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Being the youngest of seven children and raised on a small farm in southwest Minnesota during the late 50’s and 60’s, our parents taught us to maintain and repair eqBeing the youngest of seven children and raised on a small farm in southwest Minnesota during the late 50’s and 60’s, our parents taught us to maintain and repair equipment. We were also taught to be inventive, like take some of the old “junk” and make something useful out of it. Apparently this same upbringing is what gave me the craving to have home made “toys” or do with with what is available for entertainment. What else could be the reason for my diverse interests? Collecting most likely did not start with rocks, rocks are something that was handpicked from the field and were collected in large piles. Not my version of fun, nope not at all… Through my late teens I do remember collecting beer cans; Wow, did I have a lot of beer cans in such a short period of time. Most that found were empty, but some were full, then magically became empty… ? Those are all gone now, took up to much space and were hard to display. When I came across the Evan’s Ten Strike, it was a turning point… I like the EM stuff, but never made a real effort to acquire old machines until the last few years. It’s not so much as collecting, it’s the pleasure that is finding one cheap that don’t work and make the machine operational again… Yep to me that’s where the fun is… (Read more)

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Des Moines Register -Man On The Moon - Paperin Paper
12 months ago
Mid 60's Aurora Slot Car Set - Model Carsin Model Cars
1 year ago
70's Coin Collector... At the least it keeps a few coins at home - Coin Operatedin Coin Operated
1 year ago
Family Hand-me-down. 
1 year ago
Collection of odd and ends.. 
1 year ago
Candle Holders, filled with cement? - Sterling Silverin Sterling Silver
1 year ago
Airline Radio - Radiosin Radios
1 year ago
Everybody in the Midwest has at least one... - Telephonesin Telephones
1 year ago
Some old some new HO Scale Slot Cars - Model Carsin Model Cars
1 year ago
Old Family Photos - Photographsin Photographs
1 year ago

