my parents bought a house built in 1901 and when they pulled up the carpet there was some papers from the 20's and 30's so my dad picked some of the best articles and ads and framed them and hung them around the house, we also had an old radio so he cut out some of the radio channel lists from the paper and hung them above the radio, I loved that house. kinda spookie at night though, for 10 years our only heat was a cast iron stove in the living room.
I am a goof about stuff like this, I get a charge out of letting the air out of a tire that has been sitting and traped for 40 years, LOL. Once I called on a 1966 add for a 55 chevy CV that was overpriced for then to see if its sitting in a barn and didnt sell, it was the same guy and he laughed and said it didn't sell for $1500 in '66 but he sold it in the '70's...I love looking at the old H R adds in the back of old Hot Rod mags...like '53 corvettes or 34 fords under a grand, LOL
Yea, I remember reading a commentary by Tex Smith in Rod Action the first time a street rod sold for over 10k. He was predicting what we see today, streetrods that are way out of anyone's budget, and describing it as possibly a deathnell for the sport. He had some insight.. Wonder if he invisioned the day rat rods would come on the scene, as a result.. haha
I recently found something I thought I'd share with you, My buddy Dayne, had a very large old ink print photograph in his room of the Hindenburg, and taped to the bottom corner, is a roughly 3 x4 inch piece of the hindenburg itself, an old relative of him was on the cleanup crew
cool thannks for sharing
uhfnutbar1 2 months ago
my parents bought a house built in 1901 and when they pulled up the carpet there was some papers from the 20's and 30's so my dad picked some of the best articles and ads and framed them and hung them around the house, we also had an old radio so he cut out some of the radio channel lists from the paper and hung them above the radio, I loved that house. kinda spookie at night though, for 10 years our only heat was a cast iron stove in the living room.
etheromlet 1 year ago
looks like the newspapers were used as carpet padding. What a novel way to preserve them. They were in pristine shape. No yellowing.
TheSwords99 1 year ago
is there any way that you can sell an old newspapers
bosnjak1999 2 years ago
I 'spect, but no idea who'd want 'em. I see stuff like this at antique stores sometimes..
rpeek 2 years ago
Ah man that's awesome. I wish I could find some old stuff lying around
art17dude 2 years ago
gotta watch those commy drug hopped reds! lol
1963impala2dr 2 years ago
Yea, I guess political correctness didn't apply then, eh?
rpeek 2 years ago
Cool find !!
phill903 2 years ago
I am a goof about stuff like this, I get a charge out of letting the air out of a tire that has been sitting and traped for 40 years, LOL. Once I called on a 1966 add for a 55 chevy CV that was overpriced for then to see if its sitting in a barn and didnt sell, it was the same guy and he laughed and said it didn't sell for $1500 in '66 but he sold it in the '70's...I love looking at the old H R adds in the back of old Hot Rod mags...like '53 corvettes or 34 fords under a grand, LOL
restodan 2 years ago
Yea, I remember reading a commentary by Tex Smith in Rod Action the first time a street rod sold for over 10k. He was predicting what we see today, streetrods that are way out of anyone's budget, and describing it as possibly a deathnell for the sport. He had some insight.. Wonder if he invisioned the day rat rods would come on the scene, as a result.. haha
rpeek 2 years ago
I recently found something I thought I'd share with you, My buddy Dayne, had a very large old ink print photograph in his room of the Hindenburg, and taped to the bottom corner, is a roughly 3 x4 inch piece of the hindenburg itself, an old relative of him was on the cleanup crew
ITS4390 2 years ago 2
Wow... That's amazing..
rpeek 2 years ago
You can find some odd stuff in old houses. I once found 3 mid 1920's national geographics in the roof of an old house we were shingling
bah53 2 years ago
Cool....
rpeek 2 years ago
The Rambler and the Rat Rod are the closest things to a time machine we old car coots can experience.
bobdogshotrods 2 years ago
Yep, I think so...
rpeek 2 years ago
Sure you can Hot Wheels are $1.19 each...LOL My little boy loves them.
awamrblack 2 years ago
I remember the oldest newspaper I held and read was from December 8, 1941. Day after Pearl Harbor. I jus thought that was the coolest thing
SUHAMMY15 2 years ago
almost makes you want a time machine to go get some cheap steak and bananas!
kortt 2 years ago
Or a '67 Camaro..
rpeek 2 years ago