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The company also operates earthling.com where non-antique and collectible items may be listed by members. Along with GoAntiques and Ruby Lane, Tias is considered one of the 3 major online antique malls. [1] As of July 2014, the site lists more than 490,000 items from thousands of dealers in the United States and Canada.
John Knupple was the first Curator of the Firefighters Museum and served from June 1, 1970, until December 31, 1971. In January 1972, Sam Oruch, an active firefighter for the Oklahoma City Fire Department, became the part-time curator; after Oruch retired as a full-time firefighter, he was hired full-time to care for the museum.
International Military Antiques, Inc is an American seller of military collectibles and memorabilia, based in Gillette, New Jersey. It was founded in 1981 by Christian Cranmer. His son Alex joined him in 2004. [1] The National Geographic Channel has created a television series about the company titled Family Guns. [2]
Antique firearms can be divided into two basic types: muzzle-loading and cartridge firing. Muzzleloading antique firearms are not generally owned with the intent of firing them (although original muzzleloaders can be safely fired, after having them thoroughly inspected), but instead are usually owned as display pieces or for their historic value.
The Fire Museum of Texas is located in a former fire station, the former Central Fire Station, in Beaumont, Texas, built in 1927. The building is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, [1] and is an example of the Renaissance Revival. The building houses state-of-the-art interactive fire safety exhibits with a collection of antique fire equipment ...
National Arms produced about 30,000 of the Caliber .32 Teat-fire revolvers from 1864 to 1870, when it was acquired by Colt's Manufacturing Company. Colt continued to produce the .41 rimfire derringer after the acquisition as an effort to break into the metallic cartridge gun market.
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