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  1. Horace Debussy Jones

    Last of the All Gun Cruisers

    Is that a periscope I see on the left in the 4th pic?
  2. Horace Debussy Jones

    Help dating Florsheim Shoes

    I managed a Florsheim store back in the 80s. They look very much like one of the basic styles they made then. There were 2 plain lace up oxford type styles if I recall correctly. They sold for about 39.99 when I started, and came in both brown and black. I think the names were, The Eton, and The...
  3. Horace Debussy Jones

    The Monuments Men

    Yeah, should be good. It's not often that 2 of my favorite subjects , WW2 and fine art appear in one movie together. :)
  4. Horace Debussy Jones

    New Years Day Rabbit Hunt

    The catch is that it has virtually no fat. I heard tell that one would eventually starve to death if they lived on just rabbit alone. Something like this began to happen to German soldiers in Stalingrad. Apparently healthy young men would simply keel over for no apparent reason. German doctors...
  5. Horace Debussy Jones

    Techniques for waxing/shining leather wear?

    Absolutely nothing needs to be done to a new leather item such as a fine jacket. For older somewhat dry leather, most folks like Pecard's leather conditioners. http://www.pecard.com/index.html By all means avoid mink oil, it's a foul concoction that attracts dirt and grit.
  7. Horace Debussy Jones

    What are the Oldest Objects you Own?

    I am the proud owner of an oil on copper painting that is roughly 250 to 300 years old. Needs cleaned and a minor touch of inpainting. No visible signature, but perhaps cleaning it will reveal one. The frame is original to the piece I believe, and will be left as is with all of it's worm holes...
  8. Horace Debussy Jones

    80 Years Old Abandoned Army Barracks

    Something lost in the translation I think. It's a political map, but outdated, so therefore incorrect as it doesn't reflect the current world's national boundaries perhaps? Here is a translation of the caption via Google translate: The old covenant INFOGRAF dining room along the rear wall...
  9. Horace Debussy Jones

    80 Years Old Abandoned Army Barracks

    Would be cool if you could get that map before the building is demolished. The chairs too. :)
  10. Horace Debussy Jones

    The Monuments Men

    Here's a bit of information on the subject. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/gang/stolen_art/8.html The pic of the Polish officer holding DaVinci's painting of the lady with the ermine is wild. I can just imagine how he might have felt at the moment, holding one of the most...
  11. Horace Debussy Jones

    If you went back to the Golden Era, what would you notice first?

    First thing I'd notice would be the beautiful cars. Hundreds and hundreds of Packards, LaSalles, Hudsons, etc. I'd most likely be hauled away to the bug house for standing in the middle of the street gawking at ordinary Chevys and Plymouths.
  13. Horace Debussy Jones

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    The Attack of the Crab Monsters. A classic Roger Corman film from 1957. Even featured the professor from Gilligan's Island in a major role. Ended rather abruptly though. Probably ran out of money and film. [huh]
  14. Horace Debussy Jones

    New Years Day Rabbit Hunt

    I hope this innocently started thread that is simply about enjoying the great outdoors gets locked.:( Sorry WH1, it was a good thread.
  15. Horace Debussy Jones

    38 Abandoned Places

    In some cases, yes. I was lucky enough to have visited this place several times. http://www.stanhywet.org/ Now a fantastic museum, open to the public as it's former owner had wished. Remarkable given the fact that so many of the golden era's wealthy industrialists in this country had decreed...
  16. Horace Debussy Jones

    Let's Kill Hitler

    There were no less than 26 or so REAL attempts to assassinate him from about 1934 on. Probably many more that went unnoticed and undocumented. He was meant to play the role in history that he did, for the allotted time period. There were unseen forces working behind the scenes as it were, which...
  17. Horace Debussy Jones

    Missing posters

    I'd say so too. I recently joined what appeared to be a harmless enough photography site. But it turned out to be some sort of political site wherein the elite held their own popular opinions among themselves, and all others were promptly stepped on. It was really nothing more than some twisted...
  19. Horace Debussy Jones

    38 Abandoned Places

    It's amazing how quickly some of these formidable looking structures fall into decay. In some cases, only a few years of disuse and the place is in ruins. Vandals and vagrants no doubt accelerate the process, but even in their absence nature reclaims these places quickly. Simple routine...
  20. Horace Debussy Jones

    Military Surplus fashion in the 1940s and 1950s

    I had an uncle that was involved in The Aleutian Island Campaign who ended up staying in Alaska after the war. I asked my mom once if he had ever kept any uniforms or pin's, patches, etc. She explained that he pitched all that as soon as he was able because he was fed up with the war and all...
  21. Horace Debussy Jones

    Abandoned: Mark Twain Branch Detroit Public Library

    I watched a documentary about the decline of Detroit called "Detropia" Very sad indeed. Vast areas that were once residential are reverting back to prairie land. There was talk of consolidating the scattered population inward toward the city's center, and farming the land. Whole city blocks in...
  22. Horace Debussy Jones

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Very funny. Hadn't seen it in a long time, so it was almost like a new movie to me.
  23. Horace Debussy Jones

    Aero customer service-- can't be beat!

    More like the upper floors of heaven, I would think. :D The scent of fresh leather is intoxicating!
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