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packrat-place

Kerrville, Texas

My interests are many and varied. I have been an avid metal detectorist since the early 1970's, including being past president of a metal detecting club back in CorpMy interests are many and varied. I have been an avid metal detectorist since the early 1970's, including being past president of a metal detecting club back in Corpus Christi, Texas. I have been a bottle and old dump digger for 40 something years also. I have sold my bottle collection, due to downsizing. I have also dug out many old dumps, outhouse pits and cisterns over the years. I have also been a record collector for 45 years, 78's & lp's. I specialized in 30's-40's Big Band, Swing, Blues, Rock-a-Billy, string bands, jug bands, Doo-Wop, acoustic slide guitar, Barrelhouse and 50's Rock. I have since sold my record collection also, due to downsizing again, however, I converted all the best stuff to cd. As you can see from some of my posts, photography is another of my hobbies. I like to photograph things like old, forgotten about, vintage vehicles, buildings, farm machinery, etc. I catalog them and save them to flash drives. Junk yards are some of my favorite places, I can spend hours in them. I love all things retro, especially the 1950's and 1960's look. Well, there you have it. (Read more)

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Rummage Sale Find From Last Weekend - Stampsin Stamps
Stamping Die For Dallas Hupmobile Company - Classic Carsin Classic Cars
1961/62 Sony Model 8-301W Portable Transistor Television Receiver - Electronicsin Electronics
Part Of My $9.00 Haul Today - Booksin Books
From Our Visit To The Amphion, Texas Cemetery Today. - Photographsin Photographs
Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery-Fredericksburg, Texas - Photographsin Photographs
Dullnig Family Plot-San Antonio, Texas - Photographsin Photographs
A Few More Pics From My Porcelain Headstone Photograph Collection. - Photographsin Photographs
Another Interesting Headstone Photo From My Collection - Photographsin Photographs
Several More Of My Headstone Porcelain Photographs - Photographsin Photographs

