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Would you like a ride in an antique carriage or would you like to drive a caged golf ball retriever? Allen Haff and Ton Jones uncovered unique collectibles in these three episodes of
Auction Hunters. A vintage Brewster Carriage, skeet shooting machine, golf ball retriever vehicle, and a compact concrete pump.
Read or take notes on these interesting `Factoids` from
Auction Hunters.
Season 3, Episode 10: "The Jersey Score."
(1900s Brewster Carriage - Photo: SpikeTV)
• Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen was born in Long Branch, NJ in 1949.
• New Jersey has over 1100 residents per square mile.
• Shoe shines gained popularity in the 1800s, as leather shoes became affordable.
• Radio host Rush Limbaugh and singer James Brown were both once shoe shiners.
• Additives to prevent rubber from cracking weren`t available until the mid 1930s.
• The first typewritten manuscript was Mark Twain`s The Adventure of Tom Sawyer.
• Thomas Edison was awarded the first patent for a microphone in 1877.
• Skeet shooting was invented by a Massachusetts bird hunter in 1920.
• Skeet shooting officially became an Olympic sport in 1968.
• "Skeet" was the winning entry in a 1926 magazine contest to name the new sport.
• Central Park was officially completed in 1873, on 843 acres of public lands.
• A brougham is an enclosed, two-door horse drawn carriage from the 1800s.
• (About carriage manufacturer company Brewster.) Brewster`s clients included J.P. Morgan, the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts.
Season 3, Episode 11: "Allen`s Got Balls."
(1975 Kawasaki Golf Ball Retriever - Photo: SpikeTV)
• Panorama City is a district in the San Fernando Valley, just north of Los Angeles.
• Panorama City was once home to a GM assembly plant and a Schlitz brewery.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers adopted the U.S. Steel logo in the 1962 N.F.L. season.
• Hagen won 11 major titles, third all-time behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
• External frame backpacks are common in the military and among mountain climbers.
• `Rifled` barrels contain grooves that improve the accuracy of a gun.
• The first driving range, nicknamed "Maniac Hill", opened in North Carolina in 1913.
• The world`s largest driving range, in Tokyo, is 3 stories tall, with 300 tees.
• The earliest Kammerlader rifles fired massive .69 caliber rounds.
• At an 1861 competition in Belgium, the Kammerlader was accurate up to 1 km.
Season 3, Episode12: "Mr. Haff Goes to Washington."
(1970s Concrete Pump - Photo: SpikeTV)
• Barrel locks are used on public utility meters, vending machines, and ATMS.
• Black powder pistols are vulnerable to moisture and highly prone to misfires.
• The Krugerrand is a South African gold coin, first minted in 1967.
• Krugerrands were minted to counter economic sanctions due to Apartheid.
• After the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, sabers were widely replaced by pistols.
• Concrete was first used by the Ancient Romans as early as 27 B.C.
• In 2009, a machine pumped concrete to a world record height of 2,346 ft.
• 680,000 tons of concrete were used to build the Pentagon.
• The largest concrete pour in history was in 2006 at China`s 3 Gorges Dam.
• Starr revolvers were rare compared to the common Colts and Remingtons.
• A percussion revolver is a firearm that doesn`t use self contained ammunition.
• Clint Eastwood`s character used an 1863 Starr revolver in the film Unforgiven.
• A chain fire occurs when the powder ignites in more than one chamber.
• Flying shrapnel and gunpowder from a chain fire can cause serious injury.
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Also
Auction Hunters` Factoids XIV
Auction Hunters` Factoids XIII
About the Author...
Chuck G. is a freelance blogger and celebrity interviewer based in Southern California. She`s a Geek who watches US Women`s National Soccer, ⤠Pizza & Beach Life. You may follow her on Twitter @chuckgwriter.