fa: here's a challenge for you guys - have you found something more out of context than this box of 32 Ford V8 pistons?

Going through one of the seldom opened gun cabinets a while ago..I found a Remington Mod 14 in 30 Remington, that I dont remember having aquirred. Action is stuck shut, but there is no round in the chamber (checked with cleaning rod, of course). Cant for the life of me remember when/where I got it. Nor how much I paid for it. Nor is it in my gun inventory book.

Shrug..Ive put out some requests from my friends and someone is bound to remember who/when/how much I got it for.

Rather nice looking rifle too. Now I understand why I have a couple hundred rounds of 30 Remington brass tucked away in the brass inventory. Id been wondering...shrug.

Having a stroke can be an interesting event. Makes even old stuff brand new when one hits a memory hole.

Also found a katana, but Ill need to pull the grip to find out who made it, when it was made etc. Dont have a clue where it came from either. I remember where the others came from..just not THIS one.

Shrug

Gunner

One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch

Monkey Wards wired up many of the older houses in our township. Mom's home for sure back when it belonged to the grandparents. Electrified it and put in a Fairbanks Morse water pump. Damn grandma was styling. The pump lasted 50 years.

I'm sure you have looked at the reproduction Sears Roebuck catalogs and saw all sorts of things the department stores don't sell now. Tractor kits (you add your model A or Model T), firearms, traps, ect.

How old are you Bill? I though you were < 60. I hear it gets worse as we get older.

While moving my old uniforms to another closet, I checked the pockets, looking for my tie clip, and found a 20 dollar bill. I last wore the uniform in 1979 and at times near that point 20 dollars would have really helped me out. There, green uniform, green money ;)

Wes

After pondering on this while writing..I suddenly remembered who I got it from, and when.

Now the katana..that still in a memory hole.

Thanks!!

Gunner, who is greatful that the memory holes arent permanant.

One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch

Well, THERE's something I would never have thought - department stores in the home electrification business - when would that have been - late 1800s?

Yes, the reproduction old catalogs are cool - especially when you run across one of the items in the catalog and need to know exactly what it is - now all we need is a way to search with an image rather than words - our brain does this well, computers not so well.

It was in the 1940's if I remember what I was told correctly.

I'm sure google is working on it. I'm not sure I'm going to attach the electrodes to my head to try the service though ;)

Wes

Sears sold houses! - in kit form - like a kit a week.

Mart>

"Martin H. Eastburn" on Mon, 05 Jul 2010

The Presidio in San Francisco had a number of quarters for officers which had been supplied by Sear, Roebuck. Army had figured that they would do for junior officers.