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by Rich Bingham
Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:10 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

It's a boon for Heinrich that he can enjoy sunbeams as well as the consolation of his beloved Sciler grand piano. Not many folks know Heinrich composed the overture that appears on the fly-leaf of that first edition of the Adventures of Kalamity Dick. Etude in C flat Neutral is a treat for the ears....
by Rich Bingham
Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:27 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Model T era Eagle's Store W.Y. MT painting
Replies: 11
Views: 2332

Re: Model T era Eagle's Store W.Y. MT painting

Beautiful !! And bitter sweet if there are no longer Eagles at Eagle's. Great memories.
by Rich Bingham
Wed Feb 09, 2022 4:49 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
Replies: 1402
Views: 322645

Re: This was trucking-Old Photos

Thanks Rich !
by Rich Bingham
Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
Replies: 1402
Views: 322645

Re: This was trucking-Old Photos

A load of wool, Australia 1910. The truck - Franklin ? Renault ? Something else ?
by Rich Bingham
Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:01 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Wolf Brand Chili Cars
Replies: 2
Views: 1248

Re: Wolf Brand Chili Cars

Thanks Pat ! That's sure worth the look. Fun !!
by Rich Bingham
Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:49 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Electrifying !
Replies: 33
Views: 4426

Re: Electrifying !

Back to electrics, how about this Krieger Landaulette c. 1906 ? French made, Monsieur Krieger gave up on electric autos in 1904. This one being enjoyed by the Hon. George P. Wetmore, former governor of Rhode Island, and his lady. Doubtless the machine's range was adequate for the state's boundaries....
by Rich Bingham
Tue Feb 08, 2022 3:40 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

It was not all beer and skittles back in those thrilling days of yesteryear. Take for example the extreme displeasure of Saddlestring's Mayor Humber Coddle, his wife Molly and their coachmen. Set to attend an important meeting of Tri-burg notables, the Coddles' plans went awry when they discovered S...
by Rich Bingham
Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:27 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

On a school field trip to the Chugwater farrowing pens, little Lulubelle Suggs inadvertently discovered that sheep shears could function as a heliocentric photon interruptor, or HPI. Not long after this technological breakthrough, KD was able to store sections of sunbeams like cordwood by sealing th...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Feb 06, 2022 2:40 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Or Buckley Q. Williams, who was foreman at the welching plant until the vein of pure hyphens in the alphabet mine played out. Unable to adapt the plant's machinery to turn lower case "L" ninety degrees, Williams retired to a hog farm near Chugwater. Making a habit of taking an afternoon nap in the f...
by Rich Bingham
Thu Feb 03, 2022 3:39 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Identify this sign
Replies: 15
Views: 2701

Re: Identify this sign

I’d have better luck identifying the “curio / general store with filling station out front” :lol:
Is it possible it’s a custom sign ? Fun puzzle !
by Rich Bingham
Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:13 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

To regress slightly, here's a photo of Audrey Quidenfalker and the barrel of unadulterated Belch Creek water she kept in her parlor "for old time's sake" as she said.
by Rich Bingham
Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:18 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Pierce-Arrow
Replies: 10
Views: 2392

Re: Pierce-Arrow

What a beautiful, impressive car. Thanks for those photos, Rich ! Looking at images of later Pierces, it seems the integral headlights were available as late as '29. The conventional headlight was always an option apparently, giving rise to the "New York law" myth.
by Rich Bingham
Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:05 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Escalation League president, Aloysius Cornbuckle (previous photo) was a phenomenal swimmer, credited with saving sixteen drowning victims single-handed. Having lost his left hand in a fish-dynamiting excursion, he required the help of three other League members to perform the rescues. Wearing his pa...
by Rich Bingham
Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: White Model T
Replies: 21
Views: 3606

Re: White Model T

That's just WRONG on so many levels. :lol: :lol:
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:06 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: This explains a lot !
Replies: 4
Views: 1681

This explains a lot !

