I love seeing people in the shop pull all sorts of things inside to get the hood open on old cars. Then you go over and pop the hood and they are all like how did you do that!
All this talk of magnetos made me dig the economy tractor out to mow some grass tonight! Remember when awareness and education was your main safety devices? Not gaurds, interlocks, and disclaimers.
I've driven the 3 on the tree, 4 in the flo, push button trans. I have even driven a 1909 Model T my uncle restored. It was the first car he and his wife ever rode in. Used to take old GF on Sunday afternoon rides in it. Had 3 pedals on the floor, left was brake, middle was reverse, right was forward. Pushed all the way down for low, all the way out was high gear. Had to push half way in and hold, then push middle pedal for reverse. Throttle lever was on steering column on the right, spark advance (timing) lever on the left side. Hand crank on front of the engine. It would run about 45 MPH
I remember seeing old farmers light wooden matches with their thumb nail and we could light them on a zipper. Can't do that today with modern matches.
At one time those were really popular until the safety freaks got wind of it... Our family really enjoyed them and yes, I still have a set.
We still use them and have some right near the stove for lighting new fires. Can you even buy the type that are not strike anywhere?
Does anyone remember 4 buckle arctics? Or even just plane old slip on rubbers? (the kind that go on the foot.). Has anyone ever went to the creek or pond to chop some ice for making ice cream? We used to do that and also simply went to the milk house to get the cream. Real cream; not half & half. And how about those old milk cans? Today they are used only for decoration. Then there are the milkers: Before I started milking the cows, it was my job every day to head to the milk house and put the milkers together and get everything around for milking time. Of course, it was not long before I started doing the milking. And those milkers could get darned heavy when full of milk. Same with the cans.
I remember the Arctics and Rubbers. Grandma would say "Put on your rubbers". Of coarse in the sixties that had a different meaning to me. I haven't chopped ice for ice cream, but do remember collecting snow for Snow Ice Cream. Remember the milkers from working on the farm. I believe the Amish still use the cans.
I got some from the local hardware store a couple of years ago, and I know exactly where they are. Maybe those of us who live in states where wood burning is prevalent are more apt to see them locally?
Snow ice cream is the best! My mother still makes it every chance she gets - of course living in KS, she doesn't get many opportunities.
The last time I made it was probably 30+ years ago. I told the kids we were going to make something and sent them out to collect some snow, Of coarse I told them no yellow snow. Love the stuff and will have to try it with grand and great grandkids when they are here and we get a snow fall. Heck. I may collect some snow myself. I am a little surprised that someone else has made it. Most people have no idea what it is.
Maybe. The long ones are handy for lighting gas grills with no igniter ( or the igniter is dead). Although the long reach butane lighters are probably more popular and likely have a bit more profit margin. Probably not the safest things to ship too. You don't see the free book matches much any more.
