[SEL] 12 hp Lister & 11 hp Ruston Hornsby on eBay

[John Culp]

Well Jeff, where guns are concerned in the U.S., anything made before 
1898 is an antique. (That probably qualifies Dave, but not many more of 
us.) Anything over 50 years old qualifies as a curio or relic. So, I 
guess the question is: Are you a curio, or a relic?

John

On Jan 21, 2006, at 6:33 PM, Jeff Allen wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> I think anything over 50 years old is considered an antique regardless 
> of genre. This one may be on the edge, but it's close, and certainly 
> not modern. Hell, using the rule of 50 years make me an antique. I 
> doubt that I would be considered a collectible antique.


John Culp
Bristol, Tennessee, USA