Posted 3 years ago
rlbarnette
(10 items)
Whistles from the past......
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Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
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intage can be intimidating. It's certainly not as simple as going to the mall, finding your size, and buying a mass-produced outfit. You have to dig through racks and racks of wildly diverse items, with mysterious sizing, looking for…
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The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
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The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
What would jazz look like if it had a physical presence? According to Sherry Ann Byrd, a celebrated quilt maker who posts on Show & Tell, it might look something like the hand-made "M-provisational" q…
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Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of …
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This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
The last time we spoke to Justin Pinchot, he took us on a guided tour of his collection of toy robots. Recently, J…
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California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
When Bob Meistrell started surfing in Northern California during the early 1950s, 20 minutes was about all he could stand in the frigid coastal waters. Despite the constant rush of …
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The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
It’s kind of ironic that Tommy Chong, the smokiest half of Cheech and Chong, i…
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World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
Tucked away in a lower Manhattan back alley, the freight-elevator-sized, generically named Museum is one of New York City's newest curiosities.…
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Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
When I was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, reading comics wasn't as popular as it had been in the ’40s or ’50s. But my older sister had comics, including a big collection of “Betty and Veronica.” Our parents encouraged us to read everything, so at 6 years old…
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RailroadianaThe railroads built America: up through WW2 they were the dominant form of …
78 RecordsBefore iTunes, CDs, 8-tracks, LPs, or even seven-inch EPs, 78s were the mai…
these are really cool! where did you get them? when are they from?
Hi jojomang,
They belonged to my deceased grandfather. He loved trains and the sounds of trains. He could tell what train it was just listening to the whistle. I'll have to look for dates on the albums... my gramps has been gone thirty five years. Those posted are 78's. I have a few 45's, will puts them up soon.
Thanks for the comment
i have a record called all steamed up narration by howard fogg. 646-900 sequence recorded by fred h. ragsdale. it was released by owl records orlp-9 the record is about sounds stories of colorado & southern ry. steam action. this was recorded in 1957 & 58 i have been unable to find anything about this record. i found a record all steamed up recorded by howard fogg recording company. but nothing by owl records. if any one knows anything let me know. thanks tom
@tom mason, :::::::::::::::why not join the fun and post some pictures of your find(s)....you never know you might get some REAL help ....:-) It is very hard to give opinions on something you can't see .....
i got pic's on show an tell. thanks