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When the Season Slows
−by Christopher Paul Stinnett ...
12/10
Recommendations by Jeff The Czech Hobo
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12/10
Coin Clocks ™ Upgraded!
−by Mike & Joy Rothwell ...
12/10
My Hobo Nickels
−by Steven Van Dyke ...
12/10
It looks like the wanderlust has gotten the better of me...
−by Adam Leech ...
12/10
A Pair of Brothers from Late in the Great Depression
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12/10
The Great Depression Timeline ~ How It All Went Down
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23 February 2011
A List of the Books on Tramp Life written by A-No.1 ≡ Leon Ray Livingston
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Life and Adventure of A-No.1
Hobo-Camp-Fire-Tales
The Curse of Tramp Life
The Trail of the Tramp
The Adventures of a Female Tramp
The Ways of the Hobo
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The Snare of the Road
From Coast to Coast with Jack London
The Mother of All Hoboes
The Wife I Won
Traveling with Tramps
Here and There with A-No.1
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Meal Ticket − Preserve this card, circumstances might force you to become a homeless tramp.
This card will be good for a square meal, should you meet me on the road.
Motto No.1 − “Never associate with anyone in whose company you would be ashamed to pass your parents' home in broad daylight.”
Motto No.2 − “Whoever you are; wherever you be; whatever you do − be A-No.1.”
Champion Tramp Record: 1894, New Your City to San Francisco, 31 days and 6 hours; 3,260 miles.
Total Record since 1883: Over 500,000 miles at a Total Expense for Transportation of only $7.61.
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Restoration of Archival Material
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Classic... $78 Private
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Classic... $88 eBay
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Classic... $203 eBay
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Classic... $224 eBay
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Classic... $285 eBay
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The November 2010 eBay sale of this Kaiser 5¢ carving, here on the left, brings to mind the four superb Kaiser 5¢ carvings in Ralph Winter's collection!
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1918
John Schipp... Love Token $57 eBay
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Andy Gonzales... Love Token $72 eBay
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Art Delfavero, Keith Pedersen and Adam Leech nickel carvings acquired at FUN2011 in January 2011.
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Bob Shamey... $425 eBay
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Translation... “The Hobo File #52 [ bits and pieces ]”
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Carving Chips.....
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Keith Pedersen: One of Seventeen Engravers Offering Hand Engraving Training
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Additional “Wild Man” Carvings
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Restoration of Archival Material
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2003
OHNS
Auction11
Lot31
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There may be a small notch at the top of the nose, from which a narrow groove parallels all or most of the profile down into the mouth, with a branch groove enhancing the nostril. A groove forms a wavy mouth, turned down toward the rear. The eye is slightly altered.
4) The neat, slightly curly hair and the narrow beard are nicely carved. There is no mustache, but the beard may extend up above the corner of the mouth.
5) The neck, and field behind the head, are nicely dressed smooth.
6) The simple collar somewhat resembles that of a sailor.
7) The carvings are found on early-dated buffalo nickels (1913-1914).
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1998
OHNS
Auction6
Lot42
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2) A fairly nice tilted carved ear of above average size, with an outer groove.
3) Punched hair-beard-mustache and eyebrow; circular punches behind the ear, curved arcs elsewhere (possibly from the same beading tool, held at an angle for the arcs). The hair runs down the braid on the neck.
4) Altered eye with small eyeball punch.
5) Altered nose (notch at top, and punch-enlarged nostril).
6) Simple grooved collar, with the four grooves resembling a very wide letter W.
7) Occurs on 1913-dated buffalo nickels. (Just these two known so far.)
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Additional “Beady Eye” Carvings
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18 February 2011
Marc Milosevich • Detroit's “Go To” Man!
Shown on the left is Marc Milosevich's first Mortimer Snerd nickel carving which was captured by Art DelFavero for his personal collection. In Marc's engravers vise is his third Snerd nickel carving... more in a “Edgar Bergen” series are planned.
Marc is the engraver that does all the hand engraved lettering on our OHNS tokens at present. His forte is lettering although he can do all types of ornamental styles. All of his work is by hand with no use of any type of air driven or motorized tools. He has been the go to man in the Detroit and surrounding suburban area for 40 plus years. Marc has been practicing his craft since the mid-1960's based in Royal Oak, Michigan. ~ Art DelFavero
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17 February 2011
Grandma Schipp's Family Photo Album
Schipp Family Reunion Sketchbook
| Pushka (Uropa's Bookie)
| Detective Sergeant LeRoy “Sarge”
| Louie “Lips” (Sarge's C.I.)
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| Millicent “Millie”
| Donald Eugene
| Leopold
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Translation... “The Hobo File #51 [ bits and pieces ]”
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Tom Culhane's Baker's Dozen of Carved Nickels
Tom is the author of “Hoboken Nickels Marked Soldiers' Last Days in U.S.”
