Abandoned AmericaDec 9, 2022

A Burroughs F5100 Adding Machine left behind in an abandoned auto parts manufacturer and distributor
EDIT: According to @MrNick it's a posting machine, not an adding machine. I believe I saw it refered to as an adding machine on ebay. Sorry for the mix up

Gallery/history: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/r-j-loock-auto-parts

#art #photography #history #abandoned #auto

The Abandoned R.J. Loock & Co. Auto Parts in Baltimore, Maryland | Abandoned America

From 1913 to 2001, R.J. Loock & Co. not only distributed parts they patented and created them and also operated a retail storefront in Baltimore. Then they closed, leaving behind a time capsule of decades of vintage auto paraphernalia.

Show threadTheJenDec 9, 2022

@AbandonedAmerica

My grandfather used to service these types of machines. Brilliant man, but dyslexic. He only had a 3rd grade education, but machines spoke to him. He could take one like this completely apart and put it all back together again in perfect working order by memory.

Smartest person I ever knew.

Thanks for the smile. :)

Show threadAbandoned AmericaDec 9, 2022
@JenWojcik sure thing - people definitely have different types of knowledge and not having it in one area doesn't mean you can't be a wizard elsewhere. I love old machines but def don't have that skill with them
Show threadanneeroperDec 9, 2022
@AbandonedAmerica @JenWojcik #StrikeAction is like #FreeSpeech and essential to #equality #democracy if no other #Mediation means prove successful. Plus it usually works because it affects all pocketbooks. Not sure I've read of any strike or #employment protest action that didn't have a good reason... #Labour #LabourLaw #Unions
Show threadAbandoned AmericaDec 10, 2022
@anneeroper @JenWojcik I'm so confused about the relationship of this to the previous posts
Show threadTheJenDec 10, 2022

@AbandonedAmerica @anneeroper

It has no relationship and is frankly really friggin weird in this context.

Show threadAbandoned America
@JenWojcik @anneeroper ok thanks I thought maybe I'd missed something
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Show threadTheJenDec 10, 2022

@AbandonedAmerica @anneeroper

No and I'm probably blocking this lady now because she's clearly a one tune organ grinder.

Show threadAbandoned AmericaDec 10, 2022
@JenWojcik @anneeroper I mean I agree with her sentiment but it's definitely a non sequitur
Show threadTheJenDec 10, 2022
@AbandonedAmerica Indeed.