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  1. David Conwill

    m 43 field caps

    The Stahlheim has a bit of a history in China, actually, since the Nationalists used German advisors in the 1920s. I've seen pictures of Nationalist troops in the '30s wearing the coal scuttle helmet and carrying the famous Broomhandle Mauser (I believe the Chinese version was locally produced...
  2. David Conwill

    Moonbeam 1950's Repro Clocks – Check your Big Lots!

    You know, I actually need an alarm clock... These don't make any ticking or grinding noises, do they? That's why my wife made me get rid of my Dreyfuss-designed Big Ben. -Dave
  3. David Conwill

    Sherlock Holmes Hat

    It doesn't look as though the sides roll up enough for it to be a homburg. Rather it looks like a fedora without much "up snap" in the rear. It is a sharp hat, I'll say, though I never pictured Holmes in a '40s-style hat. I do try never to picture him in a deerstalker, either. I usually...
  4. David Conwill

    B-17 may be grounded

    All of my information is secondhand. I do remember thinking, however, that it seemed odd that aircraft would be affected this way when I could still run a mid-sixties big-block Corvette just by using race gas and lead additive. But then, a Chevy 427 is a primitive pig compared to a Pratt &...
  5. David Conwill

    m 43 field caps

    I'll bet the Korean bands wouldn't be nearly so popular if they were wearing WWII-vintage Japanese uniforms. -Dave
  7. David Conwill

    favorite cars of the golden era

    That is absolutely gorgeous. I have always loved fastback styling. It works especially well on cars of the 1941-1948 era. -Dave
  8. David Conwill

    vintge items on your computer desk

    I would love to see that photo. Personally, I always wondered how you carried a pocket watch without wearing a vest - I've got a rather nice one that I never wear for exactly that reason. Oh, and to keep this on topic, I had a case open in Westlaw earlier from 1885 - does that count as...
  9. David Conwill

    Grey Fedora

    My feeling is that a gray fedora goes with just about everything (even browns), it's the other colors that are limited (especially "goes-with-everything" black). That's probably why I bought a gray one as my first. -Dave
  10. David Conwill

    B-17 may be grounded

    Interestingly, another part of the problem if I'm not mistaken is the inferior quality of modern aviation gasoline. I once encountered a fellow who worked for a company that operated Curtiss C-46 Commandos and he mentioned that they would have to stop using them in a few years because there...
  11. David Conwill

    Campdraft

    For what it's worth, I think more people call them "hat stretchers" than hat jacks. I need one myself, for my campaign hat. -Dave
  13. David Conwill

    Campdraft

    You live in Nashville - you're telling me that none of the cowboy-hat-and-boot stores down there carry hat jacks? That's surprising. -Dave
  14. David Conwill

    1930s ski and winter wear: images

    And I like his brand-new Ford station wagon! This post reminds me of when I first started downhill skiing (one of my favorite hobbies) in high school. I wanted to get wool breeches and a wool coat. My parents insisted that I get stuff with a nylon shell. That was probably wise, because I'd...
  15. David Conwill

    m 43 field caps

    Look at the fellow in the upper left - doesn't he look a bit like he's wearing a cross between an M43 and a Stormy Kromer? I rather like the look - I think if you could get the M43 in non-Wehrmacht colors, that would help it a lot. I'm thinking blue, green, white, and possibly red. I would...
  16. David Conwill

    favorite cars of the golden era

    Can't wait to see it, Rocky. This seems to be a good time for '30s cars. My local auto swapper has a '35 LaSalle for about $5K and I just stumbled upon a '38 Ford Fordor for $5500. -Dave
  17. David Conwill

    Question about the late 1960s-mid 1970s

    Regarding hair and clothes from this era - do you ever wonder whether some of this was not by choice? I mean, how do you stay looking '40s and '50s in the '70s if all they're selling in department stores and barber shops are '70s clothes and haircuts? Probably not too many middle-class people...
  19. David Conwill

    Your FAVE 'Golden Era' Picture Ads.

    The "Other" Whippet Here are a couple I've just found - vintage brochure art for the Willys Whippet. Less famous than the Model 77 and Americar, the Whippet was a favorite taxicab in LA between the wars and commonly had its streamlined grille shell stolen by dry lakes racers for...
  20. David Conwill

    My first all-new hat

    Very sharp. Can't wait to see the gray one. -Dave
  21. David Conwill

    Compiling a CD and need some suggestions.

    I've got these tracks so far: 1) Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como 2) Magic Moments - Perry Como 3) Find a Wheel - Perry Como 4) Old Cape Cod - Patti Paige 5) You Belong to Me - Patti Paige 6) Betty Co-Ed - Rudy Vallee 7) Standin' on the Corner - The Four Lads 8) Istanbul, Not...
  22. David Conwill

    vintge items on your computer desk

    My younger brother has one of these - his is steel though, not brass. As near as I can tell, they're 40mm anti-aircraft shells as were used on Bofors AA guns on lots of U.S. Navy ships during WWII and after. As for vintage on my desk - none at the moment. But the desk and chair are from the...
  23. David Conwill

    Flask Question

    Them!? I love that movie. -Dave

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