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Post by o2afac67 on Jun 13, 2021 18:59:08 GMT -6
I celebrated my 74th birthday on the 3rd of the month and was gifted a pleasant surprise from one of my two sisters, the older one who is 70 now. When we were children, our parents did not allow us to play with a certain handmade model which had belonged to our grandfather and was given to our dad when his father passed. It is well over one hundred years old and has indeed survived in remarkably good condition considering I would secretly and carefully play with it when our parents were away. I had forgotten about it many decades ago and was not aware my sister had acquired it after dad passed in 1988. It now rests inside my bookcase behind glass doors for safe storage and care. I took it out today for a couple of photos which I have posted below. The model is a "Conestoga" wagon ( Conestoga wagon - Wikipedia ) which I decided to pose on a particular book from my library to provide context... And to illustrate the incredible technological changes in less than five or six generations of pioneering innovations... Best, Ron
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Post by rw16610 on Jun 13, 2021 20:42:07 GMT -6
Wow, lots of sentimental value and such a great story behind it.
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Post by carl on Jun 14, 2021 6:47:37 GMT -6
Happy belated Birthday! And what an amazing family heirloom. Must also be an incredibly interesting book. Of course, anything with Ken Burns name on it would be! Thank you for sharing this! Carl
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Post by Baco Noir on Jun 14, 2021 6:58:43 GMT -6
Wow, that’s a blast from the past. We use to have one of those wagons in our house when I was growing up too.I have no idea what happened to it, but just seeing one is a great memory.
Happy belated birthday Ron.
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Post by rw16610 on Jun 14, 2021 7:08:01 GMT -6
Happy Belated Birthday, Ron! Hope you had a special one and captured lots of memories.
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