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  1. David Conwill

    Indiana Jones V

    I’m sorry to see Harrison Ford returning. Not because he isn’t wonderful in the role but because it locks the story into a 1970’s timeframe (Ford was born in ’42, Indy in 1899—following that chronology it’s currently 1974 in the Indy universe, though I don’t think they were that rigid with the...
  2. David Conwill

    Vintage Appliances

    I guess I should keep my eye on CL around Pittsfield and Schenectady!
  3. David Conwill

    The Cap Faction

    Some disturbingly mixed reviews on Yelp, unfortunately. https://www.yelp.com/biz/william-carlton-workshop-boston
  4. David Conwill

    Vintage Appliances

    Alas, by the time I figured out what they were the Monitor Tops were all priced out of my reach. These days even a run-of-the-mill '40s Kelvinator or Frigidaire is climbing out of my grasp. I could kick myself for letting slip a Stewart-Warner a few years ago and I hold out hope that someday...
  5. David Conwill

    Vintage Appliances

    This may come as a shock to you but we (by some metrics I'm a Gen X'er by others a Millennial) aren't often considered when the moneyed folks are making those decisions since our buying power isn't that great (...yet...I hope...). That said, I've argued 'til I'm blue in the face with people my...
  7. David Conwill

    Old gas stations

    1936, actually. That's an Arthur Rothstein photo, probably taken for the Farm Security Administration.
  8. David Conwill

    Still trying to decide between 1904 Marching Shoes or Type II Service Shoes.

    Still trying to decide between 1904 Marching Shoes or Type II Service Shoes.
  9. David Conwill

    Great Photo of Original Flight Jackets

    Amazing!
  10. David Conwill

    1904 Marching Shoes versus Type II Service Shoes

    Let me preface this by saying that I'm not a reenactor, I'm just looking for a decent, 1930s-style low boot in brown built on a Munson last. I like both the 1904 Marching Shoe and the Type II Service Shoe as offered by What Price Glory. Does anyone have any feedback on either? I'd like to buy...
  11. David Conwill

    Counting Your Change...

    I received a silver 1942 nickel in change once. I think it was worth more than the item I purchased.
  13. David Conwill

    Everybody needs a hobby: Build a Spitfire.

    If I were going to build a scale replica of a vintage aircraft, it would certainly be an Isaacs Fury. I'd probably skip the RAF markings in favor of something appropriate to a mid-1930s sport plane.
  14. David Conwill

    Holy Grail of B-3s, the 1937 undyed sheepskin contract!

    Pure speculation, but I'll guess that the Great Depression caused a lot more cost-saving measures in the U.S. military than wartime exigency. If the brown finish began to appear in 1939 (as the photo of the B-17 crew would seem to indicate) that would tie in well with the rearmament efforts just...
  15. David Conwill

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    When I was still on the iPhone treadmill, my rule of thumb was to stop accepting software upgrades as soon as they stopped upgrading the phone version that came before mine. It seemed to keep them running reasonably smoothly until all the apps stopped working because they were out of date. If I...
  16. David Conwill

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Well, that makes me extra glad I've never shelled out to have a vintage car radio converted to FM. I figure I can get emergency bulletins off AM and an AUX jack gives me access to whatever music I might want to enjoy.
  17. David Conwill

    Need a little advice about Fountain Pen Hospital

    Sadly, I never did anything with my Vacuumatic. It's still sitting in a cup on my desk along with its matching mechanical pencil. I don't remember why I never took aliados up on his generous offer but it probably has to do with the death of my father and grandmother in quick succession--the...
  19. David Conwill

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I present to you "older car parked on the street, across from Belmont High. 1938." And unfortunately, that's the extent of my knowledge on it. Though I'll say it reminds me of a Herman Schultheis photograph.
  20. David Conwill

    Stars And Their Cars

    This is actually a '34 Ford with some kind of aftermarket wheel. The '38 Lincoln Model K is a far more streamlined car with pontoon fenders.
  21. David Conwill

    Stars And Their Cars

    I prefer to remember him in his '31 Ford.
  22. David Conwill

    M9A1 bazooka

    I missed this the first time around. Very impressive replica and tune-up job thereon! Reminds me of when we were kids and we'd make dummy WWII weapons out of scrap wood, PVC pipe and whatever else we could dig up. A 2 x 10, a dowel rod and an angle grinder can be used to cobble together a fairly...
  23. David Conwill

    New Film - Dunkirk, Directed by Christopher Nolan

    No doubt people said similar things the first time Frank Sinatra made a movie.

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