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715
  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! ... 5/10  
714
  “Original Hobo Nickels” Fixed Price List circa 2000 ... 5/10  
713
  2010 Nickel Carving  −by Clifford L. Kraft ... 5/10  
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712
  2010 reprints of the Hobo Nickel Guidebook completed! ... 4/10  
711
Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #40 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 4/10 
710
  Three Inch “Lucky Nickel” Souvenirs Encountered ... 4/10  
709
  Carving Chips..... • www.GinnyHogan.com ~ Primitive images on handmade paper by Ginny Hogan •
708
  1978 Avon Buffalo Nickel Soap Dish ... 4/10  
707
  Carving Chips..... • Summer BoTales is Progressing •
706
  Ralph the Collector Scores Big-Time... ... 4/10  
705
  Steve Alpert's Classic Carvings Repository ... 4/10  
704
  Ralph the Collector Acquires a Superb Bezel... ... 4/10  
703
Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #39 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 4/10 
702
  Carving Chips..... • www.KatherinePlumer.com ~ Scrimshaw by Katherine Plumer •
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701
  Bargain Books ~ Railroads ... 3/10  
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700
  Carving Chips..... • www.TVPigs.com ~ What's TVPigs? •
699
Click to read all historical dossiers De Zwerver Dossier #38 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 3/10 
698
  Carving Chips..... • “Charmin´ Harmon” Mauer Catches the Westbound • March 6th, 2010 •
697
  A Nickel Carver from the 20th Century ... 3/10  
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 715   17 May 2010
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
A previous owner of this carved nickel, quite obviously not a Hobo Nickel aficionado, thought that it would look much better if they applied colored
ink to it. Perhaps they did it prior to offering it for sale assuming that would increase their sale price when in fact exactly the reverse was the result.
Art “Cinco” DelFavero used his expertise to remove the coloring
and you see the MUCH improved specimen here on the right.
Art also cleaned the greasy goop out of the low spots on this gold plated,
highly sought after, carved nickel. Twelve years ago OHNS member
Larry Demangote advertised his interest in acquiring a
previously sold nickel carved by the same artist.
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714  8 May 2010
“Original Hobo Nickels” Fixed Price List circa 2000
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 713  3 May 2010
2010 Nickel Carving  −by Clifford L. Kraft
When I saw this carving (on the reverse of a 1938-D nickel) I took it
to be an allegorical figure representing the westward flow of Hobos
but Cliff told me that it was actually based on a sketch of a Train
Buff playing with his model train set in his game room. ~ V-Dubya
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712  27 April 2010
2010 reprints of the Hobo Nickel Guidebook completed!
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Note:  No new material has been added!


Click to read all historical dossiers 711  26 April 2010
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De Zwerver Dossier #40
 [ stukken en brokken ]  −by V-Dubya
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Lee Griffiths... Commission
Note:  Lee has only carved five nickels in the last two years.
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Good Luck Token... $10 on eBay  •  Similar to...
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 NOT nickel sized!  •  12% larger than a nickel.  •  Only 2% smaller than a quarter.
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James Stewart... $215 eBay
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 Bob Shamey... $512 on eBay
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 Classic... $409 on eBay
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 Bob Shamey... $185 on eBay
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 James Stewart... $170 eBay
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Adam Leech... Commission
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 Classic... $323 on eBay
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 Keith Pedersen... $80 on eBay
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 Classic... $286 on eBay
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 Steve Cox... $234 on eBay
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Translation... “The Hobo File #40 [ bits and pieces ]”
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710  26 April 2010
Three Inch “Lucky Nickel” Souvenirs Encountered
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709 
           Ginny's Giclée Prints Gallery
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“Primitive images on handmade paper” by Ginny HoganClick to see Ginny´s “New Paintings”.
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   About Giclée Prints: Giclée prints are the finest graphic reproductions available today. Giclée is a French word meaning "spray of ink." A high quality printing technique, relatively new to the fine art graphic market, uses a continuous tone technology called "ink-jet" printing. Individual droplets of colors are sprayed on the surface of paper or canvas during printing to produce Giclées or Iris prints. The Iris printer, which is the most prominent printer in the field, was introduced by Iris Graphics in 1987.
   Most posters and limited edition prints are printed from color separations on a four to six color press in tandem so large editions can be printed in a matter of minutes. A Giclée print is individually created−one at a time. The editions are small. Printing a single Giclée can take up to several hours depending on the size of the print.Click to continue reading “Giclée Prints”. (pronounced Gee´clay)

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708  25 April 2010
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1978 Avon Buffalo Nickel Soap DishClick for an alternate view of an Avon Soap Dish.
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707 
  Carving Chips.....   • Summer BoTales is Progressing •  
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706 
23 April 2010
“Ralph the Collector”* Scores Big-Time at the
M.S.N.S. Spring 2010 Numismatic Convention
Classic... 1913T1
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Classic... 1916
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“Cinco the Jeweler”* Captures a
Carving that “Ralph the Collector”* Missed
* A.K.A.:  Ralph Winter and Art “Cinco de Arturo” DelFavero.
