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Item
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The Road... Holding Her Down
−by Jack London ...
3/08
529
C
arving
C
hips.....
Ribbon Rail Productions' Clip Art Collection
528
Round Trip In A Side-Door Pullman
−by John R. Niemi, Jr. ...
3/08
527
Railroad Slanguage Glossary
−from www.railroad.net ...
3/08
526
King of the Hobos laid to rest in West Valley
−by Lynn French ...
3/08
525
The Road... Confession
−by Jack London ...
3/08
524
Donal Wolfe learns to carve nickels from Owen Covert
−by Owen Covert ...
3/08
523
Hughes Branch ... Theo, Alcorn County, Mississippi
~ Rock Biscuits and Water Gravy ...
3/08
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
522
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arving
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2008 OHNS Annual Meeting & Auction Article ...
CORRECTION
!!!
521
C
arving
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hips.....
A Pin Back Laser Carved and Engraved on Red Alder
520
The Hobohemians: On the rails with the new freedom riders
−by Ben Ehrenreich
519
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arving
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hips.....
Just Doing a Bit of Research
518
The First Passenger Train ... Okeechobee, Florida
~ On the morning of January 4, 1915 ...
2/08
517
De Zwerver Dossier #10 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
2/08
516
I Figure This Pretty Much Speaks For Itself!
...
2/08
515
My Hobo Got An OSCAR!
~ Emperor of the North Pole ...
2/08
514
Bill (Jameson) Zach Hobo Carvings
~ Archive of available scans as of 2/16/2008 ...
2/08
513
One of Nickel Carver Dick Sheehan's Favorite Parables
...
2/08
512
Spring 2008 BoTales Feature Article
−by Art DelFavero and Steve Alpert ...
2/08
511
Schnozz Census Addendum
... −by Art DelFavero
2/08
510
Under the Bridge, a Man of Means by No Means
−by Charlie LeDuff
509
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arving
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A Group of Fantastic Classic Carvings from the Upcoming LongBeach2008 Heritage Auction
508
James Earle Fraser's 1911 Indian Cent and Lincoln Nickel Pattern Electrotype Trials
...
2/08
Page 18
Item
507
De Zwerver Dossier #9 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
1/08
506
Picture Postcard Magic!
−by Ralph Winter ...
1/08
505
C
arving
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hips.....
A Fine Pair of Ken Hunt Engraved Guns
504
C
arving
C
hips.....
Spring BoTales is Progressing
503
Shamey Unwrapped ~ Bob Shamey toothpick and fruit pit carvings
...
1/08
502
Armstrong Engraving & Custom Jewelry
...
1/08
501
Have You Ever Seen a Hobo Nickel?
−by Timothy B. Benford ...
1/08
500
500
Art or vandalism, railcar graffiti roll across land
−by David Paulsen
499
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arving
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hips.....
OHNS BoTales Editor Ralph Winter and King Louie
498
The Eclectic World of The Aurora Borealis Carver Clifford L. Kraft
...
1/08
497
OHNS Workers On The Convention Floor
...
1/08
496
$9,020 ~ Record Price for a Hobo Nickel!
...
1/08
495
Roster of OHNS Officers − 2008
...
1/08
494
2008 Prices Realized OHNS Auction #16
...
1/08
493
FUN2008 M
ail and
F
loor
B
id
A
uction
C
atalogue
Saturday, January 12, 2008
...
1/08
492
Railroad Nicknames
−by Jon Macleod ...
1/08
491
T
ime to pay your
OHNS
dues
!
...
1/08
490
Real hobos ride the rails as a way of life
−by Deb Saine
489
Both New and Old Nickel Carvers Excel in New Year!
...
1/08
488
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arving
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hips.....
A Sneak Peek at a Work in Progress
487
Welcome to the ‘Jungle’
−by Josh McAuliffe ...
1/08
486
De Zwerver Dossier #8 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
1/08
485
Train hoppers' adventure ends in arrest
−by John Lynch
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484
Sinterklaas in Different Countries ~ A Carved Nickel by Clifford Kraft
...
12/07
483
Something Different ~
Antiques Roadshow Insider
~ November 2007
... −by Jane Viator
12/07
482
Keith Pedersen Carved Nickel Sells for $313!
...
12/07
481
A Two Hour Carving Session by Carvers Joe Paonessa and Steven Adams
...
12/07
480
Living on the Edge: Charlottesville residents...
−by Patricia Cooper
Page 17
Item
479
De Zwerver Dossier #7 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
11/07
478
Recent Carvings by Currently Active Nickel Carvers
...