Photo is captioned "Pocatello, 1912" I have a 1913 Runabout. To us moderns, the proportions of the body, seat placement, and laughably tiny "trunk space" seem odd. Compared to its horse-drawn contemporary, it makes more sense. At the time, it would have seemed "just right", and comfortably familiar....
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:04 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Shoeshine, mister ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2357

Re: Shoeshine, mister ?

These are wonderful !!
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:03 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Pierce-Arrow
Replies: 10
Views: 2392

Re: Pierce-Arrow

Pierce was the ultimate luxury auto in its day. That made it something of a target in comedies. Who can forget Harold Lloyd racing one in his pet Model T, or Buster Keaton (the blacksmith) demolishing one as he attempts to swap engines in a Model T ? :lol: :lol:
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Two Horsepower T
Replies: 14
Views: 2401

Re: Two Horsepower T

Thumbing his nose at "big oil". The building in the background is a gas station ! :lol: :lol:
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Pierce-Arrow
Replies: 10
Views: 2392

Pierce-Arrow

As if on cue, when the "big touring" thread drifted into thoughts on Pierce-Arrow, I found this. In New York City, even. I'm sure the mama cat appreciated the protection of the law ! :lol:
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 30, 2022 1:59 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Shoeshine, mister ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2357

Shoeshine, mister ?

Parked at the Chevy dealer implies that's a Chevrolet under the custom body. No, That's not Adolph Hitler driving. These novelty vehicles are a lot of fun to see. I've never seen any "in the flesh", I wonder if any from the era survived? Other than Oscar Mayer's "weenie mobile", I cant think of anyt...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:25 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Big touring car. Identify ?
Replies: 10
Views: 2165

Re: Big touring car. Identify ?

If you find something Rich, I hope you'll post it here. Early approaches to body construction are pretty fascinating. I recall seeing the stripped down "insides" of an "oughts" era touring body. Its compound curves were accomplished by forming the body by gluing up scores of two inch cubes of wood, ...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:08 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Big touring car. Identify ?
Replies: 10
Views: 2165

Re: Big touring car. Identify ?

Wayne, you can bust my bubble any time ! Of course I had/have no more authority for re-quoting the "New York law" story than to repeat what I'd been told years ago, and at one point read in a CCCA publication. Always good to get updated information! Thanks for your notes on the fender lamp and the n...
by Rich Bingham
Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:15 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Big touring car. Identify ?
Replies: 10
Views: 2165

Re: Big touring car. Identify ?

The fender on our "Olds" is banged up, but I'm pretty sure the headlight isn't integral. Interesting when the design was patented. Years ago I recall seeing a stunning 1914 Pierce touring (light grey) with a cast aluminum body. I don't recall if it had integral headlights. Oddly enough, at some poin...
by Rich Bingham
Sat Jan 29, 2022 10:12 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Big touring car. Identify ?
Replies: 10
Views: 2165

Re: Big touring car. Identify ?

Thanks, Rich ! I thought Oldsmobile, but don't know enough to be sure. Burger, the hood to cowl proportions look like Pierce, I wonder what year they incorporated headlights into the fenders ?
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 28, 2022 9:42 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Big touring car. Identify ?
Replies: 10
Views: 2165

Big touring car. Identify ?

Any thoughts ?
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Much of Audrey's lament was founded in the misdeeds of the Absquatulation League, a group of ne'er-do-wells who had been rejected by the Spaydaford Gang for not being mean enough. At one point, they drained Belch Creek entirely, putting the stream's contents into barrels. (see photo) Their nefarious...
by Rich Bingham
Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:28 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Stanley !
Replies: 13
Views: 2702

Re: Stanley !

Rich, that's great to see. I wondered if they were about to take on water. A funny perspective: I'd guess that photo of Melton is at least 70 years old, making his Stanley 40 or less. I'm sure there are folks around who are probably passionate about their 1980s cars, but it just doesn't have the sam...
by Rich Bingham
Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:14 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Stanley !
Replies: 13
Views: 2702

Stanley !

