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Scored the 242C lantern today. 48 5 stamped on bottom.
Meaning fifth month of 1948.
Took a picture for comparison someday when I get to work on it .
Somewhere under all the crud and who knows what is some shiny nickel wash. My first plated fount. No idea how much is salvageable or if a brass (?) fount will appear in spots.
Mostly original, except the nail.
Great globe of the right era. Missing the two tiny pump holding screws is so far the only parts needed. Pump held in with crud currently..
I have a fuel cap seal replacement. And new pump leather. Both need replaced , no surprise.

Did fish out a 3 1/2 inch nail through the tiny fuel fill hole.
Took 80 strokes of the phillips head driver against a magnet to magnetize the tip , and two tries to fish the nail out.
Had been in there a looong time.
My first guess is someone used it for a dipstick to check fuel level and dropped it.
Second guess is someone had a kid or kids.

Clean looking fount inside though. Probably cleaner from my trying to shake the nail out for a good while. :laughing7:
 

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releventchair said:
Mornin all.

They spread approx. 1 1/2 miles North of the shack this weekend.
It's kinda loud smellin here today. Smells better here than there though!
We were eating ice cream on the road through the fields Sunday on the way home.
I almost slowed down my eating... Almost.

Sure could have used a load of it on my hunting property last winter.
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Ack! My neighbor across the road spreads chicken poop on his field. Awful smell!
 

pepperj said:
Hummingbird came into the den this evening.
I closed the curtains and then gently cupped it into my mitts.
I went out onto the deck with the Mrs. Open my paws and shot up 60 ft and 100ft over to the trees across the road.
The darned hand 🚀 that I've ever had.
Great buzz.
Made my day :headbang:
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What a neat experience! Nice save, Pepperj!
 

releventchair said:
Scored the 242C lantern today. 48 5 stamped on bottom.
Meaning fifth month of 1948.
Took a picture for comparison someday when I get to work on it .
Somewhere under all the crud and who knows what is some shiny nickel wash. My first plated fount. No idea how much is salvageable or if a brass (?) fount will appear in spots.
Mostly original, except the nail.
Great globe of the right era. Missing the two tiny pump holding screws is so far the only parts needed. Pump held in with crud currently..
I have a fuel cap seal replacement. And new pump leather. Both need replaced , no surprise.

Did fish out a 3 1/2 inch nail through the tiny fuel fill hole.
Took 80 strokes of the phillips head driver against a magnet to magnetize the tip , and two tries to fish the nail out.
Had been in there a looong time.
My first guess is someone used it for a dipstick to check fuel level and dropped it.
Second guess is someone had a kid or kids.

Clean looking fount inside though. Probably cleaner from my trying to shake the nail out for a good while. :laughing7:
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Congratulations. I hope restoration goes easy.
 

A little over a year ago, I reported that myself and 2 of my friends were going to learn how to scuba dive. Well we, finally got are acts together and signed up on Monday. Now I have to go get the dr to give me the okay to dive. Now some of you may be thinking that I should have done that first. Well I did. One year and one month almost to the day. The dive school won’t accept it because it is over a year. :BangHead: So now I have to squeeze in a Drs appointment. Yippee. I have all kinds of homework to do. Prepare the mask, refresh the readings from last year, continue reading the chapters that I now have access to and take the quiz. Oh, I almost forgot, pic or it didn’t happen. Lol


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WannaDig3687 said:
What a neat experience! Nice save, Pepperj!
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Thanks WD
It was hard to even feel that there was any weight in the palm of the hand carrying the little thing outside.
Just hope that it gets over the whole experience quick.
Amazing birds as they'll be buzzing around the feeders just a few feet away from us working in the garden many times.
 

WannaDig3687 said:
Lol I had my cup. It was time to make a cup for the boss and another for him to take to work, plus his egg and toast. Please tell me that you guys get such royal treatment in the morning from your Queen. :icon_queen:
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Fend for myself rule in this household in the mornings and lunch.
Oh to be pampered-I think it's been a few since I was in Pampers.
Then again it probably won't be too many before that thought process comes knocking again.:laughing7:
 

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