Reefer’s are Addictive

Now this is a Billboard Reefer!

After building and weathering a couple of reefers last week I have found myself very fascinated with billboard reefers.  Before the mid-1930’s there were lots of these colourful billboard reefers rolling around.  Due to a law passed banning railcar advertising like this, they were all painted over.

I ran across this picture the other day of what has to be one of the best examples of a billboard reefer.  I would have loved to have seen this in colour!

I guess this is what would pass for graffiti in the 1920’s.

UPDATE – This isn’t a billboard reefer.  It has been modified to transport coal, two hatches on the roof have been added to load the car from above.  Dustless coal apparently as either they have just painted this car, or their coal really was dustless.  My money is on the repaint….

-T.

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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 02-24-2009 | 10:02 AM
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Picture of the Day – Feb. 24, 2009

Pure Evil

Sure, they are all cute and fluffy until the doorbell rings.

It takes a couple of dogs for one to realize just how often a doorbell rings on the TV….

-T.

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 02-24-2009 | 09:02 AM
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Its a 1911 #4

Olde Tub

Included with our old house was a great old clawfoot tub that was unfortunately never hooked up, it was like a piece of furniture in one of the bathrooms.

Well last weekend in a fit of ambition I decided to finally take a bath, which required installing the tub.  Someone had painted it yellow, and while yellow is a fine colour, we decided it needed a face lift.

When I flipped it over the date was clearly cast into the bottom of the tub, Aug. 1, 1911 (or January 8, 1911).  That makes it almost 100 years old.   Apparently this tub is a “4”

I bet it has seen a lot of bottoms over the years.

Anyways, after 3 days work and some fresh blue paint, here it is, installed and filled with bubbly goodness.

I can say this for sure, they sure knew how to make a comfortable tub back then!

Add my bottom to the list.

-T.

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 02-23-2009 | 02:02 PM
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