buy all the film developing equipment. I also love old advertisements, but unfortunately most of mine are reproductions.
The large greenish/metal thing on the left of the cabinet is a WWII Naval Arial camera for reconnaissance missions. Stands a little over 3 feet tall like that and operated with 24V. It has a 40 inch lens!
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And I do have even more stashed away in another bedroom, oops!
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I have had an old pocket watch that was my Great Grandfathers(Dads side)handed down.Very heavy piece for its size. I'd pull it out once and awhile and wind it , let it run , kept perfect time. I handed it down to my oldest son when he got married.And those old "promo" models have amazingly accurate bodies. Usually much better than anything sold as kits, especially the newer kits produced in China. Most of them never look as good as the old original Johan or MPC/AMT moldings.
I like the red line tire cars MPC did in the late 60's....And those old "promo" models have amazingly accurate bodies. Usually much better than anything sold as kits, especially the newer kits produced in China. Most of them never look as good as the old original Johan or MPC/AMT moldings.
Yeah, except very few were painted very concentric to the wheel. Just look at how far "off" that front redline is.
some of them look like a fuel pump eccentric at work when you roll them.... LOLYeah, except very few were painted very concentric to the wheel. Just look at how far "off" that front redline is.
I have had an old pocket watch that was my Great Grandfathers(Dads side)handed down.Very heavy piece for its size. I'd pull it out once and awhile and wind it , let it run , kept perfect time. I handed it down to my oldest son when he got married.