What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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Ben Hogan and I went and looked at a car today
It was like new ... maybe 75 or 80yrs ago
Legally on the highway as recently as 1957. Low off-road miles since
Ben Hogan 1865 Ebony 651112LB #13 (1 of 25)

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BrotherJim said:
DRIVE SAFELY
Ben Hogan and I went and looked at a car today
It was like new ... maybe 75 or 80yrs ago
Legally on the highway as recently as 1957. Low off-road miles since
Ben Hogan 1865 Ebony 651112LB #13 (1 of 25)

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That car reminds me of a sign or should say billboard were I grew up.
Drive carefully we can wait …
Elmwood park cemetery
 
TheFactor said:
That car reminds me of a sign or should say billboard were I grew up.
Drive carefully we can wait …
Elmwood park cemetery
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That car has a story to tell and I wish I knew what it was.
There is or was a spotlight on the driver windshield post.
Seems maybe it was a municipal car or involved with industry, railroad or something.
 
BrotherJim said:
DRIVE SAFELY
Ben Hogan and I went and looked at a car today
It was like new ... maybe 75 or 80yrs ago
Legally on the highway as recently as 1957. Low off-road miles since
Ben Hogan 1865 Ebony 651112LB #13 (1 of 25)

vzYTPkb.jpeg

Cabstgx.jpeg

FHBvBVJ.jpeg

ckJpo8V.jpeg

VTE735i.jpeg

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How long do you expect the restoration to take?
She looks to be at least 75 ~ 80% complete.
Even has the original (restorable) seats and all the (6 volt?) gauges.🤯😳
 
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afishhunter said:
How long do you expect the restoration to take?
She looks to be at least 75 ~ 80% complete.
Even has the original (restorable) seats🤯😳
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HA !!! 🤣 ... What's totally shocking to me is she still has a tag on her (1957)
Figured someone would have snagged that long ago.
And carrying on the tradition, I didn't touch a thing. May she RIP

OH and there's a Jeep carcass next to her (see first pic). What a strange combo
 
BrotherJim said:
HA !!! 🤣 ... What's totally shocking to me is she still has a tag on her (1957)
Figured someone would have snagged that long ago.
And carrying on the tradition, I didn't touch a thing. May she RIP

OH and there's a Jeep carcass next to her (see first pic). What a strange combo
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1940s CJ2A ... 🤤

I remember in the 1960's and 1970's you could buy ALL the parts necessary to build a brand new 1940's Jeep CJ2A from J.C. Whitney.

I don't think they stock the frame, driveline, complete front & rear suspension, and complete wiring harnesses (with original plugs and connectors) any more.
It has been decades since I had one of their catalogs. I wonder if they still have the complete engine, trans & transfer case, drive shafts, steel body, hood, front fenders, and tailgate or just the fiberglass body (with molded in non-functional tailgate) now.
 
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Amir Fleschwund said:
A photo worthy of a recycle, but I prefer your Pickled Wisconsin Food Wooden Case over that old calculator. 😃
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Thanks for your kind comment on the photo Jeff . I am not aware of any Pickled Wisconsin Food Wooden Case . Below are the only boxes I can think of that I have used are below .
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But maybe you are thinking of this instead .
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Not a good day to go outside and do a little work so I decided to clean and sharpen what I often carry .
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And while I was in Bay 3 I finally took a group photo of these 3 . I had hand sharpened these and oiled them a couple of weeks ago and they were still in Bay 3 . In order going down . Camillus , Imperial , and Pal .
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I imagine that the Camillus may be older because it has the Brass Liners and the Imperial and Pal have Steel Liners . So maybe the Camillus was made before the big decision was made too save the Brass for military uses .

Harry
 
BrotherJim said:
DRIVE SAFELY
Ben Hogan and I went and looked at a car today
It was like new ... maybe 75 or 80yrs ago
Legally on the highway as recently as 1957. Low off-road miles since
Ben Hogan 1865 Ebony 651112LB #13 (1 of 25)

vzYTPkb.jpeg

Cabstgx.jpeg

FHBvBVJ.jpeg

ckJpo8V.jpeg

VTE735i.jpeg

0ciK9Kt.jpeg

tCqix3H.jpeg
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Nice Knife my friend . That old Chevy from Pulaski County , Indiana has had a Rough Life . A couple of good hammers and a little Bondo and 4 new tires and you are good to go . Back in that time period you could buy Spot Lights to mount on your car .

Harry
 
Rufus1949 said:
Wonderful restoration Dr.P!!
The disc works for me.🔥
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afishhunter said:
Love the jigging on that Catt. 😍
Shame no one has jigging like that anymore. ☹️
Not surprising tho. It probably can't be machine made, so it wouldn't be/isn't cost effective ... besides, jigging by hand is likely now a lost art and skill. 🤔🥺
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Old Engineer said:
I just had to go back and look at the old Catt Mr. Primble Primble

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Thank all of you, as always. 😊
I think Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. could turn out some of the best jigged bone covers ever. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:😍🎃
 
Old Engineer said:
A couple of good hammers and a little Bondo and 4 new tires and you are good to go . Back in that time period you could buy Spot Lights to mount on your car .

Harry
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Back in 1979, I bought a 1965 faded red Chevy short bed step side pickup from a good friend for five hundred bucks. A straight six engine and three speed manual shift on the column. I put a new stock muffler on it and drove it for three years. It was reliable and required hardly any maintenance. Times sure have changed with all of this progress we have made. I recall that a new Case knife was around thirty bucks or so.
 
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