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

[Jeff Allen]

Hells bells John,

I am a relic.

> something that has survived from a long time ago, often a part of 
> something old that has remained when the rest of it has decayed or 
> been destroyed

Jeff
PS Dave R. Steelers 17, Donkeys 3

Jeff Allen
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John Culp wrote:

> 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
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