I used to collect habbits until I ran out of room to keep them (and they
began to smell).
Clay L.At 04:39 PM 6/6/01 +0000, Charles Christ wrote:
>i am not aware of the one's that were on ebay. but at that price they must
>have been originals from "the period" rather than modern copies? i know
>that vintage seed equiptment of any sort brings higher dollars than
>reproductions do , even when current reproductions (in some cases) are of a
>high standard in quality. all sorts of things come to mind when discussing
>some of the stuff i have seen over the last few years. a lot of people
>would love to posess a piece of "history" , from some famous race car or
>from some famous person's collection of spares. and in some cases restoring
>a vintage car with some sort of history becomes a "at any cost effort" to
>locate the few remaining "missing pieces". the humourous side of all this
>is there are quite a few uninformed enthusiasts out there who buy what ever
>they come across with the belief that they have found the "only one" and are
>unaware of the reproduction industry out there. my neighbor collects 1930's
>through 1960's vintage speed equiptment. he has what i would believe to be
>one of the largest private collections i have ever seen. even some pieces
>from once famous cars too. it just amazes me at what he turns up just when
>i thought i had seen it all! i have a few bits and pieces of my own here
>but nothing at all on the scale of my neighbor!
>know your market before you buy anything!
>
>chuck.
>curator of the "chucksonian" a minor moment in time representing modern
>man's existance on the north american continent. lol! this has become a
>joke with some old friends ....in refrence to my collecting
>habbits............................c. :)
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