Interesting stuff you’ve got around the house

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I didn’t play too hard with my dump truck, but my road graders and cranes are toast.

 
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@Twocats, WWII history can be fascinating, but also sickening, at the same time. Can you tell more about your wife's grandfather?

The story we are told is the son of the watch owner was a member of the Luxembourgish resistance helping people avoid being conscripted into the German army. He was found out and disappeared with the help of other resistance members. The Germans came and took his father and neither father nor son were ever seen again after the war. It strange as the wife of the son died during the war apparently by poisoning.

There is a very discreet German grave yard not far from where I live in the city with German soldiers from all wars buried there, and a few miles away the pristine American grave yard with General Patton buried facing his men.
 
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About 10 years ago, I attended an estate sale in a small rural town. Not looking for anything in particular. Then this item popped up, and I out bid a lady who wanted it very badly. The artist is an English Chap, Charles Spencelayh who has a large gallery of his work at the Tate Gallery, in London, England. But this is one work of his that the Tate Gallery doesn’t have. The lithograph is on an unused 1940 calendar from a local watch material supplier (long since). I love the picture.
 
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What does the flip side look like?
It's missing a course-- should have 10 strings. It's a Charango. Typically tuned GCEAE.
 
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It's missing a course-- should have 10 strings. It's a Charango. Typically tuned GCEAE.

Very cool.

You should put on the missing strings and write a song about watches.
 
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This thread is undoubtedly filled with interesting stuff, but at the same time reminds me of the saying...one man’s trash...😜
 
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Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

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Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

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I’m still not convinced that home computers will ever be commercially viable
 
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Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

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Hah! Our son still has his too which still works. Treasures it though he doesn't use it.
 
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Treasures it though he doesn't use it.
No hard drive in those days; everything was on double density floppies. It makes for a good conversation piece. Visitors are quite impressed by the setup.
 
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Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

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It’s just so cool, ugly but cool like a Mercedes G wagon.
 
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^ ^ ^

Not ugly to my eyes.
Takes me back to the 80's which were nice times. ... 😀
 
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Love that mouse! Can you get Netflix on it?
 
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Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

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My dad had one which I used for a long time. I can't say I miss it though. Lost too many papers to it deciding to randomly crash.
 
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8-Day, weight, time, strike Seth Thomas mantle clock circa 1875 in Rosewood with alarm.

Hand painted decoration on dial.