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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / Horse Reins Toy Knitting Spool from Hobby Land on Main St
« on: February 14, 2011, 12:43:42 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250769696750

Description:

Knitting spool and needle are on the original card.  It looks like they hadn't been used much the paint has afew chips but no wear spots.  The spool has JAPAN stamped on the bottom.  The tabs that held the needle are missing.  The back of the card is stamped" HOBBY LAND 390 MAIN STREET HACKENSACK, N.J.



The back of the card was not shown, so I asked the seller to send me a scan and he was kind enough to do so, but it was hardly worth the effort.



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Hawk
« on: February 12, 2011, 10:15:07 PM »
Another busy photo day with Hammy.


I got this cute video of him this morning. I was not in the bedroom, so it wasn't me that he appears to be looking at. My guess is he was looking at his reflection in the window:


<a href="http://img706.imageshack.us/flvplayer.swf?f=M1hu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://img706.imageshack.us/flvplayer.swf?f=M1hu</a>





I think Hammy was the bloody diner yesterday.  My evidence?

We start with this shot of him today on his favorite perch - my bedroom A/C. I'm sticking my camera out of my living room window. As long as I don't stick my head out, he seems OK with it.









On closer inspection, I notice some red on his left foot (look at those talons scratches on the A/C!):








Then I noticed small red spots in his feathers and a crimson upper beak:









"Your point?" he asked:









"You didn't even take a shower after the bloodfest?"


"How DARE you!" he screamed:









"I don't have to take this crap..............I'm outta here!"







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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / Matchcover: Club Echo, 287 Main St
« on: February 12, 2011, 12:42:01 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-FS-MATCHCOVER-CLUB-ECHO-Hackensack-NJ-/180624080504?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0e08be78



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Hawk
« on: February 11, 2011, 10:05:06 PM »
Busy day for hawk shots!

Hammy visited twice this morning. The problem with that is that the low sun lights up all the dirt on the outside of the window and the camera autofocuses on that. The sun also reflects off the yellow brick wall that surrounds the window and makes the bird look jaundiced. I keep telling him to show up between 1-2pm when the light is best, but these juveniles do what they want when they want. I did get a couple of good shots, including the first one below, which I really like.

Straight out my living room window is Comprehensive Behavioral Care. Lots of social workers work there and park in the lot.

At around 5pm, I saw a worker taking pictures of one of their many nondescript vans that they use to bring their "clients" in and take back home every day. Then I saw a second worker doing the same thing. Then a third came running out to take more pictures.

Finally, I saw why. There was a redtailed hawk on top of one of the vans dining on his fresh kill! Of course, the girls scared it off and I watched it fly a half-block away to Ward St and continue his meal on a tree. I took some shots from my apartment, but they were crap, so I went downstairs to go out, get closer, and take some more.

The light was bad, so it was hard for the camera to autofocus and the sky behind the hawk basically gave me B&W silhouettes, so I had to manipulate the hell out of them and oversharpen like crazy.

The second, third, and fourth photos are the three that came out the best. They are:

2. Eating

3. Burping

4. Leftovers


Of course, I don't know if it was Hammy, but if it was, he apparently didn't like the ambiance of my A/C enough to dine there.

Or maybe he postponed it until the light is better for me to shoot there at lunchtime.

Thoughtful fella.



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Snow being plowed?
« on: February 10, 2011, 05:10:57 PM »
Isn't the city supposed to clear the sidewalks that border its municipal parking lots?

In this picture of the Ward St side of the "E" lot, the sidewalk was cleared fore and aft, but that's it.

The picture was taken last week, but it's still untouched as of today.



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / Wooden case for 24 bottles of Squirt soda, Hackensack
« on: February 10, 2011, 12:35:14 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/Squirt-wooden-24-bottle-soda-case-Hackensack-NJ-/250770862072?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a631baff8

Description:

Original wooden case for holding 24 bottles of Squirt soda. Case is yellow with red lettering.  18 1/2" side reads, "Switch to Squirt Never an After-Thirst".   12" ends read, "Squirt Bottling Co. Hackensack, N. J."  Good strong case with metal straps holding the sides onto the ends.  Metal straps show some rust but no breaks.  Interior sides read, " Treen Box Co. Phila 4  56 Switch to Squirt Never An After-Thirst".  Some wear and fading on the paint, but still an excellent display piece.



