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  1. Stanley Doble

    Correct Telephone Habits

    I think they generate random phone numbers until they call every possible combination. Ex directory won't help.
  2. Stanley Doble

    The Streetcar/Trolley/Tram/Electric Railway Thread

    "I heard that as of late they were considering trying to bring back the system but I don't know how they would do that because the street cars used to run in the middle of the road and traffic space for cars on the left and right of the tracks in the middle , but cars are so much wider than in...
  3. Stanley Doble

    Favorite Male or Female Singers From The Era

    I can't believe no one has mentioned Nat King Cole.
  4. Stanley Doble

    What kind of Camera did Bogart use in the Maltese Falcon

    If it was a newspaper photographer taking pictures of the murder scene he was probably wielding a 4X5 Speed Graphic.
  5. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Elwy had the advantage of NO advertising or commercials on his shows. The movies were presented uncut and uninterrupted. Thanks to being presented on a government owned network.
  7. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I hesitate to mention this one because it is local or regional but does anyone remember Elwy Yost and his Magic Shadows and Saturday Night At The Movies programs? He was a movie buff from way back and brought great enthusiasm and depth of knowledge to his introductions to old movies. He also...
  8. Stanley Doble

    What kind of Camera did Bogart use in the Maltese Falcon

    Where was the camera?
  9. Stanley Doble

    Restoring vintage fridge

    This is a last resort but maybe you can make a seal of silicone. Lay a bead of silicone seal on the old gasket so it squishes against the fridge when you shut the door. Leave it to harden overnight. Tape wax paper to the fridge first so it can't stick. It might help to adjust the door latch out...
  10. Stanley Doble

    What kind of Camera did Bogart use in the Maltese Falcon

    Are you thinking of The Big Sleep? There was an empty camera concealed in a statue in Geiger's house.
  11. Stanley Doble

    Glen Campbell's Lime Green Cadillac Wagon Is Up For Sale

    Just the thing for towing your vintage Airstream trailer.
  13. Stanley Doble

    CNN Article: Handwriting on the Decline

    ^^You mean you don't know how many rods there are to the furlong, and how many furlongs there are to the league? Or how many firkins make a hogshead?
  14. Stanley Doble

    comedy one-reelers of the golden age

    Robert Benchley said that his short films reminded him of his father. When he watched one, it was as if he was watching his father on the screen and he would roar with laughter. This would make his friends think he was weak in the head, laughing at himself and laughing at jokes he not only had...
  15. Stanley Doble

    Gentlemen's Lodges/Groups in the Golden Era?

    If you are interested in the subject you should read Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis (better known as the author of True Grit). It is the supposed history of a lodge or secret society that flourished in the 1920s and 30s. It gives a feel for the subject and the times and is also a very...
  16. Stanley Doble

    Gentlemen's Lodges/Groups in the Golden Era?

    There were many lodges, they were very popular from the mid 19th century up to the 1950s. The Masonic Lodge is probably the largest and best known. It was not limited to any particular religion, trade or social class. I know in my part of the country there were Masonic lodges in every small...
  17. Stanley Doble

    Need help identifying an old comedy short, please!

    While we are on the subject there is a movie I have been trying to track down for 50 years. When I was a kid I saw part of it on TV, did not see the beginning or end so do not know the title. It was a black and white, Hollywood comedy made shortly after WW2. I recall it starring Kirk Douglas...
  19. Stanley Doble

    CNN Article: Handwriting on the Decline

    I don't need to learn to spell because I have spellcheck on my computer I don't need to learn math because I have a calculator I don't need to learn to write because I have a keyboard I don't need to learn facts because I can look them up on the internet. Here is a CD of the...
  20. Stanley Doble

    A Map of American Electricity Use in 1921

    This was before there was a nation wide electrical grid too. In rural areas you had to go to a town or city to find electricity you could plug into. Although some farms had their own windmill or gas engine power plants. Rural electrification did not reach many areas until the sixties.
  21. Stanley Doble

    CNN Article: Handwriting on the Decline

    Next time you are in a store, if the total comes to $7.39 try handing the clerk a $10 bill, a quarter, a dime and 4 pennies and see what happens. 50 years ago there was a cartoon strip in Mad magazine satirizing the American obsession with comfort and labor saving devices. They offered their...
  22. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    You must be anxious to take advantage of the nice weather and go for a drive.
  23. Stanley Doble

    Restoring vintage fridge

    Is there an Australian made fridge with a similar seal? One thing I have done in a similar situation is to substitute an automotive door seal. I happened to use one from the door of a Chevrolet pickup truck. There are many different shapes. If there is an antique car show there is usually a...

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