Just figured out today that the dates for 1970 line up with this year. When my grandfather moved to an assisted living facility, he let his grandkids go through and pick things from his house. I chose a pinball machine, a bike, a chair, some tools, and Hilda. I love her. It makes me very happy to be able to re-use these. With 1970 being one of the earliest ones he had, I am going to be set for a while.

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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

My gramps had the exact same calendar, only it was in his carpentry barn and dilapidated to unusable state

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Oh yeah? That's fantastic. Not that the barn was dilapidated, but that he was a fellow Hilda enthusiast.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Like, exactly the same. Shively Bros. And everything.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    For real? That's nuts! What did he do? My grandpa would have been at Saginaw Steering Gear at the time he would have gotten these. Which was then part of Delphi, then Nexteer. UAW Local 699. Same as I was for a time.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Mostly a farm hand and carpenter, contracting work. He did a lot of jobs. But we also had a lot of UAW guys like my dad and uncles in the family, from the west side of the state. I suspect he may have got it from one of them. Muskegon area.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Nothing new under the sun, eh?

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