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Old Stuff – 50 Years

December 29, 2024 //
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Photo above: December, 2024.

Coleman stove Model 502, sometimes called Sportster.

Purchased this one new at the Bainbridge Island Coast to Coast hardware store.

Turn the stove upside down to see the year of manufacture stamped on the bottom of the fuel tank. This is a 1974 model. Photo of the date stamp:

Realizing this month, that I have had it for 50 years.

 

There is a huge amount of info related to old stoves on the web.

You could spend hours learning about all this.

Possibly of interest:

Camping and Related Memories

Car/tent camping means all the groceries show up. No freeze dried/dehydrated/powdered breakfast here:

Cast Iron

 

Categories Old Stuff

Handed Down At least A Couple Times

April 8, 2023 //
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Love the old wheelbarrow.

The tire brand is Schenuit. Some history from Baltimore Heritage:

“Schenuit manufactured truck and automobile tires, and later manufactured aircraft tires for the military during World War II. The company became dependent on government contracts and nearly went bankrupt after the war. By the 1960s, the company began expanding into the home and garden industry by buying out smaller manufacturers that made wheelbarrows, industrial wood products, lawn equipment, exercise equipment, and lawn and patio furniture. By the 1970s, Schenuit had moved out of the tire business.”


Driftwood Fetish


Finished compost for tilling into the garden.


Sifting finished compost.



Starting a new compost pile. Sifted compost ready for use.

Sort of like a driftwood flower arrangement.

 

Categories Carl, Old Stuff, Old Wheelbarrow, Simple Living, Thanks Carl