11/07
477
C
arving
C
hips.....
FUN2008 Auction Catalog is Underway
476
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arving
C
hips.....
flickr: 700 Hoboes
475
Dude, Where's My Train?
−by Mike the Trainiac Connor
474
De Zwerver Dossier #6 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
11/07
473
Trick-or-treating in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
−by V-Dubya ...
11/07
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
472
Baseball at the Corner 1896-1999
−by Joe Goode ...
10/07
471
Mama Jo's Tracks ~ Gas Can Paddy
−by
M
ama
J
o
L
e
C
ount ...
10/07
470
City Pages review of Long Gone
−by Jeremy O'Kasick
469
Bob Shamey's Western Collection Silver Bracelets
−by Bob Shamey ...
10/07
468
Joe Goode's Hobo Trade Dollars
−by Joe Goode ...
10/07
467
C
arving
C
hips.....
The Art of Whittling ~ Woodworking Classics Revisited (Paperback)
466
De Zwerver Dossier #5 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
10/07
465
Last Days on the Tracks
:
Railroad policemen weather murderers, guns...
−by Lee Beach
464
OHNS Membership Medal Order Status
...
10/07
463
OHNS Member ONLY Quests
~ A new core webpage ...
10/07
462
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arving
C
hips.....
Cooter and the Hant
:
Cooter's Halloween Adventure
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
461
De Zwerver Dossier #4 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
9/07
460
Rail culture: the language of freight-hoppers
−by James D. Graham
459
Memorable quotes from Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
...
9/07
458
C
arving
C
hips.....
By the mid-1880s, the center of whaling activity had shifted from New Bedford to San Francisco
457
De Zwerver Dossier #3 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
9/07
456
I Keep Coming Back To Indians
−by Bob Shamey ...
9/07
455
Tramps found riding the rails
−by Jonathan Gneiser
454
A Passionate Collector
−by Michael W. Michelsen, Jr. ...
9/07
453
James Earle Fraser's Model for the Buffalo Nickel
~ 1913 Armory Show ...
9/07
452
C
arving
C
hips.....
Air-Tite Capsule Measurements Table Available
Page 16
Item
451
De Zwerver Dossier #2 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
8/07
450
Down the Track: Hobo Handiwork
−by K.J.Longley
449
An older SGA piece for the 2008 OHNS auction
−by Steve Adams ...
8/07
448
Royals are right on track
−by Nick Coleman ...
8/07
447
Carol's 9K charm is a Gobbo
−by V-Dubya ...
8/07
446
C
arving
C
hips.....
Cliff Kraft felt so bad about cutting the tail off V-Dubya's 30" trophy Walleye...
445
Scenery Junkies
−by John Mark Eberhart
444
C
arving
C
hips.....
Engraver’s Café Interview with Lee Griffiths
443
Gil·lie also Ghil·lie Scottish A professional fishing and hunting guide
−by V-Dubya ...
8/07
442
De Zwerver Dossier #1 [ stukken en brokken ]
−by V-Dubya ...
8/07
441
C
arving
C
hips.....
Fall 2007 BoTales Is Progressing!
440
Young hobos said to be seeking escape
−by Daniel Jackson
439
OHNS Milestone: 1000
th
Regular Member Number Assigned!
...
8/07
438
C
arving
C
hips.....
Derek Pegnall's Latest Magnum Opus!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
437
Steps of Carving a Franklin Half Dollar
−by Bill Jameson ...
7/07
436
Captivating Carving with a Problematic Provenance
...
7/07
435
Jumping Someone Else's Train
−by Craig Metz
434
C
arving
C
hips.....
Old Nicknamed Artists Synopsis Updated
433
Winter Alert... Looking for a Carved Nickel
−by Ralph Winter, LM-37 ...
7/07
432
OHNS Members Certified To Order Medals
−by Rollie Taylor, LM-36 ...
7/07
431
C
arving
C
hips.....
The YV330 ~ 2007 PLA 4th of July BBQ ~ Mixed Freight
430
The Real Grand Excursion
−by Mike Mosedale
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
429
Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles Moses Jardine Lee
−by Bill Jameson ...
6/07
428
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arving
C
hips.....
Fall 2007 BoTales Up Next!
427
OHNS Membership Medals Now Available!
−by Rollie Taylor, LM-36 ...
6/07
426
2007 OHNS Hobo Tokens Now Available!
−by Don Haley, HLM-9 ...
