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- Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Who else has a '26 rumbleseat coupe ?
- Replies: 4
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Re: Who else has a '26 rumbleseat coupe ?
No comments ? 

- Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:14 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Very true Rich. In spite of Dick F.'s unassailable mathematics, there's much difficulty connecting the Canarys to the Klamitboffer family. KD himself was violently allergic to feathers, for one thing. Another hurdle is reconciling the various shades of meaning between calamities and catsasstrophes. ...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:20 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Dick, your logic in this instance is air-tight. Thank you for this valuable contribution to the history.
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Who else has a '26 rumbleseat coupe ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 214
Who else has a '26 rumbleseat coupe ?
Probably dust-bowl era, or perhaps last year ?
Seems everyone's coming here lately.
Seems everyone's coming here lately.

- Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:20 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Burger, your dedication to pure research into the topics relevant to the life and times of Kalamity Dick has made your contributions invaluable. Heinrich and the entire Institute staff wish to extend their grateful appreciation, and as well to all who read these annals and have generously contribute...
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:32 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Perhaps it was a subconscious choice Horner Klamitboffer made based on his given name, or perhaps the night wrangler pulled a prank on him by giving him a bum steer ? In any case, Perry, it was NOT a lot of bull. Two left stirrups made it possible for Horner to mount from either side. Only problem w...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:16 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Kalamity Dick's extended family was pretty much scattered around the country from Mexicali to Nome, and Skagway to Smathers Beach; Bathurst to Lompoc. This accounted for their not exactly being a close-knit tribe. KD was elated to receive a telegram from Horner Klamitboffer, nephew of his third cous...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 11:25 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: 1910 in Hailey, Idaho
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1910 in Hailey, Idaho
Identify ? Photo notes say the building houses The Wood River Times newspaper.
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Trucks an such.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 742
Re: Trucks an such.
Here's a TT from 1927 (photo date). Eames Trucking
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:06 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Hooey was one of the first to adapt a carbide lamp to his miner's helmet, but the method (shown in the above photo) did not shed a lot of light, and had the unfortunate side effect of scorching his ears. A benefit, however, was that he never had to pay for a haircut. Errata: Bartholomew just placed ...
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:55 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
The pickled ferret craze actually started with the barrel of ferrets KD and Cuthbert brought back from Washington, D. C. When baggage and freight was unloaded at the Medicine Bow depot, the barrel of ferrets was mistakenly delivered to Ernie's Saloon. The ferrets got loose in the cellar, and thirsty...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:52 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
That explains the two friends' absence during that period in '03. Thanks, Rich. It also explains Cuthbert's subsequent penchant for saying, "Bully ! Bully for you !" in situations where previously he would have most likely said, "Aw, horseshit." Apparently the delicate diplomacy required to defuse t...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Blockley 30 x 3 tyres
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1140
Re: Blockley 30 x 3 tyres
Great news ! Thanks for posting that, Steve. I'm sure more information will follow as to how we colonials can order them, expected delivery times, and the actual cost, delivered.
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:31 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Does anyone know the story of how Kalamity Dick came to impersonate Teddy Roosevelt ? Bartholomew excised this from the Trunk of Values on Ash Wednesday. That's Cuthbert Maddox driving the team, or I'll eat your hat.
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:33 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
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Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Great pix Herb ! Thank you. Looks like seven brand new 9-N Ford tractors !
"Cook by wire" seems an odd slogan now but maybe made sense when electrification was a novelty ? Is that a Packard ?
"Cook by wire" seems an odd slogan now but maybe made sense when electrification was a novelty ? Is that a Packard ?
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:50 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Meanwhile in Montana
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Re: Meanwhile in Montana
Herb, others may know for sure, but I'd be willing to bet the Pope Toledo coach work was wood. I recall reading that Pierce Arrow was remarkable for having cast aluminum body work, and I believe that was a bit later than '05.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:08 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Ma Pucker was known throughout the Basin for raising spirits and motivating the depressed with her cheery exhortation "Keep your pecker up !" Few know that Ma Pucker greatly inspired a youthful Ben Turpin before he left the Tri-burgs for Tinsel-town. Eye-crossing contests were popular in the Tri-bur...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 2:12 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Meanwhile in Montana
- Replies: 8
- Views: 511
Meanwhile in Montana
Identify this "skunk wagon" please ? Photo date unknown, as are the tribesmen.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 'Sno fun !
- Replies: 4
- Views: 365
'Sno fun !
Can't tell if it's a T (probably not). And you guys with an 8" snowfall are complaining ??



- Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:13 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Cuthbert generally held himself aloof of family relationships, no doubt a result of having been orphaned at an early age. Imagine his inner turmoil when his great uncle Carborundum X. Maddox turned up unexpectedly before the annual Saddlestring Snail Festival and unformed him they were related to th...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:44 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Paintings that aren't Model Ts
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Re: Paintings that aren't Model Ts
Beautiful play of color ! Makes a stunning painting.
Real life own one ? Big car, big troubles. Fun for some, not for all ! Ts are best for guys like me. Took me 50 years to figure that out.
Real life own one ? Big car, big troubles. Fun for some, not for all ! Ts are best for guys like me. Took me 50 years to figure that out.

- Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:13 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
The Frizzles' neighbor, Buff Orpington, had a large poultry flock from whence came Zeke, Elmo's cherished pet. Problem was, Zeke regularly left the Frizzle place to romance Buff's hens. Once he was among the flock, Elmo never could tell which rooster was his. As an act of kindness, Buff fashioned th...
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:10 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Good work Herb. Yes indeed, there is a tie-in to the Tri-burg saga. Old Coriander Frizzle loved beer, but detested crowds. Unsociable in the extreme, he began perfecting home brew for his own use, using local mushrooms instead of hops. Ultimately the brew he perfected reached an alcohol content over...
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:43 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
It's worth mentioning that Cuthbert's banana, nut and pickle sandwich spread was also used as a poultice with remarkable healing properties. Applied to bruises and simultaneously ingested in sandwich form, it was nearly as good for one's health as chicken soup.
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Speedster or not ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 249
Speedster or not ?
Photo from c. 1920 claims it's a 1909 model T, but a few items have been changed out. Australia, SW.
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 100 mph Model T Fords ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1236
100 mph Model T Fords ?
'Twas legal if they could do it !!



- Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:58 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
It seems odd there were limericks sorinkled into the mix. By his own admission, Cuthbert never knew any limericks that were not downright dirty. Apparently, the surfeit of topsoil provided the fertility necessary for the trees to sprout. During reforestation efforts of the 1930's the CCC approached ...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Not on the road 5 minutes and look what happened!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1580
Re: Not on the road 5 minutes and look what happened!
Moral: some processes are best left to real professionals.
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:00 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
The successful accidental silo launch prompted several others, the advantage of having a place for the rockets ready and waiting for landing was all too obvious. The regularity of the tandem launches was a boon for Elmo Ferndip, cross-eyed basin sign painter who had botched an order for several "out...
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Trying to date a photo
- Replies: 24
- Views: 961
Re: Trying to date a photo
Best one can do is guess. The Model T seems to be a brass car, but not enough shows for me to be very positive of its year of manufacture. Likely 1915-16, possibly earlier. All that does is tell us the photo can't be any older than that. It could be as recent as 1930's, but the ladies' dresses seem ...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:02 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Here's a really spiffy coach on a White chassis (I think I'm right about this one
)

- Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:00 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Herb - OUCH !!
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:54 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
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Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
I'm going blind !!! Couldn't read FWD on the radiator. What a neat truck. Thanks for the additional pictures and info, fellows !
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:34 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
A really handsome REO. Any idea of the model and year ?
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:14 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
"Two mushroom moss sandwiches"? Really? KD never consumed more than one mushroom moss sandwich. Overeating played hob with his dyspepsia. On rare occasions he would order two so as to share one with Cuthbert when he forgot the bagels. A funny thing about that. Once Cuthbert showed up at lunch with ...
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Fix your car, Mister ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1293
Re: Fix your car, Mister ?
That's great, Rich ! Thanks for adding to the story. I've been finding lots of interesting things on an Idaho history forum, this was one. The ad for Studebaker (and Doc Grisman's car) make me think the photo I posted is earlier than 1915. It's fun to speculate.
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Fix your car, Mister ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1293
Re: Fix your car, Mister ?
Larry, I hope you'll post some photos of your stove restoration in the "Off Topic" thread. Maybe others will join in too ! I restored a Great Western parlor stove back in '84. It's been keeping us warm every winter since !
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Hanging Individual Wood Spokes for Painting?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1649
Re: Hanging Individual Wood Spokes for Painting?
Whatever the method, wheels are difficult to paint. As I recall from previous posts, wheels were dipped then "spin-dried" in the factory. Like most factory methods, not necessarily practical for the home restorer. I have always painted artillery wheels after assembly, both by spray painting and with...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Fix your car, Mister ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1293
Fix your car, Mister ?
Inside the Albright Garage, Moscow, Idaho 1915. Doc Gritman's 1911 (or earlier ?) torn down for a thorough overhaul. That's proprietor Raliegh Albright on the left, he and his helper look very young ! Kids up to speed with the newest methods. I hope those whippersnappers know what they're about !
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:35 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Regular visitors to this topic have no doubt noticed the hiatus in informative posts through the past week, perhaps the longest pause in over two years. Please do not be alarmed, as we have scarcely scratched surface where the annals of KD's accomplishments and adventures are concerned. Through the ...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Not all Ts were all black !
- Replies: 7
- Views: 748
Re: Not all Ts were all black !
It's Idaho Steve. Yes !!
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Not all Ts were all black !
- Replies: 7
- Views: 748
Not all Ts were all black !
Definitely a using roadster. House paint maybe ?
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Milling Block Deck and Head
- Replies: 13
- Views: 860
Re: Milling Block Deck and Head
. . . You'll never win an argument on the internet as some expert . . . will know more than all of us combined. :lol: So true ! So often contradictory opinions seem to prevent posts from actually providing good answers to the questions posed. As for re-surfacing heads and blocks, my question is whe...
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:34 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Very often, identifying personalities from photographs presents difficulties for one or another reason; lighting, view angle, focus, all can obscure identifying features past the point of certainty. In this case, one might presume the visible presence of the wire canoe on a flatcar equipped with the...
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:00 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Player pianos ? I could swear that's a load of hay.
I wonder if the nattily dressed feller pitched that load wearing his straw skimmer and bow tie ?
Great picture Herb ! Thanks much.

I wonder if the nattily dressed feller pitched that load wearing his straw skimmer and bow tie ?

Great picture Herb ! Thanks much.
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:55 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: High Wheeler
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1172
Re: High Wheeler
Rudy, thanks for your post. You deserve a medal for sticking with the Holsman after the tornado tried to take it to Oz !
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:52 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Touring Body, Please Help ID
- Replies: 4
- Views: 353
Re: Touring Body, Please Help ID
More clues possibly ? Is it sitting on a chassis ? Could the chassis belong to it ? If so, are there any earmarks that could identify the chassis ? There appears to be fenders inside the body (cream colored) if they belong to the body perhaps they will help with an identification. Fun to find such s...
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Our kind of demonstration
- Replies: 6
- Views: 683
Re: Our kind of demonstration
Thanks for that detail Bob !
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Our kind of demonstration
- Replies: 6
- Views: 683
Re: Our kind of demonstration


- Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Our kind of demonstration
- Replies: 6
- Views: 683
Our kind of demonstration
I hope Mr. McKrill is demonstrating that the rear seat problems of the 1913 touring car have been solved !! Magic Valley area, Idaho. I'll see if I can find more on McKrill, Ford agent.
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:51 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: High Wheeler
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1172
Re: High Wheeler
They had not yet heard of the Ackermann principle. Perhaps we should discuss that in the KD thread? :lol: Thanks Herb ! One of the things I find most gratifying about this forum is the opportunity to learn so many new things. I had never before heard of the Ackerman Principle, so thanks to you, now...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:15 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Heinrich and Sebastian just crossed my desk with a wealth of information on Ackermann. It seems he was a very active organization type in the Basin; minutes of the Tri-burg Mudge Chewers Assn., Moss Growers for Better Slurry, and Ernie's Wednesday Night darts team all mention him as being chairman o...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:37 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: High Wheeler
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1172
Re: High Wheeler
Erik, I'm sure you are right. Being a high-wheeler novice I was ignorant of the pertinent facts of the mass of early individual experimenters vs. actual commercial attempts. Wayne's post cleared that right up ! Wayne, the photo came from an Idaho history forum. No date nor any pertinent information,...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:19 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: High Wheeler
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1172
High Wheeler
I never thought of these as actual automobiles and because of that I pretty much overlooked them as I "studied" old cars. Can anyone identify this little cutie ?? No wonder they terrified horses !
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:28 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
I just can't let a reference to "Gone With the Mudge" pass without remarking on the inspirational scene of the burning of Absaroka. Also, it's a shame Betty Grable never got an Oscar. Her performance in the role of Red Buttons was truly legendary. Many people don't realize the pompano was the inspir...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:25 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Lots of cross-reference material here. The Spadaford Gang managed to elude capture by holing up on the Paprika Ranch mostly because Sheriff Dumbrow was violently allergic to Paprika, in spite of his Hungarian ancestry. Mudge was a popular chewable in the Basin, mostly because no spittoons were requi...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Aging new reproduction parts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 513
Re: Aging new reproduction parts
Interesting point of view, Allan. There are probably more than a few of us who somehow relate to the little nuances inherent in old hardware. There's just "something about them" that defies reproduction. Of course, when the original methods (and often materials) are beyond the capability of the mode...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 12:43 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
. . . A horse can only maintain a gallup so long. The farm-geared TT could to it all day and never get winded. AND do it with far more load than one could ever haul with a horse . . . Burger, I've always enjoyed your perspectives on "Model Tee-ing" from your point of view as a TT owner who works wi...
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:29 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
The The Saddlestring Gazette ran several ads during this period placed by Slim Cudlip, brand inspector at the Saddlestring stockyards wherein he offered to de-horn helmets of all sizes for $ 1.55 each. Apparently his side business was a brisk one for a time, the ad ran most of the summer. Folks in S...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:09 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Not Ford men !
- Replies: 5
- Views: 445
Re: Not Ford men !
Thanks Rich. I wish the first photo had been better. Funny, no one seems interested in identifying the breed of horses in the second photo.
(I think the big drafter is a Belgian
)

(I think the big drafter is a Belgian
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:51 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Paintings that aren't Model Ts
- Replies: 118
- Views: 18626
Re: Paintings that aren't Model Ts
A treat to see Rich! Thank you. Suggested title, "Now What ?!?" 

- Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:33 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Not Ford men !
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- Views: 445
Re: Not Ford men !
Jenkins' business only a few short years before the above photo:
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:31 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Not Ford men !
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- Views: 445
Not Ford men !
Here's a fun picture. Not Fords (not Russia either
) probably mid-teens ?
Can anyone identify the cars in their "stable" ?
W. S. Jenkins & Sons established the Moscow Livery Stable, made the transition into the motor age and remained in business. I imagine there were many that did as well.

Can anyone identify the cars in their "stable" ?
W. S. Jenkins & Sons established the Moscow Livery Stable, made the transition into the motor age and remained in business. I imagine there were many that did as well.
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:49 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Good. There was a fellow in just now wearing a buffalo horn hat requesting a hall pass. He was stripped to the waist and appeared anxious and in a hurry. I'll let him know. As for the podium, prospective buyers should know it reeks heavily of skunks. A quart of tomato juice in its crankcase should c...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:14 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Nice to know these trucks had lousy brakes, driving without having a 'headache rack' :lol: Very true. However, it's hard for us moderns to realize just how slow these pioneer trucks actually traveled. Besides not being able to stop on a dime, the beast in the picture probably never traveled above 1...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:57 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Yup. Mixed results. Usually ended up doing it the "hard" way.

- Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Foto of the Day
- Replies: 450
- Views: 70776
Re: Foto of the Day
Photo dated "1936"
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:42 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Fenn's Posthole Auger gets a positive review in a Wyoming Farmer issue in 1914. I'm sorry to say I can't agree.
i don't think I've ever seen a commercial body like this - in person or in photos. Great photo, thanks for posting.

- Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Original Smith Is Good For Our Hobby
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1545
Re: Original Smith Is Good For Our Hobby
Kudos for Larry are overdue. He's taken flak for being a "purist". A gentleman and a man of few words, he's always generous, willing to help and truly knows his stuff. Thanks as well to our forum members who do likewise. It's not hard to tell who's "the real deal", and we all benefit from their cont...
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Pressurized radiator
- Replies: 6
- Views: 543
Re: Pressurized radiator
Pressurizing the system would have more benefit for T owners at higher altitudes. Boiling point lowers to 202F at 5000' of elevation. The problem is that the system was never designed to be pressurized, so most model Ts would probably exhibit leaks in the cooling system they never had before. Fun to...
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: "T" Parts Terminology
- Replies: 11
- Views: 806
Re: "T" Parts Terminology
. . . I suppose until modern overhead valve engines became common design, maybe "Henrys" term "pushrod" would have been okay . . . I find it interesting that Buick's 1904 model B was (arguably) the first mass-produced OHV automobile engine. Overhead valves were a Buick hallmark from then on. When i...
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:20 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Good observation. Bears are always dependable. Linus just telefaxed this photo of Wizzborn's wife Clamantha and his daughters Cassava and Aspidistra on a shopping trip in downtown Chugwater, accompanied by their family pet. Linus swears it's a bear, but I have some doubts. If it was a bear, Jackingh...
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:37 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Mongering iron isn't as easy as it looks. So very true, Rich. For our readers' edification Sebastian has transcribed this photo of Mongo Montgolfier at the helm of the "Steel Elephant" which powered the transorbital twist trunions. It's a generally accepted fact in the Tri-burgs that Mr. Montgolfie...
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: How much water-soluble oil do you put in a Model T radiator?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 857
Re: How much water-soluble oil do you put in a Model T radiator?
I use one pint.
Remember, all opinions are absolutes, so be sure to follow all forum recommendations to the letter !
Remember, all opinions are absolutes, so be sure to follow all forum recommendations to the letter !

- Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1909: How red was red?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1406
Re: 1909: How red was red?
I have spent most of my adult life working with paint, pigments, and the formulations thereof, mostly from the point of view of fine art applications and authentic replications of materials and methods that were concurrent in the carriage and wagon trade c. 1880s-1920s. No matter. Anyone with an opi...
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:49 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Interesting aside, Cliff's brother John slipped on a banana peel outside the Biogram Theater one summer evening in 1935 and broke his sterno. Wanted for multiple parking tickets he was attempting to avoid Officer Quincy Caltrop at the time, but the constable had him dead to rights. More pertinent tr...
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:36 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: A different mode of transportation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 586
Re: A different mode of transportation
Indeed, Dave. They were still herding the cats at this stage. 

- Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:12 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: A different mode of transportation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 586
A different mode of transportation
Harnessing could be stressful.
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:00 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Here's an odd couple - sheep camp and a state highway GMC truck. I've no idea the year of the truck, trucks always fool me as they tend to look older than their year of manufacture. No explanation or notes on the photo.
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
That's a wonderful view of Cuthbert Maddox's corral. KD gifted Cuthbert's hired man Spud Whiffletree with a fine pump organ on the condition that it would be kept and played near the corral, or in the horse barn during inclement weather. That's spade's wife Demelza and their kids in the photo. Demel...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Any Reviews on Tractor Paint?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1347
Re: Any Reviews on Tractor Paint?
. . . The bad: lots of brush marks, lots of runs, the grey primer shows through in places . . . Not to beat you up or be a smart-alec, Nacho, but regardless the method of application, the paint needs to be the proper viscosity to handle well, flow out, and "set" with an optimal "open time" before d...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: I'm surprised!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1395
Re: I'm surprised!
. . . The part of the building it occupies in the above picture is no longer there . . . The entire half of that block west of the alley is no longer there. I should know but don't remember when the old buildings were razed for a new structure and parking lot which housed the US Bank (now indefinit...
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: I'm surprised!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1395
Re: I'm surprised!
Thanks Hap !!
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: I'm surprised!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1395
I'm surprised!
Here's a photo of a lineup of early Ts taken on West Center St. in Pocatello, Idaho, date unknown. Our members can doubtless identify the year of the Ts, and whether that's an "N", "R", or "S" at the end if the row. I'm surprised to see evidence of so many early Ts in southeast Idaho. There certainl...
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 12:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: For TT Lovers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 541
Re: For TT Lovers
I'm sure you're right, Steve. Probably happens even when the hitch point is around the frame member as it is in this old photo. Many Ts got "help" hitched around the axle.
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:49 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Right you are Perry. The game board idea was appropriated by "Mister Melvin", who finally got approval from KD to use it for the game he invented after several thousand boxes had already been printed. KD consented on condition that the critical magneto condyle flux resistance circuit be eliminated t...
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: For TT Lovers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 541
For TT Lovers
Sharp eyes may be able to tell if this is a TT or a truck conversion. Perhaps the year of the plate, photo noted as being an Idaho scene. That plucky little T has a huge load on, kids and all, looks like it's got an additional 2hp up front to help with it.
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Motorcycle Oil
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2405
Re: Motorcycle Oil
As ever, the consensus is: Yes ! Definitely. Use oil in your Model T !!
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Steaming Radiator
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1285
Re: Steaming Radiator
Frank. Dim light bulb flickering here. :lol: Your concern for the "cold range" of soluble oil seems to indicate your thought is for filling the cooling system with soluble oil ?? Perhaps that's a possibility, but I'm unaware of such use. For my part, I use a pint of soluble oil in Lizzie's cooling s...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Steaming Radiator
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1285
Re: Steaming Radiator
Frank, soluble oil is, well, soluble. It dissolves into the water giving it a milky appearance, and doesn't separate from solution. If it has any capability to lower the freezing point of water it is minimal. Antifreeze it is not ! I've used it in cooling systems for years with good results. Opinion...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Shaving a t cylinder head
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1055
Re: Shaving a t cylinder head
First question for "shaving" a stock head is whether it has been resurfaced in the past (more than once, possibly ?) and how much you think you want to take off. Do the math first. Just how much greater will the compression ratio be when you're done ? Best way to greatly increase the compression rat...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:27 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
- Replies: 511
- Views: 53838
Re: This was trucking-Old Photos
Here's a fun photo. Any idea what make truck ? Can anyone make out the license plate ? Supposed to be an Idaho scene.
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:14 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Curiously, the "witless protection program" evolved from another less-known organizational construct known as the "Windlass Protection Assn." As usual, Kalamity Dick figured large in the narrative. When development of the alpahbet mines progressed to the excavation of stopes and vertical shafts foll...
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:48 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Kalamity Dick was fond of word play. It's no surprise "alligator wrestling" was a triple entender for him. First, was the literal fact ; the Tri-burg Moss Improvement Board had hired him to remove a pair of alligators from the upper terrace pond. No one was sure where the reptiles had come from, but...
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Drilling steel?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1781
Re: Drilling steel?
I agree with Stan. Holes wander off center when haggled out progressively larger. Also agree that you need good tooling. A lot of hardware "hobbyist" bits may work in wood, but not for the machinist. I'm a little surprised no one mentioned annealing a work-hardened piece. Another thing to watch is r...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:09 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
In the interest of historical backgrounds, it's worth mentioning that Kalamity Dick's inventive genius was a trait that ran strong in the Klamitboffer family. For example, Dick's uncle Columbus Hercules Klamitboffer (aka Uncle Lumby) left his home town in Westconsin for Wyoming in the 1860's. Record...
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:59 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
- Replies: 2632
- Views: 264411
Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Kalamity Dick rarely had interpersonal difficulties with anyone, which is amazing considering his vast impact on all aspects of Basin industry in those early years. Binford was the sole exception. His conflict with KD centered on the downturn in his business owing to a decrease in salvage sparking r...
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 2:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Blockley 30 x 3 — almost.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 711
Re: Blockley 30 x 3 — almost.
Oh boy !! Good news indeed. Thanks for keeping up with this, Steve !
(I do hope they don't change that listed price, though.
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(I do hope they don't change that listed price, though.

- Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Medicine
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1092
Re: Medicine
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- Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:53 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: For the Record - An Objection
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1306