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New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:01 pmTom, you and Joe (FRJ) should compare knots.
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Good to know I'm not the only knot nut. 
That's important! "GIT-R-DONE!" 
From a May 1950, New York newspaper.
Sorry I didn't see your post back when it was made but I must say you collect very beautiful things.Maddogfl wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 11:51 pm I like to buy old American made mechanical clocks and get them running again. I am certainly not a clock maker, but I can make about 2/3 of the dead ones I buy run. They usually just need cleaning, lubricating and adjusting and sometimes just talking nice to them will make them run. When they exceed my abilities, which doesn't take a lot, I will give the carcasses to a real clock guy for parts. You can buy a nice 100 year old pendulum clock, running, for a hundred bucks, but if you have to take it for repairs the price gets crazy. I have about 15 wall clocks that I keep wound, and about the same number of mantle or kitchen clocks that I don't wind often. My wife is a saint.
I also collect WWII era American military binoculars. There was a day, not long ago when they could be bought cheap. There again, I am not a binocular mechanic, but I am not afraid to disassemble one and clean 80 years of dust out of them. If they are badly out of columniation, I am usually screwed as I don't have the tools or training to repair them, and again, professional repairs are expensive. The trick is to know when you are licked and don't obsess over failure. I mastered one trade in my life, but i like to piddle in places where I don't belong.
I go by the theory that if I buy something that is broken, I can only improve it because it is has already been discarded as broken, and you can't break broke. I picked up an old Victrola that looked goo but was not working, and with a little guidance from a friend from NY on another forum, I got that old gal running and sounding great. You would not believe how much sound you get out of these unamplified music machines until hear one working.
Apparently the Victrola's are a lot more common up North as I don't see many of them, and when I do, the sellers think that they are made of unobtanium.
I also collect Mosin Nagant rifles, though I quit buying them about four years ago when the prices went through the roof. For once in my life I got on to something when it was cheap. I have a pile of the things that I paid under $100.00 each for. They are now my 401K and have beat the pants off my other investments.
I enjoyed seeing them & reading your nice post. 
Anyways, there is a picture of the door open and closed just so you can see. Looks like I can get about 4 more plates on this door. If I move Penn. down and to the right, then I can get one more on the left side of the door & three more on the right corner above Alabama. And when it's full..., I still have plenty of room on the other side of the carport for more. I look forward to adding it to my collection! If I ever hit the flea markets, I'll see about getting hold of a Michigan plate for you.Thanks Buddy!Dan In MI wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:04 pm Nice collection of plates, Tom!
I don't know about most other states, but in Michigan, the plate stays with the owner when ownership of the vehicle is transferred. In California, where I lived previously, regular issue plates stay with the vehicle. (Special interest plates typically stay with the owner.)
Appreciate it! 
Steve Warden wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:25 pm NJ plates have to be turned into the MVC when you sell, trade or otherwise get rid of the car. Can't keep the plates.
Good fact to know. So if I see any NJ plates at a fair price on eBay I should grab them. I just checked eBay. Only found one with a year sticker on it from 82. It's in rough condition & cost €27 shipped. I try to get tags that are not more than €10 shipped. I'll be on the lookout for one of them.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:25 pm NJ plates have to be turned into the MVC when you sell, trade or otherwise get rid of the car. Can't keep the plates.
What does MVC stand for? California has the Department of Motor Vehicles. I know Washington registrations are (were?) handled by the Department of Licensing. Michigan gets really odd; it's the Secretary of State here. And I'm pretty sure that a plate can be transferred from one vehicle to another. As I haven't bought a car up here (mainly due to insipid rust issues), I don't say that with certainty, though.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:25 pm NJ plates have to be turned into the MVC when you sell, trade or otherwise get rid of the car.
The full abbreviation is NJ MVC -- New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.Dan In MI wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:44 pmWhat does MVC stand for? California has the Department of Motor Vehicles. I know Washington registrations are (were?) handled by the Department of Licensing. Michigan gets really odd; it's the Secretary of State here. And I'm pretty sure that a plate can be transferred from one vehicle to another. As I haven't bought a car up here (mainly due to insipid rust issues), I don't say that with certainty, though.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:25 pm NJ plates have to be turned into the MVC when you sell, trade or otherwise get rid of the car.
Germany must be censoring fleabay - I did a search using "new jersey license plate" and got 2000+ hits, which includes a bunch of non-car license plates.TPK wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:40 pmI just checked eBay. Only found one with a year sticker on it from 82. It's in rough condition & cost €27 shipped. I try to get tags that are not more than €10 shipped. I'll be on the lookout for one of them.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:25 pm NJ plates have to be turned into the MVC when you sell, trade or otherwise get rid of the car. Can't keep the plates.
Thanks for the Tip!
There is an "eBay Germany" that only shows me sellers in Germany or sellers who will ship to Germany. In most cases, I will then filter out sellers outside of the EU because I have to pay Import taxes for anything that comes from outside of the EU.zzyzzogeton wrote: ↑Sun Jul 17, 2022 3:01 amGermany must be censoring fleabay - I did a search using "new jersey license plate" and got 2000+ hits, which includes a bunch of non-car license plates.TPK wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:40 pmI just checked eBay. Only found one with a year sticker on it from 82. It's in rough condition & cost €27 shipped. I try to get tags that are not more than €10 shipped. I'll be on the lookout for one of them.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:25 pm NJ plates have to be turned into the MVC when you sell, trade or otherwise get rid of the car. Can't keep the plates.
Thanks for the Tip!
Just to give you an idea why I am often excited when I buy an American made knife. They are not "impossible" to find but not easy to find either. And of course there is competition to get your hands on those that do show up. 
Go Marines!!! 
motorcycle right up until I joined the U.S. Army in November of 1990. Looks like there is room for about 6 more plates. Five more if I subtract the one from Steve. We'll see what shows up in my price range on the Bay this month. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Thanks Steve!
IMO it looks better with each new addition. 