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- The Mystery of the Origin of Robert Smith of Kingsport, TN January 13, 2023
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- Where’s My Cow? A Bit of History August 7, 2021
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Tag Archives: Antique
For the Love of Pocket Watches
The constant “tick-a-tick-a-tick-a-tick-a-tick” sounded quietly from the large, calloused hands of my grandfather. Church was running long and I was getting quite squirmy. As effective as a pacifier for a toddler, when he reached into his watch pocket and pulled … Continue reading
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Tagged A. P. Carter, Antique, bull, Bulls-Eye, chain, charolais, Church, father, fob, God, gold watch, grandfather, Hamilton Watch, I'll Pawn You My Gold Watch and Chain, keeping quiet in church, pocket watch, railroad watch, Saturday, Seminary, Sunday, tick, watch, wind, wind-up
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A Typewriter?
I saw a typewriter in the basement of an antique store in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. It was a manual machine, in a drab green case. It looked as if the ribbon was still functional. I started to buy it. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Antique, classes, college, North Carolina, students, Typewriter, visitation
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By the Waters of Possum Creek 