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    Posted 12 years ago

    eccentric1
    (21 items)

    Some odd things that eccentric packrats tend to accumulate over time.

    Top is a skeleton key and fob from the Hotel Alexandria in Los Angeles. I found it in an antique shop in Oil City, Pa. The Alexandria was quite a place in its heyday, but I believe it has been transformed into low income housing.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Court_(Alexandria_Hotel)

    Second is a Boyd's Galvanic Battery that I dug out of a local dump. Not as terribly uncommon as one might think, they were all the rage among the electrotherapy crowd. It was to be worn on a chain around the neck. I have tried polishing it to its original brilliance, but I dislodge on of the discs from the frame every time. I will just leave it be. It's operators manual can be viewed here:

    http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/2009/BoydsBattery/index.htm

    Lastly is a fold up button hooking tool given out as a premium by the Pure Water Supply Company in Pittsburgh. Offered on the handle by the company is:

    Pure Ice
    Pure Water
    P&A 972 Main
    Bell 1431 Court
    14 First Ave.

    Can't remember where I acquired this.

    Thanks for looking!

    e1

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    Comments

    1. eccentric1 eccentric1, 12 years ago
      Thanks mustangtony!
    2. eccentric1 eccentric1, 12 years ago
      Thanks kindly Hedgewalker and blunderbuss2!
    3. eccentric1 eccentric1, 12 years ago
      Thanks much AR8Jason and pops52. Genuinely appreciated.
    4. eccentric1 eccentric1, 12 years ago
      Thanks much BHock45 and BELLIN68 !

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