Recent content by 55chevy

Nice build, Chief. Enjoyed your post and learned a few things as well. Thanks for sharing. BTW, I married a Master Chief Petty Officers first born daughter, 57 years ago. Best decision I ever made! Thanks for your service

Got the C10 and the Tbird ready for cruise-in season and cleaned up part of the garage. Basketball on the TV and beautiful weather. Happy Easter everyone.

I have been gifted this nice Safety-Kleen Abrasives cabinet, including lots of different sand paper. Will install this weekend

Hey Jim, is it the lodge on Broadway?

We garage sale/estate sale often. I buy most all that I find. We have a total of three complete sets, in wife's craft room and my garage. They are cheap, sturdy and cool when restored/painted.

Nutone Central Vacuum with several outlets and 25Ft. hose

Bought this cool old steel shelf for $1 at a local online auction. It is embossed on the bottom shelf, "Property of Kellogg may only be removed by a Kellogg employee. It was a store display, probably for the small cereal boxes back in the day. Installed it today in the bathroom of my garage...

Tell us more! What state? Don't tease! Looks beautiful

I did one years ago, guess it is time for an upgrade since I've made a lot of changes/additions. Thanks for posting S

Yep, competed against Code-A-Phone. We added a telephone answering line, made for us by Pioneer in Japan, Ansaphone. I sold one hundred of those for about $499 each. In fact, a dark blue one was used in the opening of the TV show Rockford Files. IIRC the commission was 20%. Fun time to be in sales!

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I worked for Dictaphone for 36 years. Sorry pal, they were never owned by Ford. Our factories were in Bridgeport Ct. Executive office was in Rye NY. and later in Stratford Ct.

Ford? Please explain what you mean? I do own a Tbird

In the late seventies, my company decided to upgrade the stock room with more modern storage for small Dictaphone repair parts. I was able to acquire some of the glass storage bottles that were used to hold transistors, capacitors etc. and the racks that held them. We had these in about 120...

A few more of my collection