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Mon Jul 14, 2025 1:23 pm

I ran to the mailbox everyday waiting for my "genuine army footlocker " full of army men, planes, tanks...etc. This is what I got. I can't believe I've held onto it all these years. Gotta be close to 50 years

Sat Jul 19, 2025 8:48 pm

My 1960 Rawlings TG-12 baseball glove, sometimes called the "6-finger" glove. I used this from 1960 through mid-1990s for baseball/softball, and I later had this repaired/refurbished by the Rawlings master. This glove was designed for Stan Musial so he could use the same glove in right field and at first base.

In the 1980s Ozzie Smith used such model at shortstop and was the best fielder in baseball, and when Ozzie asked Rawlings to repair his, they mase him some new ones from the old specifications. Later Ken Griffey Jr. used a slightly larger model in the outfield, and re-popularized it. These days several MLB outfielders use this still.

Sun Jul 20, 2025 6:21 am

Some more stuff

Sun Jul 20, 2025 6:47 am

zerotofifty wrote: FarmerBill wrote: How about a 1920s Tapley decelerometer? Used to measure brake efficency. The company is still in business today I believe.

That is really cool. Are you sure your location is not Old England?

that meter's far too fancy. in 'old england' they preferred to use the house brick method. a brick was laid on its long side across the floor of the passenger footwell and the brakes firmly applied at 30mph. if the brick toppled over then it passed :lol:

also - the germans have the term schottenpreis for a bargain or item at rock-bottom price. thought to originate with scottish traders in the baltic and their keen haggling, short arms and deep sporrans.

and how many of you can smell this picture?

Sun Jul 20, 2025 7:24 am

finster wrote:
and how many of you can smell this picture?
My toy gun used those caps.

There were also Greenie Stick Em caps

Tue Jul 22, 2025 9:02 pm

Dad’s old Stereoscopic microscope he lugged around college in the 50’s. It was a cheap budget minded unit from Japan. He couldn’t afford a German or American made model as a college kid. He grew up on a family cattle ranch during the 30s and 40s. Thankfully they had affordable imports back then.

Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:06 pm

Xevin wrote: Dad’s old Stereoscopic microscope he lugged around college in the 50’s. It was a cheap budget minded unit from Japan. He couldn’t afford a German or American made model as a college kid. He grew up on a family cattle ranch during the 30s and 40s. Thankfully they had affordable imports back then.

Thankfully we made our own stuff back then. Then we lost that capability do to imports

Tue Jul 22, 2025 11:19 pm

zerotofifty wrote:
Thankfully we made our own stuff back then. Then we lost that capability do to imports

Take off your myoptics zerotofifty. I understand you a trolling as usual.

College kids in the 50s started buying inexpensive VW's too. What year are your VW’s? The 50s were great. A time when DDT, fructose, and TV Diners started getting popular. All of this created by our grandparents generation. And building factories in countries with cheap labor with the newest technology the US provided to those countries and sent back those goods to compete against other American workers and domestic based businesses.

For those that love Dollar General. Check your country of origin. Hopefully those stores vanish. Right zerotofifty? It will put 195,000 employees out of work If it becomes 10 dollar general. Then the three American advertising teams hired by Dollar General will lay off people. Let’s not forget about the long shore man out of work. There is more to imports to the US than just the factory jobs. A whole service industry and workforce has been built around importing products.

“The United States provided low-interest loans, facilitated Japanese exports, and allowed Japan to minimize defense spending, enabling it to focus resources on its private sector, according to the Cambridge University Press & Assessment. This support created a favorable environment for Japanese companies to flourish and eventually become global leaders themselves.”

And Detroit lost its place as a leader in manufacturing. Not because of foreign competitors but American businessmen.

“City of Detroit back in its prime, Circa 1940s. Once the wealthiest city in the world, its decline was cemented when automobile companies began their exodus in favor of foreign manufacturing, that promised cheaper labor”

Thanks to the 50s and American businesses men, Detroit collapsed. It’s a free country, American businesses have the right to make a dollar wherever. We are Capitalist.

Will be interesting what the Silicon Valley looks like in 20 years.

This is not a political statement. It’s history.

Wed Jul 23, 2025 4:41 am

Nothing is as simple as it appears on the surface at first glance. Changing the present system that has been in place for decades will not happen overnight and will it be better in the end?

