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DOD issue fallout shelter metal sign. Do not use without permission of DOD. Guess they will be coming after me. Do they watch this website? Maybe not
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Thanks Bellin
Their to busy watching the super bowl or is that the toilet bowl their watching,
Thanks kerry maybe i'm safe
If they were a watching, they would have come by my house firat, lol.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/35180-cold-war-radiation-gauge?in=user
If they show up there just looking for the shelter to get away from the public. lol
Awsome gauge kerry. I got a 50's geiger counter. Just pulled it out of storage. & EJW you are right They need to hide.
Thanks for the complement, we'll both be ready when they radiate us all.
what's the value? I have 5 fallout signs
I remember as a kid going to school in Hawaii, we would be sent to a fall out shelter some where near the school.
Always a GREAT piece and timeless! Great find!
thanks zguy2112, packrat ttom, and broke.
to brokeasapicker i have no idea as to the value have not seen one sell. probably look on ebay to see asking price TAL