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Dopp Kit/Toiletry Bag
I don't know how much space you need, but I've been contemplating this piece from Duluth Trading Co. I prefer the fire-hose material over leather for the same reasons you cited. Full disclosure, though, my ugly nylon shaving kit shows no sign of dying, so I want the fire-hose bag for my pipe and...- David Conwill
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Cap Faction
I wondered about that myself. Unfortunately the detail photos don't show an adjuster, so... :shrug:- David Conwill
- Post #8,022
- Forum: Hats
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Old gas stations
Today's festive Sunoco brought to you by Shorpy! "December 1940. 'Christmas trees for sale at a gas station. Woonsocket, Rhode Island.' Medium format negative by Jack Delano."- David Conwill
- Post #3,597
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Cap Faction
Imagine my excitement when I learned that Eastman Leather Clothing is reproducing the A-2 cap (more or less)!- David Conwill
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- Forum: Hats
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Old gas stations
A RED horse flying to the LEFT?!? Sounds suspiciously Commie to me! ;)- David Conwill
- Post #3,575
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Old gas stations
A doomed Texaco in Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood, back in 1950. Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were the center of African-American commerce and culture in Detroit and were completely demolished and replaced with freeway in the 1950s. This is part of a series of photos recently...- David Conwill
- Post #3,560
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Show us your vehicles
Some time ago, my wife and I were discussing my '62 Ford Falcon that I hadn't been driving for reasons of economy. When I told her I wanted to sell it so it wouldn't slowly expire for lack of use, she surprised me and said "you should get a motorcycle--one of those old British ones." I'd long...- David Conwill
- Post #2,953
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your vehicles
Beautiful Plymouth, Vitanola! The '35-'38 PlyDo's are badly underrated cars, IMO.- David Conwill
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- Forum: The Display Case
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What are you snacking on?
Peanut butter and chocolate are proof that God loves us and wants us to be fat. ;)- David Conwill
- Post #540
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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What are you snacking on?
Lately sausage sticks (mainly turkey, but occasionally beef) and cheese cubes have been a staple for my wife and me. I also have discovered that spicy pork rinds and smoked oysters are an excellent pairing. Smoked almonds (which I discovered I can make at home as an outgrowth of my meat-smoking...- David Conwill
- Post #538
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Sears might be going belly up
Modern engines will happily go 250,000 miles or more, but I've yet to encounter a late model vehicle where the body, interior, and electrical components are made to the same standard. But I guess people living in the Southwest are happy.- David Conwill
- Post #288
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Sears might be going belly up
Ex-bankruptcy shyster here (still licensed--just not practicing anymore, Thank God). Yeah, a Chapter 11 is a reorganization, a Chapter 7 is a liquidation*. I did mostly consumer work, where the Chapter 11's were usually just a prelude to a Chapter 7 when no viable plan of reorganization could be...- David Conwill
- Post #260
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Bought my first leather jacket
Based on some older news articles I read about Golden Bear, it would appear that the outsourcing occurred immediately after this jacket was produced (early 1980s), when they contracted with a Korean manufacturer to better handle the Banana Republic order. Probably around the time they were...- David Conwill
- Post #16
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Bought my first leather jacket
Thanks, these are Shurons. I've had them a long time now and the quality is top notch. I even replaced the arms once!- David Conwill
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Bought my first leather jacket
Reading the Golden Bear histories, the reason they started manufacturing some of their jackets in Korea is because they had trouble filling Banana Republic orders from their San Francisco factories, so there's definitely a connection and it's certainly a Golden Bear at heart. As to how, or why...- David Conwill
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Bought my first leather jacket
Thanks to the savvy negotiating skills of my wife, I ended up paying $42 on a $50 asking price!- David Conwill
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Bought my first leather jacket
Well, second if you count the "mall" jacket my dad bought me back in high school. I wasn't even looking for one, but found this in a local shoe-repair store. It's a bit musty from storage, but looks essentially unworn. It's styled after the A-2 with hand-warmer pockets concealed behind the patch...- David Conwill
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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1962 Ford Falcon - $8000 obo
Car is sold! Thanks for looking, everybody!- David Conwill
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- Forum: Classifieds
