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I had heard that Winston was highly excitable and would get all wound up reminiscing about the good old days when KD was around.

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Very interesting. Thank you for letting us see that. I tke it that it is an accessory electric starter for an early Model T. Why do you say it is a Cadillac?

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I just noticed the bomb in the foreground of the above photo. Does that give some clue th the event being captured by the camera?

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The feller on the left side of the photo look familiar. Is that Duke Wain? I think he knew Kid Shaleen.

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Thanks so much guys. I will let my friend see this and perhaps he will get on here and comment. I thought if I started a discussion the members here would come forth and be of assistance, and I was right.

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I believe it was in MUD Magazine that I first heard of the game of Squamish. Funny how this all ties in.

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Today I met with some friends at McDonalds. My friend Paul who was there said he would like to build a speedster that would resemble a Bugatti in the 1920's. He doesn't care about authenticity but would like it to outwardly look like the Bugatti roadster style. He doesn't want to wait to find all th...

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I have a friend who has a 1912 REO truck. It has a one cylinder engine. It has one of these Schebler carburetors on it.It is like this one:

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I have tried to call and have not gotten an answer.
Please send me a message.

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I will take them. Email sent.

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Are you sure that the Bud Light sign isn't really a Ford blue oval that someone marked over to confuse us? You say that Kalamity Dick was never heard from or seen again. Could it be that he survive until at least 1982 by some device he came up with? Is time travel impossible? Do we know if KD ever d...

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I found this one:

On this site:https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=ol ... &FORM=IGRE

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Was that the best use of tumors or tubers? See the above posting in a previous page for the best use of burlap, not to be confused with the Man Without Burlap. Don't forget Melba Milquetoast and Marilyn in her burlap dress.

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I beg to differ on the top hat was just a prop. Have you heard of the theory on elongated skulls? Look it up. The top hat was necessary to hide the extra cranial capacity of the wearer.

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Thank you for letting us see that.

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Rich was KD ever in Idaho?
Had he ever tried to make Vodka from the potatoes there?

Just from the looks of this photo it would seem to have had some influence from him.

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[attachment=0]model t touring car.JPG[/attachment Obviously the photographer was not interested in the car, only the people in it.

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I still haven't found an early photo of the front of Ernie's in Medicine Bow. So far the best I could do is a photo of Medicine Bow itself.

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Is that a Hudson automobile in the door way?

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I've been working on finding an early photo of Ernie's, but as in most cases the significance of a cultural establishment is un-noticed in it's early years. The best I have come up with so far is a photo of "The Hub" store which was two doors down from Ernie's. the hub.JPG I doubt that they had a ho...

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Burger did you make it to last month's meeting? I couldn't get there as the Creek rose and I guess the Lord wasn't willing.
Who was there to take the minutes, right? Was Horton there? I hear he was trying to hatch some scheme with Who.

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I am amazed at the amount of research being done into getting the true story of the life of Kalamity Dick recorded for posterity. Recently a volunteer came forth and produced a photo of taken before snipe hunting became a required licensed sport. Happy Sally.JPG It seems that the guys down at Ernie'...

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Such a shame!

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From the day they ran out of Happy Sally down at Ernie's
The boys went a little nuts.

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It seems you get a page not found message.
It has been that way for a couple of days.
Just passing this along to help.

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I don't think they are, but the front wheels look like the wheels on a McCormick Deering binder tongue truck.

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Thanks. I enjoyed the slide show.

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Sudan grass is very nutritious. You can see here that growing it in unnatural quantities and fertilizing it caused a problem. gopher.JPG This was eventually resolved by itself. It seems that nitrogen poisoning can happen to an animal grazing on on sudan grass after a frost. That is what happened her...

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There was no description on this photo. It too was found in Chugwater. This one was found in an old cookie tin in the attic of the house of Muriel von Hoopnagle. She was the town Librarian. She never married and there is no one left in the family to ask about this photo.

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Irving Trommel was nephew of Melba Milquetoast. Melba's kids were all known as "Tater Tots" in the surrounding area, but Irving was the apple of her Eye.

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You can't fool me!
That is Kalamity Dick.

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Were these also used on the NRS cars?

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I heard about those shooting lessons. They wanted to become great marksmen, but they had to start out the beginners way and learn to shoot fish in a barrel.

