Printing Press - Part I

Found this note from my father with the Superior Rotary Printing Press.

This printing set was a 1943 Christmas Present, when I was 11 years old.  

The reason I "remember" this is that one of the ambitious projects I tried with it was to print an article "Seharnhorst, Huge German Battleship, Sunk in Fight".  That naval battle and sinking took place on December 26, 1943.  It is described on pages 267-271 in The German Northern Theater of Operation 1940-1945, by Earl F. Ziemki, 9 June 1959 (Department of the Army pamphlet No 20-271).  

Note the citation and format of the citation.  He wrote this in June 12, 2002, approximately 50 years after his last English/Technical Writing class.  The underlining and format exactly as he wrote it in his note.  

Link to Book

Farewell, Old Friend.

After sitting in the garage for two years without being used, it was time to say goodbye to the camper.   I knew it was time last fall, but figured that it would sell quicker if I waited until spring.  I must have been right, for within 6 hours of posting it on Craigslist, I had about 20 people who were interested. 

We were able to sell it to a young couple with a 2-year old who were just as happy to get it as I was sad to see it go.  It may have been a great garage shelf for the past 20 years, but we had some great memories. 

I had thought I had everything cleaned out when we popped it up to show the new couple, but they noticed a magnet attached to the side.  Then another and another.  As I collected the magnets, I remembered the good time we had, and the multitude of places the camper had been.  We camped in it from coast to coast, so it has seen it's share of use.   And who can forget 15 straight days across the Southwest as we were moving to Everett. 

Ahh, the good times. 

Farewell, old friend.  Hope your new family can make as many good memories as we did.