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and also if a 1 or 2 year old can sit on one of the trailers of the other semis you have while he scoots along?

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Those original coolers go for stupid money here in the UK as they are very "Scene" amongst the VW guys.

Heres a teaser of my garage and some of the assorted old tat I seem to accumulate. Picked up a couple of more items whilst I was over in France this month, a "Piles Wonder" enamel sign as it made me laugh (Pile is french for battery and this was a big brand over there) and old I guess 1950's enamel road sign for loose chippings and some more vintage oil cans.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...IMG_2015BW.jpg

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I had to go back and read your post to make sure you weren't posting yourselves as 'Old Neat Stuff' ;)

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Some really neat stuff in here. I need to take a few pics of my ancient treasures and post them, too !

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I have this really cool old air compressor:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55...oltools001.jpg
And a few of these old Thermos bottles:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55...bottles002.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55...bottles003.jpg

And this-guess what it's for:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55...ejogger002.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55...ejogger001.jpg

I have lots of old tools, too.

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Don't have much but I do like see the old stuff. I love seeing something 50-100 years old come back to life and be used for it's orignal purpose. Our son's bed is over 150 years old and we still use it today.

Here are my cooler's.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...k/c099d38d.jpg

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...k/fc0355cf.jpg

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...k/0bb1af22.jpg

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...3-19-11114.jpg

I also have my grandmother's 150 year old bed with stool and matching bedroom suit. The head board almost hit's the ceiling in our house. I also have the piano my grandmother and my mother both learned to play as children and sewing machine that my grandmother made all 7 of our first communion gowns on.

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Stacking paper reams so the edges line up.

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I rediscovered my childhood train set a few years back. As a result, my toy train passion was rekindled and I began to acquire antique rolling stock.

This working locomotive and its tender are model No. 6 Lionel Standard Gauge , built sometime between 1918 and 1923.

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This was my Mom's stove. It is a 1948 Wedgewood. I still use it, I cooked a Thanksgiving turkey in it last Thursday. There is no pilot for the oven, it has to be lit with a match.

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Some of my old oil and gas signs...

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...5600/signs.jpg
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...600/signs2.jpg
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...600/signs7.jpg
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...600/signs5.jpg
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...600/signs4.jpg

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A couple of gas pumps

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...600/signs8.jpg

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My 1929 NEHI cooler

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...600/signs6.jpg

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I recently got my hands on a South Bend lathe from the 1917 era. I emailed the South Bend Lathe Company with the serial number and they told me it was built around 1917 anyways. No exact records though.

Originally built for a "line drive" machine shop, someone had built some brackets and mounted an electric motor.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...e/IMG_0645.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...e/IMG_0691.jpg

It even came with some old cutting tools and wrenches. It also has a milling vise and a bunch of change gears for threading.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...e/IMG_0648.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...e/IMG_0647.jpg

The machine seems to work fine, it has a bit of play here and there and it is pretty messy from oiling it. But the power feed and power cross feed both work, as well as the threading.

It's fun to mess around with, and can come in handy at home with fixing things or making new parts. But at the same time, I am having a bit of fun with fixing it up a littlle. Need to clean up the brackets that hold the motor and stabilize the motor a bit better. That and have the motor hooked up properly for forward/reverse. As it stands, if I want reverse I have to spin the chuck in reverse when starting:lol:

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Geary.... do you own anything that is not cool?

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Nate, Most of the stuff I own is not very cool...I just dont take pictures of that stuff...LOL

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Picked this up as part (very small part) trade when I sold my 65 Cutlass :(
Not sure I'll keep it. Good size rotted area but still pretty cool.
Square chain. Lights work and has motor to spin (flash) lights.

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Next time Im in Maryland Im stopping by one of special-K's garage sales =)

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how about a dynamic welder co. model 75D, far as i can make out it's a early to mid 50;s, works great, & a 1951 power pak fire ext. in front of it. a day of infamy newspaper, & a ww2 german luftwaffe officer's dress dagger

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A few more pictures of some bits and pieces in my garage

Couple of old French Michelin tyre pressure charts, the left hand one is plastic and from the early 80's, the right hand is tin and dated 1965

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...DPP_0011-1.jpg

The white sign with the red writing came from a WWII military fuel store.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...DPP_0010-1.jpg

Assorted old enamel signs

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...s/IMG_0363.jpg

This one is double sided

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...s/IMG_0362.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...s/IMG_0356.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...s/IMG_0355.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...s/IMG_0365.jpg

I need to get out into the garage and snap some pictures, I have a load of vintage oil cans with the oldest a 1930 Mobiloil Gargoyle can, a 1930's Marchal fog light, 1930's warning triangle, and other bits and bobs.

This is something I keep toying with rescuing, its a 1960's Henon brand caravan (travel trailer) its at my parents holiday home inFrance and is derelict but largely complete.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...9/S6001889.jpg

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Love that travel trailer!

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Reminds me of a 21 window type 1 vw
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Heres a few more pictures of the caravan, outside and in. Biggest problem is that the towbar has been cut off flush with the front so it'll need at least a replacement welding on if not a new chassis.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/S6001893.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/S6001894.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/S6001895.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/S6001892.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/S6001890.jpg

I think the wheels may be Citroen wheels. These were made from just after WWII to the 1970's transitioning from aluminium to fibreglass at some point. This is a galss one so probably 1960's, they also made different sizes.

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Some new stuff gone up in the garage over the last couple of months, some I've had for a while and finally unpacked after the move, some I acquired last year. I have a date booked with an electrician friend of mine to come and help me get the place wired up in a couple of weeks time for beer and curry, and the paid electrician will be connecting the house end of the underground cable next week so I will shortly have lights and power.

1930's Essolene Petrol enamel sign

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...ps529f2f05.jpg


French "Pile Wonder" (battery company) enamel sign, my Texaco clock I got for christmas (modern repro) and my old shell anti-freeze testing station

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...ps1136ea21.jpg

old oil cans

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...ps3bf6875c.jpg

oldest is probably this one, I reckon 1930's.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...pse2487a61.jpg

oil jugs and tins

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...ps4c3bfa43.jpg

Vintage warning triangle, old Bib brand (made by Michelin) oil can and my grandads old spray gun complete with kilner jar on the bottom, I have the electric air pump for this and its dated 1947!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...ps93bca3a1.jpg

repro esso oil drop girl enamel sign I got for christmas.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...pscb40bad7.jpg

French roadsign

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...psaa82614c.jpg

Old bosch sparkplug display stand the red sign came from a WWII fuel depot,

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...psa4df2f65.jpg

old enamel roadworks "loose chippings" sign proably 1950's looking at the car!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...ps20a04c03.jpg

Rather beautiful repro Lucas Lights enamel sign my wife bought me for christmas

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...ps867ae4d7.jpg

Outside shot today in the snow

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...ps2ec4aa30.jpg

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Love the shop Phil!

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This is the only "neat old stuff" picture I have handy. It was given to me at age 3 or so, back when they were still heavy cast iron and pretty much indestructible. You could make man legs peddling this thing up the sidewalk. When I was 5 we moved across the street, and I loaded my wagon all day until the job was done. When I was maybe 12 I took it apart and bundled everything together in a box so that I could restore it for my son, if I ever had one. Well, I didn't get around to restoring it but I did have a son and my Dad drug it out. He had a great time fixing it up, I think it brought alot of good memories back to him. He gave it to my son for his 3rd birthday. Dad said he was starting a new trend among tractor restorers - John Deer Yellow ghost flames :lol: I don't get too attached to "things" but you would have to fight me for this!