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  1. David Conwill

    Felt hats in summer..

    Are we not allowed to refer to those as "Coolie hats" anymore? Those hats, whatever they're called, are very popular in this area with migrant workers. Seems like every crew I see is outfitted with them - that or I only ever see the same crew in different fields. -Dave
  2. David Conwill

    Men's DRESS BOOTS to suit all budgets.

    Thanks! And what a great link in general. It appears by that definition that I own no formal shoes. Of course, one could have a discussion whether a dress shoe need be formal. After all, aren't business suits, while dressy, not considered "formal" attire? -Dave
  3. David Conwill

    Men's DRESS BOOTS to suit all budgets.

    I guess I don’t understand. What is open lacing? How does the lacing on the service shoes differ from the lacing on the boots originally posted? Sorry for my ignorance. -Dave
  4. David Conwill

    Men's DRESS BOOTS to suit all budgets.

    It strikes me that with its handsome saddle reinforcement, and the semi-fancy toe cap, the World War Two U.S. Army Type II Service Shoe has a certain amount of "dress boot" style to it: Anybody wearing a pair polished up with a suit? -Dave
  5. David Conwill

    Music suggestions 20's 30's big band & jazz?

    Not to hijack, but I've been wanting to try on some 1920s hot jazz - the kind that is often mistaken for ragtime. Is it the same/related to Dixieland? -Dave
  7. David Conwill

    New "Murder On the Orient Express" article and interview with Christie's grandson

    Crud! I saw this in passing at my inlaws on Sunday, and didn’t realize it wasn’t the version I’ve already seen. If I’d have known it was freshly produced, I’d have insisted we watch it (or gone home to watch it alone!). Any chance it will be on the air again soon? -Dave
  8. David Conwill

    Show us your Guns!

    I recently read the above in a Shooting Times review. I never knew the Colt New Service was available in .357 Magnum. Did these use the pencil barrel, or was a heavy barrel fitted for the more-powerful round? If it used the pencil barrel, that would make the New Service the only Magnum I’m...
  9. David Conwill

    Home is where the Kitchen is

    That is gorgeous! What a cheerful kitchen. It makes me want to go buy some glossy blue paint and start sanding my cabinets. -Dave
  10. David Conwill

    Any writers?

    This is why I don’t ever complete anything. I’m a lazy writer, so when it gets hard, I quit. It might be different if it meant putting food on the table. Heck, I know it does, because I have to muscle past writer’s block all the time when I’m briefing issues. -Dave
  11. David Conwill

    JC Penney: American Living

    That was my assessment as well, but I was hoping my fellow loungers knew differently. It seems like a seersucker jacket or something would be a natural for this line, but I guess not. Probably so. I know I can’t wait to wear my plaid jacket, come cool weather. -Dave
  13. David Conwill

    Let's See Your Vintage Inspired Office!

    I recently acquired my grandfather's file safe, which had been stored in my parents' garage. It's too dark to take a picture, but it looks essentially like this, but in a bluer green. Metal plaques affixed to the front and rear say "Protection Account Register" and inform me that my safe was...
  14. David Conwill

    Any writers?

    I write in spurts, usually to lance the boil of my creativity. Most recently I was re-writing the story of Stagecoach set in an alternate-history 1939 Northern Michigan. I don't claim to be good, but I have fun. -Dave
  15. David Conwill

    JC Penney: American Living

    Hey gang, anything worthwhile in this collection at the moment? -Dave
  16. David Conwill

    Is dressing vintage a purely modern day phenomenon?

    Charity shops, heck! My 70-year-old aunt recently told me about the summer of 1961, when she purchased a complete, dead-stock, 1920s boys outfit (breeches, shirt, cap, etc.) from a going-out-of-business sale in Northern Michigan. She got it as a Halloween costume. The best part is, she held...
  17. David Conwill

    Very Cool Website: Buildings of Detroit

    Check out Buildings of Detroit if you have not already. I’ve only just discovered it, but it appears to be a showcase of Detroit’s architectural glory, and includes an update on the current status of the building in question. -Dave
  19. David Conwill

    Can you identify these 1949 Stetson Straws?

    Thanks! I really like that Windward Palm. -Dave
  20. David Conwill

    Can you identify these 1949 Stetson Straws?

    Even though summer seems like it’s now half over, I’ve been looking for a new summer hat, and I keep thinking of this ad: (It’s from Plan59.com) Unfortunately, they edited out the ad copy, so whatever the names of the hats were, is now lost. Can anyone identify them? -Dave
  21. David Conwill

    The Stetson St. Regis homburg - what can you tell me?

    Never did. Whippet and Playboy ads from that period are easy to find, but I haven’t come across one with a St. Regis pictured. -Dave
  22. David Conwill

    Felt hats in summer..

    Do you use ear protection? Or is your mower silent (electric or rotary)? -Dave
  23. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I won’t say I wouldn’t touch a flathead six in a Forward Look car, but being as I have a 440 V8 in search of a worthwhile home, it might be tough... -Dave

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