6/07
425
Life on the Open Rails
−by Bryon S. Houlgrave
424
C
arving
C
hips.....
Fishing on The Lake of the Woods
423
C
arving
C
hips.....
What does it mean GRS class?
422
How I Got Hooked on Hobo Nickels
−by Ralph Winter, LM-37 ...
6/07
421
C
arving
C
hips.....
The YV330 hosted a wedding reception
420
The Wander Years
−by Leslie Dunn
Page 15
Item
419
Joe Paonessa here...
Something good has happened to me! ...
5/07
418
C
arving
C
hips.....
Acumulación Del Rancho De las Montañas
417
C
arving
C
hips.....
Summer 2007 BoTales Is Progressing!
416
Coin Carving Software Discussion
−from The Engraver's Café ...
5/07
415
Man of Many Marks
−by Johnny Ray Huston
414
This may well be an all-time record price for a first carving by a new carver!
...
5/07
413
The Heart And Soul Of OHNS Is Its People!
...
5/07
412
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arving
C
hips.....
Spare any change? Canada Unveils C$1 Million Coin
411
Westbound
~ A Documentary Film ...
5/07
410
Railway Renegades: Despite the real perils, train-hopping is catching on again
−by Leonie Sherman
409
Mississippi Hobo Jungle
−by Sarah Ledbetter ...
5/07
408
C
arving
C
hips.....
The Nickel is but a Canvas to the Imagination
407
Bill (Jameson) Zach Hobo Nickel Carvings
Archive of available scans as of 5/1/2007 ...
5/07
406
Accent: In search of Hobo graffiti ~ Riding the rails
Opinion by Bonnie Henry
405
C
arving
C
hips.....
Steve Cox Shows V-Dubya His Personal Collection
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
404
Carving a Subject on a 2007 Washington Dollar
−by William Jameson ...
4/07
403
Persistence Pays Off!
−by Cinco de Arturo ...
4/07
402
A Different Breed of Freight-Hoppers
−by Pamela LiCalzi O'Connell
401
C
arving
C
hips.....
James Olivencia's Riding The Eternal Rails a Tribute to A-No.1
400
400
Fran's Hobo Page ~ Fran DeLorenzo ~ The Hobo Minstrel
...
4/07
399
C
arving
C
hips.....
Gang of Four Solid Gold More Derek Pegnall Limey Carvings
398
Hopping Freight Trains in the Twilight of Hobo Tradition
−by Stephen Holden
397
C
arving
C
hips.....
Hobo Phasmid Finds Home in Northern Minnesota
396
Ad Astra Per Aspera
~ Carving Nickels in the Kansa Territories ...
4/07
395
C
arving
C
hips.....
Recently Engraved Pennies
394
Train Tags: Beyond Hobo
−by Sam Caplan
393
Hobo Jungle
...a
S
hort
S
tory by
W
illiam
M
anchee ...
4/07
392
Mama Jo's Tracks ~ The Danville Girl
−by
M
ama
J
o
L
e
C
ount ...
4/07
391
Riders of the Rails
−by Holly Dohrn
390
About Railroad Spike Knives
−by Ray Rantanen ...
4/07
389
159,063 Railroad Photos and Counting!
www.RailPictures.Net ...
4/07
388
A Study into Hobo Literature
−by Nial Anderson
387
Riding The Rails
−by Errol Lincoln Uys
4/07
386
C
arving
C
hips.....
William Jameson Nickel Carver Extraordinaire
385
The Hobo Is Dead. Long Live the Hobo.
−by Alex Brand
384
Industrial Workers of the World Little Red Songbook
...
4/07
383
The Adolph Vandertie Collection of Tramp Art
Ashwaubenon Historical Museum ...
4/07
382
The American Hobo
−by Colin Beesley
381
C
arving
C
hips.....
Several Days Spent Building HTML Searches
380
A Four-Pack from The California Kid
−by
P
eter
H
offman ...
4/07
379
Mama Jo's Tracks ~ Hit the road Jack!
−by
M
ama
J
o
L
e
C
ount ...
4/07
378
C
arving
C
hips.....
Grandpa Dudley with Mad Mary
377
C
arving
C
hips.....
Everywhere I look I see potential carved nickels!
376
C
arving
C
hips.....
What People Did For Amusement Before They Had T-V's
375
C
arving
C
hips.....
The Cat in the Hat looks pretty good for being 50 years old!
374
Restroom etching may have been done by famed hobo
−by
E
loísa
R
uano
G
onzález ...
