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Posted 10 months ago

Signaholic
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I bought this at an antique mall earlier this year, mainly because it was the year my dad was born, tough times back then. These are getting harder to find nowadays.

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1. Signaholic, 10 months ago
   Thanks packrat-place!
2. Signaholic, 10 months ago
   Thanks Michael!
3. mikielikesigns2, 10 months ago
   NOW THATS COOL,SIGN!
4. mikielikesigns2, 10 months ago
   love the Ohio on it
5. Signaholic, 10 months ago
   Yeah, pretty cool way to put it on there huh?
6. Signaholic, 10 months ago
   Thank you Longings!
7. walksoftly, 10 months ago
   That was my Dad's year as well, cool!
8. Signaholic, 10 months ago
   Thank you walksoftly!
9. Signaholic, 10 months ago
   A pretty rough period to grow up in walksoftly. Course I remember him telling me all the time that I didn't know how easy I had it. He was right of course but later in my life it got harder, that's how we learn to stay out of the abyss. When our fathers were 9 years old, the bottom fell out of the economy, there were runs on banks, bread lines and the like. My dad never liked old stuff in the house and he couldn't understand why my mother did. She opened up her own antique store in 1972 and my dad thought she was crazy. He would say 'Nobody's gonna buy that junk!" He was wrong, she learned how to pick and taught me how to as well.
10. Signaholic, 10 months ago
    Thank you italiangirl!
11. mikielikesigns2, 10 months ago
    nice story sign, my dad to, went threw this, but living on a farm they did'nt have to worry about food, like the metro. ereas did. What they could make or trade, they had.So that's why the "all-mighty" dollar became his #1 focus.
12. walksoftly, 10 months ago
    Life on the farm was tough for my father growing up in the 30's, they suffered through drought years. The resulting crop failures forced them to move several times, but they still had it better then some.
13. Signaholic, 10 months ago
    Yeah, same here walksoftly, my father said they did trade but they too lived on a farm and grew most of their food, but many times he said they ate, now get this, Lard sandwiches, with lettuce on them,,,,YUCK, times were HARD!
14. mikielikesigns2, 10 months ago
    kinda hard to imagine pulling into a McDonalds & ordering a lard-mac, to go. (maybe not so far off after thinking about it)
15. Signaholic, 10 months ago
    Yeah, you might as well.
16. walksoftly, 10 months ago
    The Great Depression was so profound it left a mark on anyone who lived through it. Some vowed never to be poor again, some became very cautious not wanting to risk too much, such as borrowing money. My Father would reuse anything that he could, he was ahead of his time with reusing, reducing & recycling.
    
    Hmmm... could be that's where my collecting came from :-)
17. Signaholic, 10 months ago
    Yep, my dad was the same way. He used everything again and again. I never thought about it till you mentioned it. I see nothing wrong with these principles at all, brilliant way to live IMO. Thanks mtg, mrcolor and shughs!
18. Signaholic, 9 months ago
    Thank you gargoylecollector, AntiqueToys and C.Guillot77!

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