No date, somewhere in Idaho. I hope the bridge holds !! :lol: :lol:
by Rich Bingham
Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:10 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Electrifying !
Replies: 33
Views: 4426

Re: Electrifying !

In this discussion of Model T era electric cars, it's especially relevant to note Inspector Jacques Clouseau of the Paris Gendarmerie also favored the Citroen. :lol: :lol:
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Painting new wood wheels
Replies: 10
Views: 1932

Re: Painting new wood wheels

Did the guy actually say "RAW" linseed oil? . . . Frankly, raw linseed oil would be preferable as it's unlikely a surfeit of it would remain, making a film incompatible with finish coatings. Boiled oil in excess will wrinkle upon drying, providing an excessively "fat" underlayment which will cause ...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Stearns-Knight ?!?
Replies: 3
Views: 1197

Stearns-Knight ?!?

A Boise, Idaho dealership acquired the Stearns-Knight agency in 1916. No date on this photo, I'm thinking it's later than 1916 ? I've never seen one "in the flesh". Comments ? No doubt it ran the Knight sleeve-valve engine.
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:12 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

The Quidenfalker disappearance deeply affected Cuthbert, as he himself often felt ill at ease, with a half flask of Happy Sally as he neared Frisbee's Bend, on his way home after closing up Ernie's. He went so far as to employ an expert in the paranormal, whom he referred to as his "Psyche-kick". Th...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:07 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Buick again !
Replies: 1
Views: 1000

Buick again !

Ferrying across the Snake River above Shoshone Falls. Photo note says 1915. Which model / year Buick ?
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Revisiting some fabrication
Replies: 165
Views: 51137

Re: Revisiting some fabrication

Rich, it's always immensely satisfying to see your solutions !
by Rich Bingham
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:10 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, neither smoke nor mirrors seemed to work for Cuthbert and his ranch hands. When spring rains washed out the bridge over Belch Creek, the boys figured on using differential levitation to get the commissary wagon up to summer range. Cuthbert totally misunderstood the prin...
by Rich Bingham
Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:35 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Where have all the tires gone ?!?
Replies: 4
Views: 1786

Re: Where have all the tires gone ?!?

Long time ago . . .
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:49 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
Replies: 1402
Views: 322645

Re: This was trucking-Old Photos

I doubt anything would stop that truck so long as it had traction !
Massive logs that team skidded down to load, then drew them onto the truck. They are not heavy drafters either !
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:36 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
Replies: 1402
Views: 322645

Re: This was trucking-Old Photos

Another Packard.
by Rich Bingham
Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:56 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Anyone heard of an "Allen"?
Replies: 11
Views: 2157

Re: Anyone heard of an "Allen"?

A cute, "snappy" looking car ! I don't think "looks" was ever a thought in Henry's marketing strategy, although I have always wondered if the 1915 cowl design wasn't prematurely introduced with the "streamlined" 1917 models in mind. Did a massive over-production of brass radiators dictate the looks ...
by Rich Bingham
Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Springtime outing
Replies: 1
Views: 818

Springtime outing

Lookout Pass, no date. 1913 or 1914 T ?
Those front tires look awfully skimpy, even for 30x3" !!
by Rich Bingham
Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:50 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: This was trucking-Old Photos
Replies: 1402
Views: 322645

Re: This was trucking-Old Photos

Winter ! Fun for some, not for all. :?
by Rich Bingham
Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:45 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 1913 body braces
Replies: 21
Views: 3146

Re: 1913 body braces

1913. A year to remember.
by Rich Bingham
Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:10 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Curiously, after the podium fell, Ambrose, another member of Uncle Lumby's Floating Menagerie took to the skies. Upon studying the phenomenon, KD developed his theory of differential levitation.
by Rich Bingham
Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:39 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Electrifying !
Replies: 33
Views: 4426

Re: Electrifying !

Ive always been intrigued by the early electrics though I've never been next to one. Thanks for the responses, fellows !
by Rich Bingham
Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:51 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Electrifying !
Replies: 33
Views: 4426

Electrifying !

