mikie Posted December 17, 2018 Share #13451 Posted December 17, 2018 . Hi Mikie, and if you didn't live anywhere with real snow it was always possible to buy ' fake ' snow in a packet . . . . . . . . Ooohh dear always make sure you read the labels . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 17 2018. . image1.jpeg Ha! And it's fireproof snow too! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted December 17, 2018 Share #13452 Posted December 17, 2018 . Hi Mikie, one point only for identifying it as a WWI tank, but whats it used for . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 17 2018. . Burglar alarm? It has a motion detector/tracker and shoots at intruders? Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted December 18, 2018 Share #13453 Posted December 18, 2018 . Three day pre-Christmas quiz, what is this . . . . . . . . . I spotted this at a friends house yesterday, he originally bought it in the UK and has it displayed in their house here. Anyone have any idea as to its purpose . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 17 2018. .fullsizeoutput_65c.jpeg My second and (more serious) last guess: could it be a projector of some sorts for a home cinema? Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted December 18, 2018 Share #13454 Posted December 18, 2018 . Hi Mikie, and if you didn't live anywhere with real snow it was always possible to buy ' fake ' snow in a packet . . . . . . . . Ooohh dear always make sure you read the labels . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 17 2018. . image1.jpeg In this case I hope asbestos is the brand name and not a description of its contents...... Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted December 18, 2018 Share #13455 Posted December 18, 2018 Time for me to wish everyone a merry Christmas with lots of presents Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted December 18, 2018 Share #13456 Posted December 18, 2018 and for the more curious amongst us: this is what it looks like when opened Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 18, 2018 Share #13457 Posted December 18, 2018 If that is what was left behind, I'm feeling sick about what may have been "cleaned out"! Best wishes to your r friends on their new home. Mikie . Hi Mikie, another find in a stone outhouse when other friends bought their house . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 18 2018. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13458 Posted December 19, 2018 I was out antique hunting in Pasadena today and found some military things Including a nice jeep piece Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13459 Posted December 19, 2018 Looks like he’s painted wearing an A2 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13460 Posted December 19, 2018 Aircraft piece Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13461 Posted December 19, 2018 Malibu tiles which was near the shelling by a Japanese submarine WW2 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13462 Posted December 19, 2018 Jeep part Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13463 Posted December 19, 2018 Nicely stamped I don’t know if it’s wartime but cool to see in an antique shop being sold as wall art Enjoy Ken Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13464 Posted December 19, 2018 Malibu tiles which was near the shelling by a Japanese submarine WW2 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk . Hi Owen, thanks for sharing the store finds with us, you mention the Japanese sub shelling Malibu, heres a morning after shot of a Jeep and crew inspecting the shell holes, the oil rigs evident in the rear. A nice early slat grill Willys. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19 2018. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13465 Posted December 19, 2018 Nicely stamped I don’t know if it’s wartime but cool to see in an antique shop being sold as wall art Enjoy Ken Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk . Hi Owen, thanks for showing me my Christmas gift, I'll email you my shipping address, very kind of you. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13466 Posted December 19, 2018 Nicely stamped I don’t know if it’s wartime but cool to see in an antique shop being sold as wall art Enjoy Ken Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk . Hi Owen, forgot to say its the tailgate from a post-war 1946 CJ2 Jeep, civilian model. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19 2018. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13467 Posted December 19, 2018 . Three day pre-Christmas quiz, what is this . . . . . . . . . I spotted this at a friends house yesterday, he originally bought it in the UK and has it displayed in their house here. Anyone have any idea as to its purpose . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 17 2018. . fullsizeoutput_65c.jpeg Ok I'll bite, one half of a set of book ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13468 Posted December 19, 2018 Ok I'll bite, one half of a set of book ends. . Hi CB, pleased to see you posting again, well for you, Rene and Mikie who have each posted a guess. Hot tip, it's really an outdoor garden item . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19 2018. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13469 Posted December 19, 2018 Amazing the "junk" that is still just stuck away! Hope your friend enjoys his new home! . Hi Erick, theres bound to be pieces still around when one considers what was left abandoned at the end of the war . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19 2018. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13470 Posted December 19, 2018 . Concrete bunker moved to display at Quineville museum . . . . . . Heres a local story this week about the village of Quineville, they have relocated a concrete bunker from the side of the road to the town museum, full story attached https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/culture-loisirs/video-un-blockhaus-allemand-deterre-et-deplace-au-musee-de-quineville-1544872755?fbclid=IwAR0pvjA-1FUfJQPlxhPM8kcycLWW5CJ1BbOk_CO5qiY1WExulRIE8tAOqKc Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19. 2018. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13471 Posted December 19, 2018 . Concrete bunker moved to display at Quineville museum . . . . . . Heres a local story this week about the village of Quineville, they have relocated a concrete bunker from the side of the road to the town museum, full story attached https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/culture-loisirs/video-un-blockhaus-allemand-deterre-et-deplace-au-musee-de-quineville-1544872755?fbclid=IwAR0pvjA-1FUfJQPlxhPM8kcycLWW5CJ1BbOk_CO5qiY1WExulRIE8tAOqKc Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19. 2018. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDUFF Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13472 Posted December 19, 2018 . Concrete bunker moved to display at Quineville museum . . . . . . Heres a local story this week about the village of Quineville, they have relocated a concrete bunker from the side of the road to the town museum, full story attached https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/culture-loisirs/video-un-blockhaus-allemand-deterre-et-deplace-au-musee-de-quineville-1544872755?fbclid=IwAR0pvjA-1FUfJQPlxhPM8kcycLWW5CJ1BbOk_CO5qiY1WExulRIE8tAOqKc Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19. 2018. . Hi Ken So pleased it is saved! It could easily have been filled in or broken up. Great story! I wonder if there were many munitions around it when digging it out?! Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13473 Posted December 19, 2018 . Hi Owen, forgot to say its the tailgate from a post-war 1946 CJ2 Jeep, civilian model. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19 2018. . The dealer was asking $100. Its nice they saved the bunker and not smash it up and use as land fill. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13474 Posted December 19, 2018 and for the more curious amongst us: this is what it looks like when opened SAM_6156.jpg Rene Merry Christmas Rene. May your vintage money belt always be full.Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted December 19, 2018 Share #13475 Posted December 19, 2018 . Concrete bunker moved to display at Quineville museum . . . . . . Heres a local story this week about the village of Quineville, they have relocated a concrete bunker from the side of the road to the town museum, full story attached https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/culture-loisirs/video-un-blockhaus-allemand-deterre-et-deplace-au-musee-de-quineville-1544872755?fbclid=IwAR0pvjA-1FUfJQPlxhPM8kcycLWW5CJ1BbOk_CO5qiY1WExulRIE8tAOqKc Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, December 19. 2018. . Glad they saved it. Very convenient that they seem to have constructed these things as one piece. Oh, and nice holiday font, Ken. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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