4/07
Page 14
Item
373
1,000,000,000 Cents with 70 Faces
−by
B
ob
S
hamey ...
3/07
372
Joe Paonessa's Convention Demonstration Nickel Carvings
...
3/07
371
A Couple O' Bo's On a Mission
−by
C
arollee
C
ee
B
o
A
llen ...
3/07
370
I'm Hooked!
−by
D
erek
C
arl
P
egnall, Harrogate, United Kingdom ...
3/07
369
C
arving
C
hips.....
A Smorgasbord of Internet Language Resources
368
The Engraver's Café 2007 Penny Carving Contest
−by
T
ira
M
itchell ...
3/07
{
Beginner Thread
Intermediate Thread
Advanced Thread
Professional Thread
}
367
C
arving
C
hips.....
Michael Parsons' Working Railroader Railroad Spike Knives Arrive in the Kansa Territories
366
C
arving
C
hips.....
E
legant
S
mall
T
reasures from the
W
orkbench of
M
ike
P
ezak
365
First Revenue Run Since 1945! ~ March 17, 2007
−by
W
es
S
wift ...
3/07
364
C
arving
C
hips.....
S
team
T
rain
V
ideos
F
rom
V
alhalla
V
ideos
363
C
arving
C
hips.....
C
yberhobo's
B
ook
R
ecommendations
362
C
arving
C
hips.....
M
ountain
M
agic ~
B
aby
B
ear
I
nnocence
361
C
arving
C
hips.....
E
ngraved
1820 G
eorgius
III C
rown
360a
Michael Parsons' Southern Pacific Lines Magnum Opus
...
3/07
360b
Michael Parsons' Working Railroader Railroad Spike Knives
...
3/07
359
He Will Never Get It!
−by V-Dubya ...
3/07
358
C
arving
C
hips.....
M
ountain
M
agic ~
T
rying to
T
hink
L
ike a
H
obo
357
C
arving
C
hips.....
S
pring
2007 B
o
T
ales
I
s
I
n
T
he
M
ail
!
356
C
arving
C
hips.....
M
ountain
M
agic ~
A N
ew
L
ife
355
New Nickel Carver Serving In Qatar
...
3/07
354
C
arving
C
hips.....
B
ig
R
ock
C
andy
M
ountain (i.e.,
Hobo Paradise
)
353
Introducing Schnozz
−by DelFavero/Kagin/Winter ...
3/07
352
Bum Rap
−by Edward C. Rochette ...
3/07
351
A Tribute to Master Engraver Ronald W. Landis
−by Verne R. Walrafen ...
3/07
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
350
A Living History of the Restoration of Yosemite Valley Railroad Observation Car #330
...
2/07
349
C
arving
C
hips.....
H
obo
H
istory
Y
ahoo
G
roup
348
A
dvertisement.....
H
obo
T
oken
S
ale
!
−
S
triker
T
oken and
M
edal
347
C
arving
C
hips.....
J
ames
L
a
B
onte,
OHNS LM#19,
D
eceased
346
C
arving
C
hips.....
A
rt's
B
acklit
P
lique-a-jour
E
nameled
N
ickel
345
Stepping the Mast ~ Not Exactly a Hobo Nickel
−by Ralph Winter ...
2/07
344
C
arving
C
hips.....
V-D
ubya
M
isses the
B
oat
!
343
C
arving
C
hips.....
P
hotos
T
hat
F
ound
T
heir
W
ay
T
o
V-D
ubya's
D
esk
342
C
arving
C
hips.....
H
obo
E
vents for
2007
341
Mountain Magic from Richard Carpenter's Workshop
...
2/07
340
Hoboically Yours ~ A peek into the underground world of America’s hoboes
...
2/07
339
C
arving
C
hips.....
T
he
H
obo
N
ickel
G
roup
Y
ahoo
G
roup
338
These are My First Attempts at Coin Carving
−by Mark F. Sedlak ...
2/07
337
Bill Jameson is at it Again!
−by V'Dubya ...
2/07
336
Carving and the Creative Process
−by Mike Pezak ...
2/07
Page 13
Item
335
The Pick of the Litter from Bob Shamey's Website
−by V'Dubya ...
1/07
334
C
arving
C
hips.....
S
pring
2007 B
o
T
ales
I
s
P
rogressing
!
333
Dave's Banjo Theme carved nickels
−by V'Dubya ...
1/07
332
1 OZ. .9999 GOLD
−by Bob Shamey ...
1/07
331
Make My Next Hobo a Hobo Dollar!
