New article published... Quackenbush and his Model 1 air rifle....

[JimmieDee]

I've just published my latest article. It's a long one. Probably the longest yet that I have done. I hope I haven't waffled on too much but there is a lot of ground to cover with regards to Quackenbush....

As usual, comments and constructive criticism is very welcome.

As a side note, the things you find when trawling the patent registers can be mind boggling.... one I came across whilst trying to find all of Quackenbush's patents is an invention about preserving dead bodies! It encases them in glass, hermetically sealing them from the environment. Two drawings were provided... one showing a man in his funeral suit encased in glass. The other drawing of a smaller cube with just a man's head!

Also, W.H. Elliot, inventor of the Remington Army and Navy revolvers and Derringer later patented an improvement to roller-skates....

https://www.facebook.com/notes/jimmi...73255659438972

I hope you enjoy it.... it is a long read and filled with plenty of pictures and photos as usual...

All the best,
Jimmie Dee