Pictures of Miscellaneous Stuff & Things

[vikingdog]

From the website of Miles of Alaska. If you haven't seen his site you should check it out: milesofalaska.net

[johnnierotten]

Now that’s cool.. .....I'll have to check that site out.

[tjmurphy]

Here's another lighter for ya Willie, same principle, just all put together in a package. Called a "Fox Hole Lighter" made by Imco during WWII. I've got two of these new in the box. Patent No. 407,068. The little ball on the end of the chain was used to snuff out the smoldering end of the wick by blocking off oxygen.

[singin46]

Here is a buttonhook I picked up at an estate sale some time back.
I am not sure if it is bone or ivory. It is hard to tell on this one.

Very cool Dale, my wife has a couple pairs of antique shoes those were used for.

[singin46]

Here's another shot of my smaller display case with new things in it.
An older Kamp King and various other oddities

[orvet]

I have a lighter similar to Tom’s & Willie’s.

In the 1980s a guy I knew went to France and brought me a souvenir. Since he worked for me in a pipe & cigar he brought a me lighter. He said it was their equitant of a Bic disposable lighter. They were just a few Francs and they work well to light Gauloises or Gitanes, (very strong French cigarettes).

You pull up the white cap, which pulls out the wick. Then strike the flint, blow on the wick to get it glowing good and light your cigarette. Pull down on the wick and the cap reseats itself smothering the burning wick.

Simple, cheap and effective, and if you are smoking a Gitanes or Gaulioses you don’t even taste the burning rope, (you can’t taste anything through the Gauloises or Gitanes).

[singin46]

Huh, that is a little gem. Almost looks like it wouldn't do anything but does, kinda like a magic trick Dale!

[FRJ]

Looks like it would burn your house down.

[FRJ]

Here's and old cordless engineers tape(?) that, that, well it's cool lookin dont ya think; I just had to have it.

[singin46]

Yes it is! My dad, who was a home builder, had one and I wish I had gotten it.

[Owd Wullie]

If that tape had a plumb bob on the end of it, it would be called a "thief" or at least that's what all the pumpers I knew called 'em.

A "thief" is used to measure the qty of oil or water in a tank or tank battery (more than one tank) at an oil well site.

How it got that name is a mystery to me.

Lufkin doesn't make 'em like that anymore.

L.S. Starret does and they ain't cheap.
http://www.bettymills.com/shop/product/ ... 55853.html

[JWS]

Where hav I been? I bet most of you know.

[tjmurphy]

Beautiful place JW. I think I'd rather live there and vacation here. What's the local?

[JWS]

Afternoon T.J.
Smokie Mtns. Top one is on Clingmans Dome the other our little cabin on Bluff Mtn.

Time spent doing some serious relaxin.

I was starting to have a nervous spell without checking in on AAPK.

[singin46]

Beautiful place JW! Not too far from me

[JWS]

Evening Perry, Been missing you Bro.

[singin46]

Thank you JW!

[Just Plain Dave]

Some scenery along what I THINK was US60 down in a River Valley in AZ. With a company where I USED to work.

[jerryd6818]

Wrigley Field 2008. Took my granddaughter and my cousin's grandson. Didn't have a real camera with me so I had to use the camera in my phone. (Yes, the Cub's lost. How did you guess?)

[jerryd6818]

I did a lot of traveling for this company I worked for in the late '90s - early 2000. At some point I got in the habit of picking up a refrigerator magnet during each trip and that habit carried over into vacations. I don't have one from every place I've been but it's a start.

[jerryd6818]

FREE!

At no cost, not even the postage.

Does anyone need a drill gauge? It's made in the USA from genuine plastic. First one to PM their mailing address gets it.

[singin46]

Looked like a beautiful day though Jerry. Good times!

[jerryd6818]

The best part was spending the day with my granddaughter. She's the apple of my eye.

[gino]

Here is a few new things I picked up. The key knife folding thing is pretty cool! the Tom Thunb adding machine is pretty sweet too.

[orvet]

I am so old that not only do I remember those mechanical calculators, I used to have one!
Different brand though.