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  1. David Conwill

    P37 Canteen Stopper

    I was thinking so, are they a standard size? I'm not really a wine drinker, but I'd be glad to make the sacrifice for the furtherment of my canteen project. BTW, this all came about because my wife has decided we need to 86 the plastic nalgene bottles due to the BPA. Kind of a blessing in...
  2. David Conwill

    Old street scenes

    Those are great, Rocky. I've seen the old Kodachromes in this thread several times now, and while I still enjoy looking, it's always good to see something fresh. -Dave
  3. David Conwill

    Canvas Sports Shoes

    I like them, but if I had to choose between those and a similarly styled Chuck Taylor, the Converses would win. I just don't care for the "PF Flyer" lettering on the front of the rubber. Besides, you apparently cannot purchase PF Flyers anywhere in the state of Michigan, yet Chucks are...
  4. David Conwill

    P37 Canteen Stopper

    Folks, I just dug this out of the barn: It was sold to me as unissued, and that may very well be correct. Nevertheless, it's sixty some years old and the stopper is a little... erm... gross. The nut is rusty and there appears to be some cork rot. I'd like to replace the stopper and it...
  5. David Conwill

    Old Firefighter's Headlamp?

    This is another old friend from the garage. My babysitter gave this to me when I was in first or second grade. She claimed it was a miner's headlamp, but it's stamped "WEST FIRE EQUIP CO" which leads me to believe otherwise. Oddly, it's also stamped "U.S. GOVERNMENT." War surplus perhaps...
  7. David Conwill

    Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera

    I love this stuff, but here's my quandry: I'd like to decorate my luggage with this type of thing, but only for places I've been and lines I've travelled. I wish I was better with photoshop, I'd just make my own. I'd like to see a website like this but devoted to the waterslide decals of...
  8. David Conwill

    The Best Fiction About the Golden Era?

    Just wondering what book recommendations people had about the era we all love. Nothing gets me feeling the time like a good novel. Don't get me wrong, I love non-fiction and indeed most of my books are such, but whenever I really feel like I need to visit 1933-34, I pull out A Century of...
  9. David Conwill

    Steampunk, Dieselpunk, etc.

    I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one. I don't think that highly baroque piece is in fact steampunk. The "steam" era pretty readily coincides with cartridge ammunition. Admittedly, the laws are pretty free on pre-1900 firearm ownership, but I still think that the public carry...
  10. David Conwill

    Show us your vehicles

    You cannot beat the look of triple carbs - I've got an Offy manifold for my Camaro, but haven't gotten around to assembling the carburetors yet. As for Rochester mechanical fuel injection, I've always heard those are awfully hard to tune - but maybe with 51 years of experience, someone has...
  11. David Conwill

    Steampunk, Dieselpunk, etc.

    Wrinkle finishes are nice. My typewriter's got a gray-green wrinkle finish. It's also great for dissapating heat on engines (wrinkle finish, not my typewriter). -Dave
  13. David Conwill

    Office chairs

    Just because I was enjoying this thread, I thought I'd post up a picture of the Shaw-Walker chair I was talking about earlier: Shaw-Walker Model 8309. No, I don't know why it's in a stair well. And of my battered old teacher's chair that I found in a Grand Rapids antique shop and took...
  14. David Conwill

    Golden Era Machinery!

    Look out! Warning! Opening this site causes my McAfee virus scanner to freak out, informing me that it's attempting to load a virus and a trojan. -Dave
  15. David Conwill

    Show us your Vintage Rucksacks!

    I like it, but what's with the stencilling? Stencilling is getting to be the new "red star sewn onto things." -Dave
  16. David Conwill

    Steampunk, Dieselpunk, etc.

    I think a big part of the lack of steampunk firearms might also be that a large part of the popularity of steampunk is in areas that have somewhat stringent firearms laws - Japan, Europe, and California. That and the conventions and things these people attend probably frown upon live weapons...
  17. David Conwill

    Suspender Buttons: Inside or Outside?

    This thread has inspired me. I'm going to sew buttons on the insides of my work pants. That way I won't be tempted to wear a belt in the garage and potentially scratch my fenders. Now, I just need a set of mechanic-grade suspenders. -Dave
  19. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    If I'm not mistaken, didn't period reviewers complain that the Edsel was over powered? Of course, with 400 lb-ft of torque in a car that weighed the same as a Pontiac GTO, they're probably underpowered by my standards. Nothing a 428 Cobra Jet wouldn't cure, though. ;) -Dave
  20. David Conwill

    Show us your vehicles

    It might be easier on the wallet to get the 283, build it mildly, and put an S10 5-speed behind it. Of course, if you're using the old girl like a truck was intended, I'd stay with the 350. This coming from a guy whose favorite Chevy motor is the 327. -Dave
  21. David Conwill

    Post New Hats Here!

    That's sharp. Boy, those Feds do have a lot of body, don't they? Almost like a cowboy conversion. -Dave
  22. David Conwill

    Show us your Vintage Rucksacks!

    It used to be that the salt-and-pepper Swiss rucksacks were easy to find inexpensively. If those are too big, but you've got a bit of scratch (or if brand new is just a priority for you), I'll bet somebody like Indy Magnoli could make a scaled-down one for you (he does repop Mk. VII gas mask...
  23. David Conwill

    WWII Crusher and Garrison Caps

    Interesting. They show a cap called the "Lee Flight by Berkshire" and the logo on the box leads me to believe that it's the same company that made mine - but the liner, sweatband, and grommet are all different. I wonder if mine's older or newer. I also wonder if the Lee of crusher caps was...

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