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  1. Thank you for the comment PW Collector! Technology took a supercharger in progress due to that historic day...
  2. Ventures.....!!
  3. Not sure... but they do resemble some kind of device used for the enjoyment of inhaling a substance that is intended for smoking. But a hole for drawing is not evident in the pictures provided. Pro...
  4. Good Job Bro.. Definition of "Man Cave": (1) A place that is only comfortable to real men. (2) Most women find offensive. (3) Real man friends gather and have fun without women. (4) Women are welcome...
  5. Nice car.. I am of no help to this, but it is cool... Reminds of the Henry Ford saying, "You can have any color you like, as long it is black". Have fun..
  6. Hi, just some simple troubleshooting advise: With fresh batteries, does it make any kind of noise? If not, strong possibility that a wire has become disconnected inside. Could be an easy fix if you...
  7. Really..... I Never knew the complete story brother... Nice job on the handles.
  8. And this is why we are proud Americans with troops abroad. It is for the millions of Marilyn Monroe's that we all know and love. Thanks for sharing!
  9. Thank guys... Street Racing is legal at this scale... I will inform you of the results.. Maybe even provide a video clip.. LOL...
  10. Thanks for sharing..
  11. Nice.. ;-)
  12. Wow... The information regarding he crest is interesting... Enjoyed the above conversation.. Thanks.. ;-)
  13. That is really cool... Reminds me of the old Saturday Night Live & Lily Tomlin.... One ringing dinging, two ringing dinging, "Hello.... Is this the party to whom I am speaking too?"
  14. Will be looking forward in seeing pictures of the finished restore..
  15. Good job on the restore...
  16. Real neat... would you be able to post a video of it working??
  17. That's really neat!
  18. Nice phone!.... We would never listen in on the other party's call....
  19. Funny thing, it always appeared that I was at the wrong end of a baler also... if it was not for being on the wagon collecting the bales, it was in the barn stacking the bales... :-)
  20. Good call walksoftly.... Makes sense to a son of a farther that also had a lot of JD equipment of the same years.. But would have never figured that one.... Dad did not own a JD baler... :-)
  21. Thanks MMM for the love.... ;-) Glad you enjoyed the visit... yee all come now, ya hear...
  22. Nice piece of history.... Thanks for sharing.
  23. Unable to help with your request... nether the less... I just love it! This is just the kind of thing that wakes me up... Thanks for sharing!!!
  24. Thanks for the comments Manikin and Hedgewalker! Nothing like childhood.... :-)
  25. Thanks for the info packrat-place!
  26. Opps... I should closer.... it DOES have the disco ball... sorry!
  27. Now all you need is a disco ball that you can hang from the ceiling... :-)
  28. Very clean, always liked those lines...
  29. Yes we all love the blockhead... :-)
  30. Huffy probably will not be of much value... but a person never knows. Is the frame steel, chrome molly, aluminum or some type of composite? Take your magnet to it check it out...??
  31. Non the less, original or not, it is cool.....
  32. This is exactly why cremation is my choice.... LOL. Love it..
  33. Really... really cool... Originality that is what make the difference especially when it looks that good..
  34. Thanks Vincentanton & Kerry10456
  35. Very, very nice!
  36. Thanks!
  37. Thanks vincentanton.. The AFX track is just a simple cross over on a 3' x 16' table, with the back straightaway @ 11' and the front @9'.. My dreams is to buckle down and do something with 3 sheets o...
  38. Great find!
  39. That is really neat.. I have always looking for a smaller arcade game like those..
  40. Great discovery!
  41. Thanks for the further information... from the Midwest hic :-)
  42. Its getting so that the only place to find an iron is in a hotel.... :-) Love it.. Thanks for sharing!
  43. Interesting.. :-) .. I like the glass Keg... Thanks for sharing.. But I am going to ask the dumb question... What was the typical beverage that was served?
  44. Being the mid state hic that I am...:-) does PSNS, mean Puget Sound Naval Shipyard?.. Try a Google search..??? Did not look for Chief, but did find references to early sports at PSNS ??? Love the old...
  45. Don't have one, but I just love these old phonographs....
  46. The Evan's Co. was in Chicago, I am 7 hours from there, but it would be interesting if a main library would have any old info...
  47. Hey digging through that would be great fun!!
  48. Does a magnetic attract to it?? Funny looking little handle..
  49. That is really neat.... If it is an Irish Mail cart, what would bring it to the US? I bet it has a very interesting story behind it.. Thanks for sharing!
  50. I have no idea about the monkey... But that look on his face is priceless! I just love it... Don't we all have days we feel like that? :-)
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Frigidaire Vintage Coca Cola Company fridge, whats its worth!? Naomi photo Train wrecks - Derailments OZ KOALA CARTOON - JIM RUSSELL c.1985 Vintage Prophylactic Vending Machine (Art Deco) More You Will Remember! HELP ID POTTERY TABLE SETTING? WHAT ARE THEY FOR? glass tea pot Super Chief Illuminated Hood Ornament With Box 1946 AMI 'Model A' Jukebox OUCH!!!!!!!!!!! GREEN,UN-CLEAN, BETTER FORDS IVE SEEN Three wheel bike with wooden horse?? 4 DOWN , 21 ? TO GO !!!! Evans Ten Strike Arcade Game Incredible late 1910s WWI Mk IV female tank. Pressed steel, heavy clockwork, and early cast aluminum. My first Pin up Art Purchases Tin and paper cans

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Motor Cycle Stuff, Music { rock-n-roll } Old Signs, Ect { anything really} Vietnam Era USMC Boot Camp Graduation photo 1970 Post mortem or not 60's gar vic sealed slot cars Old Wooden Rolling Pins Dads Bootjack 1963 SPEEDEX My Dad's 1910 nickel slot machine Nishijin Pachinko Machine Vintage 5 cent table top pinball Anyone seen this before?

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