Identify, please ? Photo note says "Seattle, 1918".
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 17, 2022 12:19 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Herb, what a great find !! That appears to be the original Still #1, established in the Ozark Hills by Sally Philpott c. 1857. Her product was originally known locally as "Unhappy Sally" owing to her suspicious nature, and inordinate possessiveness of her recipe and methods. Not without good reason,...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:39 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Alois Somzeheimer, KD's fifth cousin (thrice removed - he kept coming back) and a researcher at the Brattlesborough Institute for the Casually Insane wrote many books on the salutory effects of memory loss. One of his theories made a connection between vanadium fumes and moss cultivation. I had a co...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:33 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Very little is known about KD's vestibule venture south of the border. Under the direction of Venustiano Mariano "El Cholo" Ixtapango, bilingual vestibules became the norm in most of the western hemisphere. Himself a veteran of "El Incidente del Nuez Moscada", El Cholo was impeccably honest to a fau...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:32 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Early Brush Painting?
Replies: 27
Views: 3715

Re: Early Brush Painting?

"Car guys" tend to forget that carriages and wagons were painted (with brushes) for many long decades before the first "infernal gas buggy" sputtered to life. Resulting finishes were flawless, to meet the demands of customers who were equally proud of their horse-drawn conveyances as any latter-day ...
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:54 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

One notes that "Big Shoe" sponsored the Ed Sullivan Show in that era.
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: A Maxwell (?) with spares
Replies: 4
Views: 1369

A Maxwell (?) with spares

This is one driver that won't be stopped by multiple tire failures ! :lol:
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Picnic weather !
Replies: 7
Views: 1660

Picnic weather !

Photo is dated 1917. No worry that another passing car will raise dust over this happy scene.
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:40 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Cuthbert allowed the movie company to use his south pasture on the promise they would eradicate the cheapgrass and purple spurgeon that annoyed his sheep. The film's producer figured most viewers wouldn't know it wasn't quackgrass and yellow toad flax anyway. The livliest action shots were filmed wh...
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:26 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Tonto Larkvonnet, inventor of the elliptical bow, was known in the Basin as "Indiana Larkvonnet". Far from having an aversion to snakes, he was able to charm almost all species of serpents, and was an early proponent of "milking" rattlesnakes. There was little interest in daily deliveries, but rattl...
by Rich Bingham
Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:26 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Metz
Replies: 10
Views: 2053

Metz

At the Grand Canyon, 1914.
by Rich Bingham
Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: On track !
Replies: 14
Views: 2198

On track !

How about this ? No information with the photo, looks like foreign military.
by Rich Bingham
Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:54 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Heinrich is having trouble with the new computerized search system. He asked for "snakes / KD / Indiana Jones" and got this image, tagged "skunks / ID / Irmintrude Jarvis". We'll try again tomorrow after the telephone company removes the squirrel nest from the winternet cable. No loss, Irmintrude an...
by Rich Bingham
Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:25 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Thanks for the kind words, Herb. Your support and continued interest is what keeps the Institute and our tireless research staff striving to uncover and record new material, and maintain the high standards of scholarship set forth by our predecessors. Back to the subject of clocks and such, Bartholo...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:15 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Maybe not, Herb. A clean spring is where you want to drink. Cuthbert always made it a point to drink upstream from the herd, no matter who they were. He applied this principle when attending festivities at Ernie's Saloon as well. This attention to detail kept him, and KD too, healthy through the out...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:44 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Kalamity Dick dabbled with all sorts of minor engineering problems when he took a fancy. One such was to put springs in the instep of his boots. Coincidentally, clock springs gave the best results. Fancy worked upstairs in Ernie's Saloon, but there's no connection. KD was always roamin' around the b...
by Rich Bingham
Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:35 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Tree farkling encountered an uphill battle in the early days. The Calhoun County Society of Upright Arborists labored long and hard to grow slender, tall trees entirely devoid of the sinuous curving branches that make tree farkling both challenging and pleasurable for participants and spectators ali...
by Rich Bingham
Wed Jan 05, 2022 9:23 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