 Classic... 1913T1-D
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705 
23 April 2010                                    
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704 
15 April 2010
“Ralph the Collector”* Acquires a Superb Bezel from “Cinco the Jeweler”* for his Three Inch Hobo Nickel Carving done by “Keith the Nickel Carver”*
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* A.K.A.:  Ralph Winter,  Art “Cinco” DelFavero  and  Keith Pedersen.           Note:  Keith only carved the obverse of this medal.
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Click to read all historical dossiers 703  15 April 2010
De Zwerver Dossier #39  [ stukken en brokken ]  −by V-Dubya
Johnny Wells... $37 on eBay
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 Unknown... $107 on eBay
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 Classic... $81 on eBay
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 Classic... $421 on eBay
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 Classic... $228 on eBay
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Classic... $38 on eBay
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 Classic... $166 on eBay
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 Classic... Coin Shop Purchase
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 Classic... $300 on eBay
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 Classic... $83 2004Lot56
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Classic... $255 on eBay
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 Classic... $101 on eBay
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 Classic... $336 on eBay
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 Another known specimen.
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 Don Wolfe's “Big Nose”
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Adam Leech... Private Sale
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 Amy Armstrong... $175 eBay
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 Bob Shamey... $200 on eBay
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 Steve Cox... $202 on eBay
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 Bill Jameson... $305 eBay
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Translation... “The Hobo File #39 [ bits and pieces ]”
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                   Katherine's Mainpage Katherine's Scrimshaw                 Carving Chips.....   • www.KatherinePlumer.com •  
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  SCRIMSHAW BY KATHERINE PLUMER  
   Thought to be the only truly American art form, scrimshaw has its roots in the New England whalers of long ago, and in the native peoples of Alaska. Images were incised into walrus tusks and whale teeth with sewing needles or other sharp implements, and darkened with ink, paint, or tar.
   Nowadays, scrimshanders use a wide variety of materials, from pre-ban elephant ivory to ancient mastodon ivory to modern synthetics and plastics. Scrimshaw is the extreme-patience-requiring art of incising lines/dots into ivory/bone/synthetics, and filling those lines/dots with ink or paint, thereby producing a usually small and often incredibly detailed image. ~ Katherine
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701  15 March 2010
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 $25... BOOK (Pub. at $70)
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 $4... BOOK (Pub. at $30)
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 $6... BOOK (Pub. at $35)
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 $30... BOOK (Pub. at $40)
Bargain Books Click to visit www.edwardrhamilton.com ~ Bargain Books.  ~  Railroads Click for full list of railroad books/DVDs.
General Works on Railroads • American Railroads • British Railroads • Railroad History • Railroads Today • Steam Railroads
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700 
                   TVPigs Mainpage Latest TVPigs Sketches                 Carving Chips.....   • www.TVPigs.com •  
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Click to read all historical dossiers 699  10 March 2010
De Zwerver Dossier #38  [ stukken en brokken ]  −by V-Dubya
“Braidy”... $442 on eBay
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 		My Son, “Zarathustra” and My Daughter  −by Fred Ross
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 		“Beady Eye”... $591 on eBay
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“Flat Nose”... $321 on eBay
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 		Jim Steward... $155 on eBay (shown in engravered holder.)
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 		Classic... $114 on eBay
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 		Classic... Offered on eBay
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Bob Shamey... $518 on eBay
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 		John Hughey... $75 on eBay
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 		Dave Boulay... Private Commission
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 		Bob Shamey... $390 on eBay
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Bill Jameson... $238 on eBay
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 		Classic... $28 on eBay
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 		Howard Thomas... $154 eBay
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 		Steve Cox... $250 on eBay
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Translation... “The Hobo File #38 [ bits and pieces ]”
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698 
  Carving Chips.....   • “Charmin´ Harmon” Mauer Catches the Westbound • March 6th, 2010 •  
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     Each year in Britt, Iowa... at the gazebo just prior to the National Hobo King and Queen Coronation ...“Charmin´ Harmon” Mauer opened the program with his famous railroad whistle, giving it a loud toot. Charmin´ Harmon was a big part of the National Hobo Convention tooting his railroad whistle, waving the American Flag and dancing.
     Charmin´ Harmon has lived with National Hobo Queen “Minneapolis Jewel” for years. Her job has been boarding two men for her income, Gus and the late Charmin´ Harmon. Jewel has brought both men to the National Hobo Convention faithfully. Because of her tender loving care they have both lived longer and had happy lives.
     Jewel and her husband Tuck, a National Hobo King who rode the rails for years, have continuous guests of hobos stopping by their house for a visit. The hobos who ride the rails today loved their friend Charmin´ Harmon. He will truly be missed among all hobos. ~ MamaJo LeCount
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697 
6 March 2010
A Nickel Carver from the 20th Century
 “Cinco de Arturo” a.k.a. Arturo E. DelFavero, RM552
Documentation of a nickel carving done for Fred Ross, RM557, in October of 1999.
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