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  1. Thank you very much kyratango.............
  2. fhrjr2, Thank you very much.......I am on the backside of this, things are good.
  3. Thank you very much Manikin, fortapache, fhrjr2, Mrstyndall, nutsabotas6, vetraio50, roddyq, Caperkid, trunkman, brunswick, TheGateKeeper. fhrjr2, you are too kind, sir.....much appreciated, just as...
  4. Thank you very much. The weather is great, I just haven't been up to it yet this year, but feeling better.
  5. Thank you very much fleafinder............
  6. Thank you very much Efesgirl, Nicefice, officialfuel, Truthisanarrow08, Manikin, jscott0363, vetraio50, blunderbuss2, Caperkid, racer4four, fortapache, walksoftly, trunkman, kerry10456, TheGateKeeper ...
  7. Happy New Year to you kerry, and everyone else, be safe.
  8. Thank you very much aura, PhilDMorris, blunderbuss2, iggy, jscott0363, fortapache, vetraio50, walksoftly, TassieDevil, Caperkid, brunswick & lisa. It is a two round prong plug found on old applianc...
  9. Thank you very much fortapache, PhilDMorris, ho2cultcha, TassieDevil, Caperkid, bijoucaillouvintage, officialfuel, JImam, jscott0363, fleafinder, rockbat, ravage60, walksoftly, Radegunder & vetraio50....
  10. It is a boot pull. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Black-Wood-Handle-Steel-Boot-Pull-Hook-Collectible-Equestrian-Tool-/282241970996?hash=item41b6eeb334:g:FBMAAOSwe7BW0eAo
  11. I believe it is off a bridge crane.
  12. Thank you very much brunswick, kyratango, walksoftly & PostCardCollector.
  13. Thank you very much Celiene, NevadaBlades, fortapache & jscott0363..........
  14. You are very welcome TassieDevil, glad you enjoyed it.
  15. Thank you very much Caperkid.........
  16. Thank you very much antiquerose & jscott0363..........
  17. Thank you very much jscott0363.......
  18. Thank you very much SEAN68, gargoylecollector, lisa, Manikin & jscott0363..
  19. What makes this so valuable? Ebay is full of old Crescent Wrenches with Jamestown on them that sold for under $40.00.
  20. My Sister Henrietta de Ernest Renan: "Ernest Renan, entitled; Henrietta Renan; AM emorial for those who knew her, a pathetic tribute that hastens to say, These pages were not written for the public a...
  21. This is about all I could find, I think it is the same company. THIS BUSINESS IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED. Unique Promotions, Inc. 1595 South Mount Joy Street Suite 130, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 sales...
  22. Thank you very much Caperkid............
  23. Thank you very much filmnet, vetraio50, welzebub, valentino97, TassieDevil, fortapache, & walksoftly....................
  24. Thank you very much Caperkid, brunswick, SpiritBear, rockbat & blunderbuss2........
  25. Thank you very much buckethead, ttomtucker, TassieDevil, fortapache, NevadaBlades & walksoftly.......... I do have the entire headstone photographed and on file, but when I go out, I always do a clos...
  26. Thank you very much buckethead, alliececile, TassieDevil, fortapache, NevadaBlades , walksoftly, Manikin, Oroyoroyisthatyourhorse & kerry10456...........
  27. Thank you very much brunswick, martika, vetraio50 & racer4four..........
  28. Thank you very much brunswick, vetraio50, Caperkid & racer4four......
  29. Thank you very much NevadaBlades & Celiene ....
  30. "The SS Bremen was built by F. Schichau of Danzig for the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line. She started her maiden voyage on 5 June 1897, traveling from Bremen to New York with a stopover at Southampton. In a...
  31. Thank you very much racer4four, EJW-54 & Manikin.........
  32. Thank you very much Manikin & vintagelamp...........
  33. Thank you very much Manikin & vintagelamp..........................
  34. Thank you very much aghcollect, walksoftly, blunderbuss2, pops52, geo26e, petey, vetraio50, Trey, gargoylecollector, shareurpassion, CindB, SEAN68, Radegunder, musikchoo, southcop, & Manikin.........
  35. Thank you very much brunswick, walksoftly, kyratango, aura, PostCardCollector, officialfuel, ravage60 & SpiritBear .........
  36. Thank you very much officialfuel & TassieDevil......
  37. Thank you very much racer4four...
  38. Thank you very much kyratango, fhrjr2, vetraio50 & fortapache ................
  39. Thank you very much brunswick, walksoftly & blunderbuss2..................
  40. Thank you very much Trey, PhilDMorris, PostCardCollector & ho2cultcha........
  41. Thank you very much martika, fleafinder, antiquerose, TassieDevil, racer4four, vetraio50, fortapache, Caperkid & Oroyoroyisthatyourhorse........................
  42. Yes, it is a 1949 Silver Streak, however, the tail lights look wrong, and the chrome on the side is not there.
  43. Thank you very much NevadaBlades, kyratango & Radegunder..........
  44. Thank you very much pw-collector, blunderbuss2, TassieDevil, fortapache, Oroyoroyisthatyourhorse, Caperkid, PhilDMorris, officialfuel, TheGateKeeper, walksoftly, NevadaBlades & brunswick................
  45. Thank you very much aura...........
  46. Thank you very much pw-collector & Manikin..........
  47. Thank you very much aura..............
  48. Thank you very much blunderbuss2, ttomtucker & SEAN68.................
  49. "The locomotive — basically a boiler on wheels — had been repaired, but when tested, “The pressure valves had indicated a possible problem, and the initial firing of the boiler had been stopped,” writ...
  50. Thank you very much TheGateKeeper & walksoftly...............
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The collected poems of Rupert Brooke. Ford illustrated catalogue chassis parts and accessories 1928-1938. Train Graveyard Part 2 Sheet Music, IN THE CITY WHERE NOBODY CARES, (About Broadway) But Photo May be OMAHA, 1910 Iron Fluter By American Machine Co. Wappat Electric Hand Saw 1928 Black and Decker 6" worm drive circular saw Stanley Crowe safety saws German 1970's clockwork clock with an Art Deco influence, wood, brass and other materials working condition. The Hall of Arms and Armor Pottery Shard & Kiln Furniture Found at the Warne & Letts Site - Cheesequake, NJ License Plates For My Ugly Plastic Shed Semi-Vintage Tinker Toys Box Woodstock 1969, Tickets, Complete Set Jacobus Inkwell Patent Nov 10 1896 Possibly Antique China Cabinet Hardware Etc

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Anvil Made From Old Railroad Track Dover No. 62 SAD Iron Heating Plate JC Higgins little kids bike-World War 2 era