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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Short Wave Radio

« on: June 20, 2013, 04:45:29 pm »

you think theyre older then the 30's? I wasnt positive, just know these were real popular then befor the tabletop versions came out

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Short Wave Radio

« on: June 20, 2013, 04:42:16 pm »

mine works great, at least the am radio part, havent really explored the rest. Its got a place to hook up an antenna so I may try to find one and see if I can find any foreign chatter 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Short Wave Radio

« on: June 18, 2013, 07:38:57 pm »

nice piece! looks like a 1930's or 1940's console style. The "A" channel is for your AM radio stations, "B" channel is police and amateur aviation, and "C" I believe takes you to over seas stations. I just picked up a late 30's early 40's Zenith Long Distance thats supposed to get Spain, Hungary, Japan, you name it, just havent figured that part out quite yet.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Daisy mystery box of... mystery

« on: June 10, 2013, 08:02:13 pm »

leave it to mart!! thanks alot, I was stumped! I gotta get me one of those worthpoint memberships, anyone know what that went for?

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Antique Questions Forum / Daisy mystery box of... mystery

« on: June 10, 2013, 07:27:16 pm »

Hi folks, got this thrown in for free on a deal we made out pickin yesterday and Im looking for any info I can get because I have no clue what this is. its 12"x13.5"x13.5" and pretty heavy for being small and empty. seems to be a wooden box around a metal cylinder, thought maybe a cold box for cream?? thanks for any help!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage Schwinn POST WW2

« on: June 08, 2013, 06:45:34 pm »

I was wondering that myself but Im sure 1948 was a busy production year with the war being over so im sure theres LOTS of them in the same predicament

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage Schwinn POST WW2

« on: June 08, 2013, 09:15:10 am »

Interesting Update! I posted this up on the Classic and Antique Bike Forum and found out this bike was actually made 1948-1949! theres no recorded serial number for it because Schwinn had a fire and all the records from that year were lost, so in 1955 they recycled the serial number not knowing it had already been used.. strange the things you can learn! 

mart- your cousins were mean! that couldnt have been good for your spine, these have no shocks WHATSOEVER!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage Schwinn Pre WW2

« on: June 05, 2013, 07:21:44 pm »

I guess its a little newer then I thought. found the serial number and it was made between May 3rd and May 5 1955, must have been the last year they used the sweetheart sprocket, still a great old bike, just gotta get the seat redone

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage Schwinn Pre WW2

« on: June 05, 2013, 06:19:27 pm »

im not sure yet... its got such a great funky look to it now I almost just want to leave it, sure makes people smile when were out riding

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: antique curved sword

« on: June 05, 2013, 06:17:17 pm »

thanks fancypants! the handle style is the same as the top pick so Im pretty sure its African now, maybe its better not to know the rest...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: antique curved sword

« on: June 04, 2013, 07:49:56 pm »

steel, and it looks to be layered forge welded steel too which is in keeping with tribal forging methods

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: antique curved sword

« on: June 04, 2013, 04:17:36 pm »

gonna give this a lil bump befor it disappears.. any ideas at all?  it looks pretty evil

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage Schwinn Pre WW2

« on: June 04, 2013, 04:13:34 pm »

good to be back, thanks! any idea what the year was on the one that sold last year Ipcress? Tryin to figure out if this is late 30's or early

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Antique Questions Forum / antique curved sword

« on: June 03, 2013, 06:19:29 pm »

found this at a flea market a week ago, the guy I bought it from said he thought it was African. cant find any info anywhere on it so I dont know if it was for chopping sugar cane or heads. It has a large fuller groove going down the center of one side and it was sharpened up the inside curve and around the spear point at the tip. 2' 3" long, not quite a sword, but more than a knife. Stumped on this one, thanks for any help!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage Schwinn Pre WW2

« on: June 03, 2013, 06:08:50 pm »

another shot of the paint detail, thanks for any help