The Soda Pop Kid's real name was Dustbin Halflinger. His sobriquet was in jeopardy as hanging around with Sanford Kettle, he developed an enthusiastic liking for Happy Sally. Overindulgence may have contributed to his unfortunate slip into the muck. His marmot wasted away, partly from grief, partly ...
by Rich Bingham
Wed Jan 05, 2022 4:05 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

". . . nobody don't make no fun of a friend of Kid Shelleen's." How very true that was. Kid Shelleen was very well liked everywhere he went, and respected as well. The fact that he was lightening-quick with a six-gun, a deadly accurate marksman and had killed 37 men, one for each of his 21 years, w...
by Rich Bingham
Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Palomino? Not a palomino, a grey. The rider in relaxed pose is none other than Kid Shelleen !! Oh, how we could go on about the wild adventures "The Kid", Kalamity Dick and "Mad Dog" Maddox lived in those early days when Slug Spadaford and his gang of cutthroats were terrorizing the Basin . . . Inte...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Jan 03, 2022 12:07 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Many who held terminal degrees in the sciences as well as prominent professional engineers outside the Tri-burgs dismissed or entirely overlooked KD's massive achievements as a polymath. Perhaps it was owing to regional bias, or the fact that he so often found inspiration in a remote environment and...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Foto of the Day
Replies: 646
Views: 167245

Re: Foto of the Day

I especially enjoy the "minimalist" pix. Thanks for posting that, Bryant !
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: That insane craving for speed !
Replies: 8
Views: 2108

Re: That insane craving for speed !

John, thank you for that link that tells the whole story !! Lewiston Grade was the "inspiration" ! (kinda too bad he moved the scene to California :lol: )
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 02, 2022 10:22 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: That insane craving for speed !
Replies: 8
Views: 2108

Re: That insane craving for speed !

Perhaps it's more fun to speculate and build our own stories around these old photos ? The truth is that this was the only good photo of a T in a collection that showed the flat dirt oval at the Nez Perce County Fairgrounds. Notes stated meets for "Model T Races" were held there fairly regularly bef...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:44 am
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
Replies: 4115
Views: 809773

Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Snowplow McDaniels was often mistaken for Kalamity Dick at a distance, as he also affected a top hat. That occurred most often on trails leading to Ernie's Saloon. Snowplow was a firm believer in ". . . takin' a wee dram o' nectar to ward off th' cold." as he liked to say. Most folks said he didn't ...
by Rich Bingham
Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: That insane craving for speed !
Replies: 8
Views: 2108

That insane craving for speed !

1939, Lewiston, Idaho. Model T races were popular.
by Rich Bingham
Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Anyone Make White Tires at home?
Replies: 27
Views: 3816

Re: Anyone Make White Tires at home?

I think they look better now than when I first painted them. Back then, there was a product available specifically for painting whitewalls on black tires. It was some form of rubber compound, and its solvent base definitely bonded with the tire, as the tire rubber was soluble in it. The first coat w...
by Rich Bingham
Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Slowsters
Replies: 43
Views: 4759

Re: Slowsters

This should count as a "slowster" :lol:
Sheep camp impedimenta on a TT from "down under",I believe. Has a replacement Peerless radiator.
by Rich Bingham
Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:51 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

It's a curious fact that many gulls and terns would settle on the moss fields. Judkins developed his steering technique by leaning into them. This made for rather erratic paths through the moss. The gulls objected to this sort of treatment but the terns stood it.
by Rich Bingham
Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:15 am
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Pat, truly it's a national disgrace how government in Washington has marginalized mice. I understand a senate sub-committee was formed in 1948 to look into this, but without any significant results for the rodent community. I sincerely hope contributors to this forum can supply photographs of sleens...
by Rich Bingham
Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Slowsters
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Views: 4759