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Hawk
« on: February 09, 2011, 01:51:31 AM »
Hammy's been MIA for the last 3 weeks, but he returned yesterday. He must have heard that I got a new camera..............the little ham couldn't resist.

I shot hi-res pictures and 720 HD video with the new toy. And while I haven't had time to edit all the pix yet, I discovered something better - pulling stills from the video.

The first 3 pix below are video stills.............the second and third ones knock me out. He was diving straight down off the A/C.

The fourth one is from a regular picture.

Close enough for you?



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / 1920 Mansion House engraving by J.M. Rose
« on: February 09, 2011, 12:50:08 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/1920-ENGRAVING-IMAGE-MANSION-HOUSE-HACKENSACK-NJ-/140509879904?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b70a9e60

Description:

You are bidding on a 1920 ENGRAVING IMAGE OF THE MANSION HOUSE IN HACKENSACK N.J., by J.M. ROSE. This piece measures approximately 3 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / Oops!
« on: February 08, 2011, 12:54:59 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-hackensack-New-Jersey-Elks-Club-and-Old-Ladies-Home-/250769710076?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a630a1bfc

Somehow, this seller has confused old postcards of the Hackensack Elks Club and the Old Ladies Home with beautiful mountain scenery in Norway.

Understandable...........they look so much alike. ::)



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / Troop 11 - The Camping Troop - Hackensack Boy Scout patch
« on: February 08, 2011, 12:51:25 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lg-Troop-Eleven-Hackensack-NJ-Camping-Boy-Scout-Patch-/390287116929?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adeecca81


Patch is 8.5" x 4.5".



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / 1908 boat engine ad testimonial from Hackensack woman
« on: February 07, 2011, 12:40:17 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cushman-Motor-Co-Boat-Engine-Advertising-Postcard-1908-/190498386500?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5a96b244

Description:

Cushman Motor Co. Boat Engine Advertising Postcard - 1908

    * Real Photo? - No
    * Mailed? - No
    * Size - 6.25" x 3.50"
    * Condition - Very Good w/ minor soiling & wear including 1 small corner crease - Please see scans
    * Special Notes - This card has a woman in a boat on the front and her testimonial on the back of the postcard. Printed on the back is "Ease of Operation and Perfect Control", "Cushman Motor Co., Makers of the Motor of Merit, Lincoln, Nebr. U. S. A." and the testimonial of Kittie R. Schmults of Hackensack, NJ. She indicates that she had the 4 horse power Cushman Engine installed on her 20 foot boat. She said that she could get up to 11.5 miles per hour with the Baby Cushman.



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Louis's Barber Shop
« on: February 05, 2011, 12:22:47 PM »
Quote from: Editor on February 05, 2011, 10:19:54 AM
From Gentile Funeral Home:
Louis J. Durante...owned and operated Louis Barber Shop of Hackensack for 84 years

That's a pretty good trick, considering he opened the shop in the 1940s.  ;)


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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / ©1927 "The Moving Puzzle" - Holman Moving Co
« on: January 31, 2011, 12:45:12 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-PUZZLE-THE-MOVING-PUZZLE-HOLMAN-MOVING-CO-NJ-/310291483564?pt=US_NCAA_Fan_Shop&hash=item483ed04bac

Description:

This small box holds the wooden peices of the puzzle which was probably given away by the Geo. H. Holman moving co. which was located in Rutherford and is still in Hackensack NJ.

The object to to get the piano from one corner to another but you cannot lift, jump or turn any peice. Included in this auction is the solution to the puzzle.



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / 1860 Hackensack locomotives hand-painted on wine glasses by seller
« on: January 31, 2011, 12:42:50 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/hand-painted-Steam-Engine-wine-glasses-two-/120678208356?pt=Glassware&hash=item1c18fb5364

Description:

These pictures are of a 1860 Hackensack steam engine fron New York.We have model HO trains in our house ,so I enjoyed panting these glasses



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Water main break at Union And Passaic Streets
« on: January 29, 2011, 01:25:20 PM »
The hole that was dug took up almost the entire Union St/Passaic St intersection. A Hackensack Water Company worker said that TWO pipes broke/burst. He didn't know if one caused the other or what the original problem was (age? weather?), but at least the water was back on in my building this morning.

They were filling in the hole when I was there - you can see the truck dumping dirt below. You can also see the patterns that were created during the overnight freeze where water/mud had flowed over the sidewalk yesterday. This was on the northwest corner sidewalk.

Union St and Passaic St have both been reopened.



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