Old Collections \ displays

[Dave the plumber]

         Since not much is going on in the forums here, I was wondering if anybody has any photo's they would like to share of their collections from way back when in the good old days when relics could be found laying on top of the dirt. Black and whites photo's especially. Back from the good old days. Back when our hair was brown, or heck, we even had hair !!

[CarlS]

Very good idea Dave.  I've got a few but will need to verify with the owner that it's ok to share them.  They'll probaby not mind if no name is associated with it.  In some cases they have moved on to the happy hunting and collecting ground and so it should not be a problem.  I just need to scan them in as there were no digital cameras then or at least that I could afford.

Here is one that is ok to show.  It's Tom Dickey's baby shell collection fromt he mid-80's when it was hanging on his wall in his relic building behind his house.  A small piece of an incredible room.  I have some more but this is the only one I scanned in.

[Garret]

Would it be safe to say that Tom's collection was the all-time greatest personal collection of artillery relics ever? 

[Dave the plumber]

  Carl,  
     thanks for the porn. Don't forget while you are scaning, to post the pictures of Chuck Jones' displays too, if you can.

     And in my opinion, the answer to Garret's question would be that Tom Dickey was certainley the most influential collector of artillery there ever has been. He helped along quite a few of our current 'knowledgeable experts' by giving of his knowledge freely. Plus, he dug a sizable -portion of his collection.
    With that said, and no malice or injustice to mr Dickey, there are a few other collections assembled in the last decade or two that has vast quanity and specific examples that living in a 'communication age' with the internet has made possible that Mr Dickey could only have dreamed about.

     Maybe in another post, after this one runs dry, we can do current collections

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

To All,
    Notice the Okonee River bolt at top right.  I wonder where Tom found it?
Regards,
John

[Pete George]

  Tom did not personally find that unidentified-type Oconee bolt.  Every specimen known to exist has come from the bottom of the Oconee River.  Tom was not a scuba-diver.  The specimen in his collection was purchased from one of the divers who began recovering them prior to Tom's death (which occurred in December 1987).

Regards,
Pete

[speedenforcer]

I wish I could have met Mr. Dickey.

[Dave the plumber]

        Pete,         do you have any pictures of your collection back from yesteryear that you can share with us ??

[CarlS]

A friend sent me some pictures of a new relic room he's just built.  It contains some amazing shells.  Not many people can build a pyramid from 15-inch balls; none of which are the army type or solid shot.

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

taken just before I sold it.

[CarlS]

Wow John!  That's some impressive iron!  Incredibly good condition shells.

Equally impressive is that those brackets held all that weight! 

[Daveslem]

 I agree. Awesome collection and incredibly strong shelving. Phew! I'd be up all night worrying about the shelves giving out.

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Not really, just mechanical leverage.  the uprights rest on the floor, so the angle brackets transmit the load to the floor.  There was near a quarter ton on that wall.  It doesn't show all.
John

[Garret]

Great collections!  Thanks for sharing!   

[Dave the plumber]

          Thank you John and Carl for posting the pictures.  Impressive collections.....