Re: Slowsters

John kuehn wrote:
Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:15 am
I just wonder how really efficient it was . . . ?
In many ways, the better conversions would have been about equal to a 9N. Keep in mind the most productive ground could provide a living for a family on 40 acres, and horses were the power source even into the 1950s.
by Rich Bingham
Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:02 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Slowsters
Replies: 43
Views: 4759

Re: Slowsters

That reminds me, I'm so ancient I remember signs on paved roads stating "Lug Wheels Prohibited" although by then, practically all equipment ran on pneumatic rubber tires. By the way, "speed" is relative. Those who have never operated farm equipment may not comprehend just how incredibly fast things ...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Found On Road Dead
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Views: 3011

Re: Found On Road Dead

>Sigh< Yup. They (or pieces therefrom) used to be everywhere. By the time we throw-back kids began scouring the sagebrush, whole derelict cars were seldom if ever seen, but not infrequently we'd find a complete body and sheet-metal on a chassis. Artillery wheels were still sound in that era (early 1...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Dec 27, 2021 1:58 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Funkbunkler Street was made known to children all over the globe from the charming, and popular children's book titled, "I Thunk I Seen it on Funkbunkler Street" by Dr. Sucio. Alas, "Dr. Sucio" was the nom de plume of Tremonton Goozler, who has recently fallen into disrepute with right-thinking folk...
by Rich Bingham
Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Closed cars
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Re: Closed cars

Long, windy thought: The 1939 "California World's Fair" car with its mis-matched headlights, visored rim on the driver's side, wears the lovable expression of a faithful old dog or horse. Writers of children's books in the 40s and 50s were generous with anthropomorphic representations of such benign...
by Rich Bingham
Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:39 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Moss, Cambric &Moss were clever merchandisers. Their catalogue covers always featured well-known figures modeling their creations. Thing is, the celebrities were inferred as the models were simply chosen for their similarity to real persons of note. The catalogue department often hired Cwym Jones, a...
by Rich Bingham
Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Gas Flow Problem Found Almost By Accident..
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Re: Gas Flow Problem Found Almost By Accident..

. . . A past owner who had the Coupe reupholstered went to the trouble to have faux leather applied under the seats . . . Alas, so often "fixing things too good" results in unintended consequences! :lol: A cautionary tale that vindicates the "purist" approach. Plenty of things can go wrong with a T...
by Rich Bingham
Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:42 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Excellent follow-up on Engineer Larkvonnet and the murple surple express. Thanks, Rich ! Heinrich just sent new information via paper airplane regarding products made by Moss, Cambric & Moss. It seems repeated applications of murple surple to the sides of the locomotive tender set up to a leather-li...
by Rich Bingham
Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:51 pm
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Heinrich has decided to forgo Christmas festivities and continue with his research at the Institute. Topmost on his list this week is to verify just what sort of product Moss, Cambric & Moss was producing with illegal child labor. As you can see from the photo, searching through the Institute's arch...
by Rich Bingham
Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Speedster in the T market
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Views: 3886

Re: Speedster in the T market

Practically no T project is a profitable proposition, whether "purist" authentic, a "parts salad" DIY, or a speedster. I think it's safe to say the entire gamut of Ts exist pretty much to gratify the desires and vision of their owners. Let whatever you find affordable, available and fun as your noti...
by Rich Bingham
Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:22 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Bartholomew recently found an article in Hair & Organs (Vol. 5 No. 13) on Egbert Goleman's development of the under-water steam engine. A trunk line from the alphabet mines to the moss beds was laid out along Galoppus Creek, where it submerged for fifteen miles. A great advantage, as Galoppus Creek ...
by Rich Bingham
Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:10 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Willard's older sister Aspidistra Clambroth was used to murple surple overflows. Likely the mother-lode that Willard unleashed had been leaking for years into Humptulips Creek, just north of Cuthbert's ranch. A true lady, and fastidious beyond belief about her dress and personal hygiene, she trained...
by Rich Bingham
Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: New top iron
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Views: 1091

Re: New top iron

John Boorinakis in Auburn, California makes sockets.

