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Old Jun 13, 2025 | 05:54 AM
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A mail car on a passenger train?
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a Railway Express office?
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Old Jun 13, 2025 | 05:56 AM
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Leaded gas?
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Old Jun 13, 2025 | 06:21 AM
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A phone booth.
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A cigarette vending machine with free matches.
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a Railway Express office?
About 1975 when they closed and laid off my dad!
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A record player.
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A 78 rpm record.
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A cigarette vending machine with free matches.
I think when I was a kid and dad sent me over to one with money to buy him a pack! That would freak some people out today.
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Originally Posted by engifineer
I think when I was a kid and dad sent me over to one with money to buy him a pack! That would freak some people out today.
I remember going to purchase a pack of cigarettes using the pull tab vending machines when I was little. Funny how kids now would be shocked by that.
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