Looking back.

[Thomfitz]

I recently was gifted a collection of Old West, Frontier Times, True West magazines. The collection date range early 1960's - mid to late 2010. Still working on getting them sorted chronologically and by publisher (300+ publications). Unbelievable articles!
Here is an advertisement that made me smile.

 

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[Thomfitz]

I recently was gifted a collection of Old West, Frontier Times, True West magazines. The collection date range mid 1950's - mid to late 2010. Still working on getting them sorted chronologically and by publisher (300+ publications). Unbelievable articles!
Here is an advertisement that made me smile.

Financing terms looked tough.

 

[Emil W]

What year is that ad from? $169 was not cheap back then.

 

[Thomfitz]

What year is that ad from? $169 was not cheap back then.

True West August 1962. I will be posting other snippets here on "Looking back" thread.

 

[traveller777]

Thanks for posting and like Emil asked, it would be nice if you included the dates. Nice of you to post these.

 

[Thomfitz]

Old West magazine, Summer 1972 advertisement.
Fisher Gemini detector. Big detector and serious depth @ 22 ft.

 

[traveller777]

Old West magazine, Summer 1972 advertisement.
Fisher Gemini detector. Big detector and serious depth @ 22 ft.

Thanks Thom

 

[Emil W]

True West August 1962. I will be posting other snippets here on "Looking back" thread.

$169 in 1962 is almost $1,600 today...the price of the new Deus 2.

 

[Emil W]

I remember seeing Fisher's Gemini ads back in the '70s. I wonder how deep they actually detected.

 

[Thomfitz]

I remember seeing Fisher's Gemini ads back in the '70s. I wonder how deep they actually detected.

I also remember these adds of days gone by, like in Boys Life, Popular Mechanics, etc. Not sure how deep they would go. My first detector was a Radio Shack purchase.
The add claimed "instantly detects objects 22 ft." But I am sure the substrate composition played a factor on depth and object.

 

[Gare]

I recently was gifted a collection of Old West, Frontier Times, True West magazines. The collection date range early 1960's - mid to late 2010. Still working on getting them sorted chronologically and by publisher (300+ publications). Unbelievable articles!
Here is an advertisement that made me smile.

Thomfitz Congratulations on getting the magazines. I am sure you will spend a few minutes going through them

 

[ArfieBoy]

Thomfitz, congratulations on the gift of the magazines! I used to collect them but after many years I had to thin them out. Sold most of them on the Bay, but held on to several oldies from the 60's and 70's for my own perusing pleasure. Enjoy exploring through them!

 

[Thomfitz]

Thomfitz, congratulations on the gift of the magazines! I used to collect them but after many years I had to thin them out. Sold most of them on the Bay, but held on to several oldies from the 60's and 70's for my own perusing pleasure. Enjoy exploring through them!

I am definitely enjoying them, it seems like they are starting to get in the way of other things I should be doing. There are so many "gem articles" between the covers.