Some did not quite get the concept, the creek was the other direction.

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Not only did Dick play Squamish he invented Auto polo!
It was just one of his endevers into athleticism.

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This last photo made me want to go back and look at the picture of Dick's cat. Rich B. said: "There are many references in the record to KD's animal allergies, and none indicating that he ever owned pets, or any animals at all. If Kalamity Dick had owned a cat, it's most probable the creature would ...

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Here is a short feature, the other Doublemint Twins.

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You can tell them apart because one wears a bowtie and the other a necktie

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Have a look at one of my favorite youtube posters' videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b68CI4cxjAM

That is one of many wagon making videos he has.

Herb

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I believe they were broken down and put in railcars then shipped to the dealers and then assembled on site.
This action was noticed by Henry Ford who put the idea to use in his industry. He made a lot of money that way.

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Well Brent I think that would depend on the site.
Some of the older places might have a difficult area to set up the machinery in and require even disassembly of the frames around the cones.
Sometimes you just have to do what it takes to get the job done!

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Little is known about Kalamity's involvement in the development of the beer can. Here is seen his first prototype of the can crusher. steam machine.JPG It was because of this machine's existance final development of the beer can was achieved. It was known that bottles were reusable as discussed in t...

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I came across this today and wanted to share it with you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kcUJeg4Ifk

And here is one being machined.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMKrB6Yc4s0

I just thought it would be interesting to those here.

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Wasn't that the first version of the Way Back Machine? It looks like it might go faster than the speed of light,in reverse.

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Did Dick have a dog?

I found a photo of his cat.

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Look real close at the brass nuts. Do they say Heinze in the groove?
I would say that it is for some two cylinder car. It probably would have been used on several makes.

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I wish Dick Lodge would chime in here.

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Not too long ago I posted a link to a youtube video where a man was laser welding the rust pits on a gun to restore the surface to a smooth finish.
Perhaps someone can find the thread and bring it here for you to see.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-MODEL-151 ... SwQ~NdPcly

Was there a Hall -Scott auto company?

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I don't know what to say about this.

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Valve, valve! Was it one of these?

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This link sent to me by a friend:

http://joannenova.com.au/2019/08/the-di ... ing-point/

Some lively discussion here.

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Burger brought the nutmeg incident back up just now. Perhaps that should be further explained. Here we have reference to the genuine nutmeg postmarked from Bristol Connecticut. nutmeg state.jpg Was there some spurious nutmeg going around back in 1907 as that is the copyright at the bottom of the pho...

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I'm sure the was a need for more bottles even though most bottles did not sit around long when they were full. This photo might explain how some of the bottles met their end, but not all of them were used this way. riflr bottle.JPG I think it is a dumb way to do target practice. You should hold the ...

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Well ok Burger I will go with that. I just didn't know and want to thank you for clearing that up. Would that be a bottle of Happy Sally they are pouring into that trophy cup? Or is it some spurious spirit that invaded the area? The bottle doesn't look quite right. I wonder if back in that time the ...

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More news!! There has been a discovery in a trunk in the loft of a barn in the Tri-Burg area. What an important glimpse into the past doings in the area. trophy.JPG Alas again there was no notation to go with the photo. I am speculating it has to do with the Pinochle tournament held annually, but I ...

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A little known fact. Kalamity wanted to build that bridge but there was no river or falls nearby. So being of the inventive ilk he got to work building this machine: dredging.jpg There fore the river and falls came into being. This same mentality is where the phrase "If you build it they will come" ...

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I remember say fifty years ago messing around town. I was following a boy who was a year older than me. He had a minibike and needed some gas. He went over to the gas station in town that was closed at that time and did the exact same thing. The pumps were off at that time, but he got some gas to dr...

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Giant midgets do exist, at the same time as midget giants..

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Andrew send me an email please.

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As with most cases there was a woman involved. Euclid made a visit to St. Louis to find some fireworks and met this young lady. fireworks girl.JPG Being a patriotic fellow he spent a lot of time making a selection. Here is another connection, did you knw that this young lady is Von Swizzlesticks cou...

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I found a photo of Dick's manager.
This is the guy that Dick had to make sure he had enough money to keep him in Happy Sally.
I just can't remember his name.

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Any idea what these are?

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This is not about restoring a car but some of the technology could be used.
If you haven't see one of these welders before you might be impressed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86356fRR1VY

Check out the laser welder! could that be used on a car part?