Ask our grandchildren in 30... 50 years, they will know by then... history is in the making. Watch and learn.

Wed Jul 23, 2025 5:10 am

finster wrote:
and how many of you can smell this picture?

When I was about 12 years old my friend and I put an entire unopened box of those on the anvil in his dads shop and hit it with a 3lb hammer.

The beginning of my hearing loss.

Wed Jul 23, 2025 5:50 am

I used to like lighting the caps with a magnifying glass.

Wed Jul 23, 2025 7:18 am

Xevin wrote: zerotofifty wrote:
Thankfully we made our own stuff back then. Then we lost that capability do to imports

Take off your myoptics zerotofifty. I understand you a trolling as usual.

College kids in the 50s started buying inexpensive VW's too. What year are your VW’s? The 50s were great. A time when DDT, fructose, and TV Diners started getting popular. All of this created by our grandparents generation. And building factories in countries with cheap labor with the newest technology the US provided to those countries and sent back those goods to compete against other American workers and domestic based businesses.

For those that love Dollar General. Check your country of origin. Hopefully those stores vanish. Right zerotofifty? It will put 195,000 employees out of work If it becomes 10 dollar general. Then the three American advertising teams hired by Dollar General will lay off people. Let’s not forget about the long shore man out of work. There is more to imports to the US than just the factory jobs. A whole service industry and workforce has been built around importing products.

“The United States provided low-interest loans, facilitated Japanese exports, and allowed Japan to minimize defense spending, enabling it to focus resources on its private sector, according to the Cambridge University Press & Assessment. This support created a favorable environment for Japanese companies to flourish and eventually become global leaders themselves.”

And Detroit lost its place as a leader in manufacturing. Not because of foreign competitors but American businessmen.

“City of Detroit back in its prime, Circa 1940s. Once the wealthiest city in the world, its decline was cemented when automobile companies began their exodus in favor of foreign manufacturing, that promised cheaper labor”

Thanks to the 50s and American businesses men, Detroit collapsed. It’s a free country, American businesses have the right to make a dollar wherever. We are Capitalist.

Will be interesting what the Silicon Valley looks like in 20 years.

This is not a political statement. It’s history.

Chill out xevin. :roll:

Wed Jul 23, 2025 9:01 am

Xevin wrote: zerotofifty wrote:
Thankfully we made our own stuff back then. Then we lost that capability do to imports

Take off your myoptics zerotofifty. I understand you a trolling as usual.

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At least some things never change!

Wed Jul 23, 2025 10:55 am

I used to take those strips of caps and roll them out and slide a rock across them. It was my version of a Gatling gun. Parents weren’t impressed that a box lasted less than five minutes.

Wed Jul 23, 2025 11:04 am

pondoras box wrote: I used to take those strips of caps and roll them out and slide a rock across them. It was my version of a Gatling gun. Parents weren’t impressed that a box lasted less than five minutes.

Yes, a fantastic, fun one minute! Then I had to save more of my allowance for next time!
:lol:

Wed Jul 23, 2025 11:18 am

Wed Jul 23, 2025 11:35 am

KTPhil wrote: pondoras box wrote: I used to take those strips of caps and roll them out and slide a rock across them. It was my version of a Gatling gun. Parents weren’t impressed that a box lasted less than five minutes.

Yes, a fantastic, fun one minute! Then I had to save more of my allowance for next time!
:lol:
Eh! I used to just lay the whole roll on the garage floor and hit it all at once with a hammer.
Fn louder than a gunshot!

Wed Jul 23, 2025 11:39 am

I got on of these Bat Bombs for Christmas in 1966. It worked for one day. Lol!

Wed Jul 23, 2025 2:32 pm

crofty wrote: Xevin wrote: zerotofifty wrote:
Thankfully we made our own stuff back then. Then we lost that capability do to imports

Take off your myoptics zerotofifty. I understand you a trolling as usual.

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At least some things never change!

Personal insults are not needed, you dont need to double down on xevins insults, crofty

Thanks

Wed Jul 23, 2025 5:12 pm

Hey guys, I started this thread so we could post pics of old stuff. Be it from our youth, or from, or from our family's past.

Please don't make it into a pissing match.
With my bladder the way it is , I cannot stand more than a foot from the porcelain bowl.