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  1. scotrace

    Experience D-Day In Real-Time

    All OVER this. Thanks!
  2. scotrace

    Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!

    Sit tight. Some very welcome news may be on the horizon. Not that I've spoken with Matt Deckard or anything....
  3. scotrace

    Appropriate Dress to Wear As Wedding Guest. Black? Red?

    I saw a recent wedding (relative!) at which the bride and her maids all wore cowboy boots with their gowns.
  4. scotrace

    The Morris Chair Mystery

    There's a # over the second Z in "jazz." And the number looks like a nine where the B in "baby" begins. There's no 8; that's the loop of the bottom of the cursive Z. And there are no other words or markings front or back, or on the other pieces of cloth that covered the seat and inside back.
  5. scotrace

    The Morris Chair Mystery

    I thought maybe it was a model designation and a name. "Jazz Baby" for a Tim Rilker or something. But can't find any models listings for Royal Easy Chair. Probably, the guy wrote it, held it up to show a coworker, and they laughed and sealed it up for 90 years.
  7. scotrace

    Vintage Appliances

    I ran across a Hamilton Beach Model G at an antique store recently, but passed it by at $30. Anyone have experience with one? Like this:
  8. scotrace

    Parting Men's Hair: Where Should I Part Mine?

    My hair just falls where it wants to be parted.
  9. scotrace

    Photos from Roald Amundsen's home.

    It is easy to see why it is a favorite. A spectacular home. Thank you for posting it for us to see. I'm sure there is interest in video.
  10. scotrace

    Oxford Bags

    Why print, necessarily?
  11. scotrace

    The Morris Chair Mystery

    Recently, due to an extremely fortuitous set of circumstances, I got my hands on something long-coveted: A Morris chair. It is in great condition, except for the upholstery and stuffing, which were still as from the factory. Patent numbers place it anywhere from 1918-1925 or so. It had to be...
  13. scotrace

    Oxford Bags

    Seconded. And perhaps we can create a Guide.
  14. scotrace

    A WWII vet talks about his original (untreated) Cable 27753 A-2 jacket

    Wonderful! He's so delighted to show it off! Thankfully he's looked after it a bit. Had it been in an attic or cellar someplace, it would be cracked badly by now. Thanks for sharing!
  15. scotrace

    The Great Gatsby - Remake in the Works

    It had moments when it was good. It was certainly a wonder to see, and I wanted Nick's cottage, and a few of the sweaters I saw. Tom Buchanan was well played, and was pretty much just as I saw him in my mind. A cruel mouth and demeanor. In the end, you rather feel that Daisy is safer with Tom...
  16. scotrace

    How to do It: Stiff Starch Grandma's Way

    Right. With thanks to my daughter and her mum for helping recover them, this thread now has all its pictures restored. Whew.
  17. scotrace

    Spitfire 944 - Short Documentary Film - USAAF Spitfire (Recon) - Crash Lands

    Fourth viewing - gives me a lump in the throat every time.
  19. scotrace

    Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!

    Something that occurs to me is that we, here, are spoiled: In shopping vintage hats, we see the full span of hat production from beginning to now. It's a smorgasbord of styles, crowns, colors, ribbons, etc. Even within a single model, we see the full run of, say, Stratoliners from start to...
  20. scotrace

    Spitfire 944 - Short Documentary Film - USAAF Spitfire (Recon) - Crash Lands

    Thank you so very much, my friend. I feel so strongly about the preservation of all these wonderful stories, both from military and civilian life. This is the best such documentary I've seen. Very tight, well presented, fast moving. No fillers for time, no repetition of information for a false...
  21. scotrace

    How many years have you been at the same job?

    You confirmed my assessment of your character nicely. :) That's a nationwide problem, I think: The process is off-putting to the best qualified. So elective positions often are filled by those who are willing to play by the sordid game rules, rather than those who we would like to have govern...
  22. scotrace

    Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!

    There it is. The problem from the first days of the Lounge. As soon as we talk "let's have this made!" It gets bogged down in "I'll only buy it if it's exactly my thing." Which is altogether correct. Who wants to spend money on something that isn't what they want? But the thing is, they wouldn't...
  23. scotrace

    This "sucks"... the Hoover And Other Vintage Vacuum Cleaners

    So, I'm walking downtown in my dinky little Midwestern town and I'll be darned if I don't see this new shop open: Repairs. A collection of old Hoover machines in the window.

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