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I expected this discussion to evolve into political correctness given the story in the link. Thanks for not letting it become OT.

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For you guys that want to be era correct when out driving you cars, be care full that the straw hat nazis don't see you. (Think soup nazis ala Seinfeld).

http://blitzlift.com/unacceptable-to-wear-a-straw-hat/

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Dallas you are the expert.
A could be means I might be right!

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Any how it is neat with the cover on it.

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This reminded me of the scenery at New London to New Brighton this weekend.

So many were in period clothing.

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Does anyone know if these are like the one seen at Mount Pleasant at the Old Threshers reunion ? I think that one is a Blue Bird, No 1.

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What is the meaning of this? And how does it relate to KD?

Massachusetts and Pennsylvania?

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Why was Chief Running Bear in town buying spatulas? Was he in on the upcoming craze for buffalo wing pizza? Kalamity was working on the tools to be use in the ovens:

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What can I say that hasn't been said before?

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The website also says that it is the correct color. Is that true? It looks greenish to me. Shouldn't it be blue?

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Ah yes Burger, If only....
That has been the lamentation since the game was in it's infancy.
Here is a scene from a game Chugwater played in 1911 against Buffalo Gap.
Things could have been different if the guys from Ernie's had stayed off of the field!

How did that game end?

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Curious that the description says that the car is a right hand drive from Britain and the photos show a left hand drive car.

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Further research will be required.
Perhaps Dick Lodge can help?

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In the early days of environmental experimentation:

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one can see where the best place to have a garden was.
Was this at the Fecklesburg public works?

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This is has Yellowstone connection, perhaps Richard Eagle will enjoy this too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB5w0NcOwZ4

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Someone here will like this WWII video narrated by Lowell Thomas, I'm sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBfFpcdyd5Q

Not Model, not even Ford, but still interesting.
I liked the foundry process.

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As far as I can recall the last time that the gallows were use was when there was a shortage of Happy Sally due to a drought. Two itinerant brothers brought in a wagon load of wine from California. These two guys were Ernest and Julio Gallow, but there was a problem with the wine being too fresh. La...

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Is there a list of known 1903 Ford serial numbers?
I think I saw eight of then last year.

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I would like to make a clarification to what was written in the first post of this thread. As I remember it the car that William Clay Ford bought back from Europe was not the first Ford sold. It is though the oldest Ford to survive, Is that right? If you go to youtube and search oldest Ford you will...

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Thank goodness someone posted on this thread! I thought I was going to have to make something up.
The truth is out there.

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I'd still like to have it!

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It took me a couple of looks to notice that at the bottom there was a description.

I also noticed that the front wheels are not Model T but a little later. Did you see that there are three sets of running board brackets on the frame?
Was the frame lengthened?

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Herb Iffrig wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:54 pm
I was wondering about this photo. It was found stuck in an old agricultural magazine in the attic at Ernie's bar.
Could Heinrich be in this photo, or is it too early for him to be present?
Can any one tell?drill field.JPG

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Thanks everyone that works on this.
I was getting the jitters wanting to get on the forums.
I had no idea what was going on and decided to email some forum members just to see if it was my problem or everyone was having difficulties.

It's good to be back.

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Yes Burger we should be grateful to our predecessors.

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I think I get it now. The canary shortage wasn't completely about the actual birds, although they were shown in the discussion to be of limited supply at one time. New evidence has come to light to give an alternate explanation. rocky mountain canary.JPG canary.JPG Did this have anything to do with ...

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I was wondering about this photo. It was found stuck in an old agricultural magazine in the attic at Ernie's bar.
Could Heinrich be in this photo, or is it too early for him to be present?
Can any one tell?

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Years ago (12)? I remember there being a big pile of them being offered on ebay.
It seems that someone found them in a gully or dump.
Am I remembering that right?

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When I was a youngin I remember getting Dad's Root beer in gallon glass jugs. I wondered if that was really my Dad's root beer. I wished it was . I liked it. Now I remember his jokes and am happy to have them.
Maybe it was good with some Happy Sally! Has anyone tried it??

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Ba da dump.

I remember my Dad telling those jokes.

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What did happen in the Tri-Burg area?
I thin Heinrich's reaction says it all!

Was he always this intense?

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