I don't know how confidential he likes to keep his contact information, message me and I can give you a phone number.
by Rich Bingham
Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:35 am
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Pat, I'm sure you're right about that. Funny how entertainment runs in cycles, repeating similar themes after the originals have faded from the popular collective memory. One such was an itinerant singer/songwriter who called himself Roger Goriller, who wrote and sang several songs that became very ...
by Rich Bingham
Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Abusing yet another hood !
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Views: 2597

Re: Abusing yet another hood !

I looked at the face again and that part looks like a woman, however, she is not shaped like a woman and in those days most women didn't wear pants! Either sex one slip would not be very comfortable and the hood would probably be bent. Norm Pretty sure that's a slim little gal, dressing up for the ...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Abusing yet another hood !
Replies: 15
Views: 2597

Re: Abusing yet another hood !

License plate is Montana, 1928.
by Rich Bingham
Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Abusing yet another hood !
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Views: 2597

Re: Abusing yet another hood !

TWrenn wrote:
Mon Dec 20, 2021 12:28 pm
Rich...guessing '19 or '20?
Wishbone under the axle, that's what I thought too. Maybe as late as '21 ?
by Rich Bingham
Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Adhesive used to adhere vinyl to wood from.
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Re: Adhesive used to adhere vinyl to wood from.

Re-inventing the wheel, look to the methods used for flat standing tops back in the day. As noted, the profile should have some camber in both directions. Usually, light "chicken wire" was underlaid to support the fabric between bows. Next, a thin padding like a quilt batting is laid down before str...
by Rich Bingham
Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:17 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Abusing yet another hood !
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Abusing yet another hood !

No wonder I never found one worth saving in my rust hunting days ! :lol:
Plate is Montana, 1928, can you pin down the year of the T ?
by Rich Bingham
Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:56 am
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

I applied to the Institute for more details on airborne primates, flying pigs and nocturnal phenomena in the North Slope area during certain phases of the moon, but Heinrich was less than forthcoming. He informed me neither he nor the rest of the research staff had ". . . bothered to monkey around w...
by Rich Bingham
Fri Dec 17, 2021 10:02 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

The moon has always had a curious effect on people and animals. Take the curious case of Hyrum Ladbluster, who showed up one spring at Cuthbert's ranch looking for work. The poor kid was so down and out, Cuthbert, ever soft-hearted, couldn't turn him away, though he didn't know straight up about a c...
by Rich Bingham
Fri Dec 17, 2021 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Is a cut touring worth buying ?
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Re: Is a cut touring worth buying ?

Definitely ! If you deem it's worth having for the price asked. There may have been more touring-to-pickup conversions "in the day" than roadsters with pickup boxes, or factory pickups, so you're in good company. Think it over before modifying the original panels, touring vestiges are nothing to be ...
by Rich Bingham
Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:37 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Odd you should mention that, Herb. Bartholomew just came up from the Institute's basement with a document showing that the Ruffians, who had operated as a secret society in the Tri-burg Basin for many years, registered a corporate charter with the State of Wyoming in November of 1901. Even more puzz...
by Rich Bingham
Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:53 pm
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Topic: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?
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Re: OT - Adventures of Kalamity Dick - Fact or Fiction?

Fire Commissioner Spizzickz also had a daughter, Marsha. With flaming red hair and a fiery temperament, school mates called her "The Fire Marsha", but not to her face. It was no surprise when she quit the Chugwater Normal School to run off with Excelsior McTinder, a fireman on the Chugwater & East S...
by Rich Bingham
Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Different T Things
Replies: 81
Views: 12043

Re: Different T Things

Rich Eagle wrote:
Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:57 pm
Ignition switch sticks!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Rich Bingham
Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:35 pm
Forum: OT - Off topic
Topic: Identify please ?
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Identify please ?

No date on the photo. Automobilists visit a sheep camp.
Year and make of car ?? Maybe another EMF ?