Not earth shattering, but picked up a really nice glass marble shift knob at a local auction. Didn’t look nice when I got it, because someone painted the poor thing red. Worked in my favor, I got it cheap. Little work with a plastic knife, and the red paint all scraped off. Before and after pictures.
I dug these out of an old fallen down barn today. 64-5 Chevelle. They dont look like much, but they are solid. The price was right. They are gonna go in the 55.
I had this ole heap hauled up to upstate NY from Virginia...looking at doing a vintage (mid 1960s) street legal oval track car...
If you can’t get excited about a poster advertising Crash Dick’s Hell Drivers… you better check your pulse.
Two of these both autographed (in blue ink) by Bob MCoy (not my photo..mine were rolled up.. So they're under a heavy stack o books waiting to be framed)
Walter Johnson signed game ball. Arguably one of the greatest pitchers in the game and was one of the first players inducted into the hall of fame. What makes this special to me is the date. On 4-18-31 they beat the Philly Athletics and their pitcher Lefty Groves. He only lost 4 games that year with 31 wins and went on to win the MVP award. The Phillys went to the World Series. The Senators finished in third place that year. The game was played in Griffith Stadium which was torn down in 65.
Metal Social Security cards I found in a box of stuff . From what info I’ve read these were a novelty item offered by engraving, jewelry stores. Not something the Federal Government issued .
Picked up this nice older display case for the shop and wasted no time packing it up with some of my "treasures"
I’ve been looking for something similar myself on my last couple outings. Helps keep the dust off of items. A lot of things I have are in the original boxes, and it’s tough getting the hardcore gunk off of them. It’s not like I dust them off often.
Not huge, but it made my day. I was going through a box and found these. The larger ones are Ford script, the small ones are snap on ignition pliers circa 1965. They will go in my drawer and keep company with the other ford wrenches and a hendee Indian motorcycle wrench.
Got 3 of these big Blatz signs at a local estate auction. Kept 2, traded the third one to another collector I met for this enormous "MEATS" sign, which I had to have for my shop, which used to be a meat market. Also bought a pretty nice Model A frame at the same auction for $8 and sold it in one day for $250 so pretty happy about that.
British rule Hong Kong flag. Flew at the Mandarin Hotel (currently the Mandarin Orient). Last flag design before China’s take over. About 9x6 feet.
With the going rate for upholstery, I wish that was so. I really dig the way things were made back then and how ornate they were. Even the case was finely crafted. Kind of rare to find one that wasn’t converted to an electric motor too.
Went to a swap meet a friend told me about a piece he had found at one of the booths . The seller told me it was a aftermarket piece that replaced the hood ornament on a 57 Ford . I bought it for my 57 . I need to clean it up and put it on . Any ideas or thoughts on who made it
Got these along with some other misc stuff for $10 at a barn sale today. Stromberg 48 carb and Winfield Model M carb.
My sister in law was throwing this out, and asked if I wanted it. Hell yeah. I figure from the 1930’s? Anyway it would work intermittently. I found a couple loose screws in the socket, tightened them up, works fine. The wife and I are opening another AirB&B, built in 1860, and this will fit in with our decor just fine.
I picked the Speco (Aussie made) triple manifold up from a fellow club member and then found a Speco fuel block to go with it
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