Ralph Winter and I met Tom in Tampa at the 2011 FUN convention in January. He had this carved nickel collection with him and showed it to us. Many of these nickels were acquired from Hoboken so they have special meaning to him... and to us of course. ~ V-Dubya • 2/5/2011
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1996
OHNS
Auction4
Lot48
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5) A distinctive simple collar with lapel.
6) The field is nicely dressed and smooth, much more so than the neck and collar.
7) The profile is unaltered, except for top of nose, and the forehead. Eye is unaltered.
8) Found on early-dated hobo nickels (1913 or 1914).
See page 86 of the OHNS Hobo Nickel Guidebook for another hobo nickel by “Ich Kibibble” (lot 48 of OHNS Auction 4).
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( Sample excerpt from webpage. )
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1 February 2011
Numismatic News • February 8, 2011 • page 16
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Additional “Big Ear” Carvings
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1995 OHNS Auction2 Lot32... While this piece shows a good deal of “raw” metal, I feel confident this is an original piece. Second authenticator felt this was not an original piece, but third authenticator judged it to be original. ~ Bill Fivaz
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There are paralled shading lines on the front and back of the dome.
Some of the Indian's hair is still discernible.
3) The carved ear is very small, and round.
4) The dense hair and beard appears to be punched (using a short curved punch). There is no mustache (no room left for one).
5) Simple double collar, over a poorly-dressed neck.
6) The small field behind the large hat is decently dressed.
7) Found on 1913 buffalo nickels.
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Additional
“Tiny Ear”
Carving
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a thin band (textured with vertical grooves; another groove forms its top); a textured dome to obliterate the Indian's hair (vertical, plus horizontal or zigzag fine groves).
2) Small diamond or wedge-shaped punches form the hair and trim beard and mustache (which obscures the mouth).
3) The profile is altered. A thin groove parallels the forehead and nose. The eye is altered and has an eyebrow. The nostril is enhanced. A couple of grooves are on the cheek near the nostril.
4) A simple groove or two forms the collar.
5) The neck and field behind the head is decently dressed.
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Classic... $813 eBay
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Steve Cox... $300 and $460 on eBay
 
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Marcus Hunt... $349 and $648 on eBay
 
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Classic... $75 at FUN2011
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“The Charmer”... $500 eBay
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1968 Wooden Token
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“Slim Shady”... $760 eBay
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David Riccardo Carving
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Classic... found at FUN2011
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Classic... $278 eBay
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Classic... $310 eBay
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“MD”... $225 at FUN2011
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Keith Pedersen... 14K Gold
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• Recently carved Adam Leech Hobo Nickels
• Adam successfully hitchhiked from Colorado to Florida this year to attend the 2011 FUN show! •
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Translation... “The Hobo File #50 [ bits and pieces ]”
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24 January 2011
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21 January 2011
United Kingdom → Hawaii → Alaska! −by Marcus Hunt
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“Bert” is a modern reproduction of a hobo nickel. Originally, these little coins were carved on indian head nickels by hobos in the years of the Great Depression. They were often used in exchange for a meal or train ride, etc. This one was created by the owner from a pretty poor condition 1936 coin. My current goal is to travel from the UK back to the USA and eventually visit all 50 states. In the meantime traveling the world is fine so long as he eventually makes it across the Atlantic to America. Please help Bert to make it back to the USA and visit every State in the Union.
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Find out where I am now!
~ Hobo “Bert”
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Carving Chips.....
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Spring BoTales is Progressing
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Carved Peace Dollar −by Ron Landis • “Martin A. Roenick 1942⋅2009” • “For Elise” • RL3 2010
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Keith Pedersen 3” Carved Medal
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Classic... $8 eBay
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Classic... $161 eBay
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22K Gold Casting
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Classic... private purchase
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Marcus Hunt... $528 eBay
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Classic... $123 eBay
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Classic... private purchase
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“Peanut Ear”... $356 eBay
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Sam Alfano... private sale
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Marcus Hunt... $468 eBay
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Classic... $202 eBay
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Classic... $32 eBay
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Steve Cox... $355 eBay
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Howard Thomas... $474 eBay
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Marcus Hunt... $423 eBay
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Translation... “The Hobo File #49 [ bits and pieces ]”
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ORIGINAL HOBO NICKEL SOCIETY, INC.
A Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation
FUN2011
Mail and Floor Bid Auction
to be held at the
Original Hobo Nickel Society
Meeting
Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 10 a.m.
Tampa Convention Center
333 South Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida 33602
Individual “Prices Realized” are posted with each LOT description on the catalog pages.
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NiCE
Nickel Carvings Show
Grouped by Carver
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Over 1,000 carvings shown!
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