Show us your Charlie Campagna SFOs

waynorth said:
I love that name Ragg Bone!! It's like the opposite, but counterpoint of Soup Bone!!!!
Nice one John!!
When I was a child, those many years ago, There was a raggety man on a horse-drawn cart, collecting Rags and Bones, in residential neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY!!!!
I remember his voice, 75 years later; shouting "Ya Rags"!!! And I can hear his swayback steed clopping slowly along the pavement!!!!
An early recycler!!! I heard he tore old clothing up, made bundles, and sold them to auto mechanics and machine shops!!!😲
(Talk about going off topic!!!!):rolleyes:
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Sorry, I'm out topic, but "that reminded me my GrandMa's wooden house. She was living on the 1st floor and on the ground floor there was a rag & bone man's warehouse, whose carriage was hardly more modern than his Buffalo's counterpart (old prewar Renault).
Note the posh "Quality Rags & Wipers"script on the door. 😊
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Some fine knife :
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Jolipapa said:
Sorry, I'm out topic, but "that reminded me my GrandMa's wooden house. She was living on the 1st floor and on the ground floor there was a rag & bone man's warehouse, whose carriage was hardly more modern than his Buffalo's counterpart (old prewar Renault).
Note the posh "Quality Rags & Wipers"script on the door. 😊
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It must have taken courage to live over a Rag & Bone warehouse, Alain!! My hat is off to your GrandMa!!
Old guys swapping stories!!! Ha Ha!! I hope we don't chase away all the young collectors here!! Ha Ha!!!
Knife content, with a history theme!!
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waynorth said:
It must have taken courage to live over a Rag & Bone warehouse, Alain!! My hat is off to your GrandMa!!
Old guys swapping stories!!! Ha Ha!! I hope we don't chase away all the young collectors here!! Ha Ha!!!
Knife content, with a history theme!!
My archive of the first seven Harness Jack, SFOs!!View attachment 2786439View attachment 2786440View attachment 2786441
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As far as I remember, the warehouse was quite clean and not too dusty, all was in bundles and I don't know what was the more frightening of the rags, the wooden house or the narrow paved street that would not have let way for a fireman's truck. 🤔

Fantastic pictures and wonderful array Charlie! 👏

Just received your last one with stunning jigging!
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Jolipapa said:
As far as I remember, the warehouse was quite clean and not too dusty, all was in bundles and I don't know what was the more frightening of the rags, the wooden house or the narrow paved street that would not have let way for a fireman's truck. 🤔

Fantastic pictures and wonderful array Charlie! 👏

Just received your last one with stunning jigging!
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Great stuff :cool: Hope mine's on the way.....:)
 
Jolipapa said:
As far as I remember, the warehouse was quite clean and not too dusty, all was in bundles and I don't know what was the more frightening of the rags, the wooden house or the narrow paved street that would not have let way for a fireman's truck. 🤔

Fantastic pictures and wonderful array Charlie! 👏

Just received your last one with stunning jigging!
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The first thing my Grandpa and his brothers did when they got to the US from Italy, was to build a fiveplex of brick, where my mom and her sisters grew up, and where I always visited them!! The ground floor held a baby clinic for the county!!
 
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