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Guaranty Storage: 1928
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 2:50am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1928. "Guaranty Storage Co. truck." Guaranty guarantees to lay not a scratch on your furniture, but the van is another matter. Added attraction here: turnbuckle stars! National Photo glass negative. View full size.
Black and White
Submitted by Don MacKenzie on Mon, 12/21/2009 - 12:13am.
Truck chassis was built by the White Motor Co.
Turnbuckles
Submitted by Dan Patterson on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 8:54pm.
You don't see turnbuckle stars every day, and the antenna was a nice find as well.
Is that a Packard truck?
Learned Something New: "Turnbuckle Stars"
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 6:23pm.
Well, thank you Dave and Shorpy! I thought I knew a little bit about vintage construction, but--though there's a name for everything--I never knew what those spectial ornamental masonry washers were called.
For those of you looking for modern reproductions, they're only a mouse-click away:
http://www.thecasthouse.com/Wall%20Washer%20page.htm
Who knew?
Is the windshield made of safety glass?
Submitted by Emil Blatz on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 12:11pm.
Of course not. The accidents had in vehicles of that vintage were ghastly, grisly matters. And the audio systems stank!
Stars
Submitted by Rip Tragle on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 11:56am.
Not only that, but it looks like "Wireless" Vinny Brennan lives
here too.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7322?size=_original
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