−by Mel Neff ...
1/07
330
###
Kick Start 2007 at FUN
& OHNS General Meeting and Auction ###
−by Mama Jo ...
1/07
329
C
arving
C
hips.....
D
ave
W
ilson,
OHNS RM#32,
D
eceased
328
A Record $84,376 of Hobo Nickels Auctioned in One Day
...
1/07
327
Prices Realized OHNS Auction 15
Auction held 1/6/07 in Orlando, Florida ...
1/07
326
FUN2007 M
ail and
F
loor
B
id
A
uction
C
atalogue
Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 10 a.m.
325
C
arving
C
hips.....
S
ioux-
C
ity
S
ue has seen better days
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
324
In Search of the American Hobo
...
12/06
323
In Search of the American Hobo Story Board
...
12/06
322
Traditional Folk Art Forms Evolve as Dynamic Living Traditions
...
12/06
321
C
arving
C
hips.....
D
esigned by
G
od but
E
nhanced by
D
ick
!
320
Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America
−by Todd DePastino...
12/06
319
C
arving
C
hips.....
O
ne of this
C
ountry's
M
ost
C
olorful
!
318
C
arving
C
hips.....
C
ool and
D
ifferent
!
317
Hobo Statue... Bo and his Bud
−by Bob Shamey...
12/06
316
C
arving
C
hips.....
C
arving
N
ickels
R
elieves
MUCH
of the
S
tress of
M
aintaining a
HUGE B
ridge
!
315
C
arving
C
hips.....
A S
election of
F
antastic
C
lassic
C
arvings from the
U
pcoming
FUN2007 H
eritage
A
uction
314
21
st
Century Nickels Carved by William BillZach Jameson
−by Mel Neff...
12/06
313
21
st
Century Nickels Carved into Hobo Nickels
−by Mel Neff...
12/06
312
Opgehitener ~ A Kippah and a Tophat!
...
12/06
311
I Just Figured I Would Share This With Ya!
−by Amy Armstrong...
12/06
310
One Hobo Nickel Collector's Recent eBay Acquisitions
...
12/06
309
Authentic Original HOBO NICKELS by BO Hughes
...
12/06
308
C
arving
C
hips.....
S
earching for
C
ontemporary
N
ickel
C
arvers
307
Hobo History
−by Hobo Jeepers...
12/06
306
Camera Jim's Guides To eBay Auction Photography
...
12/06
305
A Brief History of North American Caricature Carving
−by Rick Ferry ...
12/06
Page 12
Item
304
More Carvings From Dear Old Blighty
−by Marcus Hunt ...
11/06
303
What Color is that Elephant – White??!!
−by Bill Fivaz ...
11/06
302
Thirty Years Too Late
−by Dr. Richard Cannon ...
11/06
301
C
arving
C
hips.....
C
ontemporary
W
himsy
B
ottle
A
rtists
300
300
Carl Worner, Folk Artist Extraordinaire
−by Susan D. Jones ...
11/06
299
M
aurice
W. G
raham
~
S
team
T
rain
M
aury
...
11/06
298
Railroad Folklore Through Storytelling and Song
−by Bill Morris ...
11/06
297
Hobos Travel to the Temecula Valley Wine Country
−by Stephen D. Cox ...
11/06
296
C
arving
C
hips.....
1.3 M
egapixel
M
icroscope
C
amera
295
C
arving
C
hips.....
C
learing
O
ff
M
y
D
esk
B
efore
M
y
T
exas
T
rip
294
It's All Greek to Me!
~ G
raecum est; non potest legi
...
11/06
293
A
dvertisement.....
W
iseman
H
obos
O
n
T
heir
W
ay
T
o
O
rlando!
−
H
eritage
A
uction
G
alleries
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
292
How to Grade Circulated Buffalo Nickels
−by Amanda ...
10/06
291
Inunnguaq to be carved in gold!
−by V-Dubya ...
10/06
290
OHNS Membership Medals Program is Now Over!
−by Rollie Taylor ...
10/06
289
C
arving
C
hips.....
O
jos de
O
ro from
S
teve
E
llsworth
288
Monte Holm Equipment Evaluation
−by Wasatch Railroad Contractors ...
10/06
287
Monte Holm Dead at 89
−by Matthew Weaver ...
10/06
286
Marianne National Symbol of France
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Ray Castro's Latest Carvings are Really the Cat's Meow
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The Size or Scale of Railroad Models
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Heritage to Offer Troy Wiseman and Norm Talbert Hobo Nickels
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