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My wife's cousin passed this week. Complications from sepsis after surgery.

I did!

I have a MB Century box from Big D Cycles in Dallas, TX. It belonged to the late Jack Wilson. https://bigdcycle.com/history/

Documented Confederate items are pretty rare and usually brings high prices. Living in Arkansas, Texas, Virginia and Georgia has provided me with many opportunities to "look but not buy".

@Unk Nice collection. In my little world we call the 863 a 3 blade stockman. I carried one for many, many years before downsizing to the 2 blade 1080T.

Chased threads on a 54 year old Harley frame. A clean, lube, turn bit to the right, clean, lube, a bit to the left,....repeat many times. Put away the outdoor Christmas decorations. Put up the lawn chairs we've been using for the past week. Forecast leaves little doubt that we won't be...

Money is getting tight in the ATL metro area. A lot of nice old boxes are showing up on FB market. A whole lot of hand tools too!

We had a 1980 Mercury Bobcat. Tough little car and fun to drive. It had about 200,000 miles when I sold it. The new owner put a 302 in it.

I probably would have forked over the $500. AAC/AAF stuff is my weakness.

NOT MINE! This popped up on FB Market today (10-2-25). $60.00 Crossville, TN. I've got appointments all week so I'm out. Someone closer may be interested. Listed as Military Carpenters Box.

Armée Belgisch Leger is the formal name of the Belgium military. All branches of the Belgium military are included in the designation. When I was a much younger man I trained with Belgium Soldiers. Somewhere I have an Air Defense Artillery patch. It is a rubber rocket (not kidding) on a felt...

A neighbor had a large chest type Coke refrigerator. It was about 6 feet long and had been in his grandparents store. The bottles just sat in it. Lift the top, pull out a bottle, pay the grocer. His wife was always after him to get rid of it so he took it to his farm. One hot summer...

Looks like an early Army Engineer carpenter's box to me.

@INSP370 WMMS!!! My favorite station in the 80s.

@12vx2 A wise man would let his wife keep that box!