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29/08/2020 9:12 am
PICs - Mail Order Monkeys....A good idea whose time has passed?
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DM 1954 Willys U.S. Mail Truck - "Jeep" chassis
29/08/2020 11:57 am
That’s a great little model! I’m glad I added it awhile ago
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29/08/2020 4:19 pm
It sure is !.....
I`ve been looking for one of these for years and got this just a couple days ago.The sturdy simplicity of the build manages to offer great detail.I haven`t been this tickled to hold a diecast in quite some time 
29/08/2020 4:47 pm
Ahhh the story line that could go with this set of pics.
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29/08/2020 6:52 pm
"Behind every bellhop monkey,there`s a story to be told"
31/08/2020 3:57 am
I have a monkey story.... my wife's great great great grandfdather...
Came from Italy. Mr Fopiani, I think. No one could pronounce his name. He had a little organ grinder monkey that turned the crank on the organ thing. So locals began calling him "turney". Eventually the family name was changed to Turney. Sounds like a stretch but there is a newspaper article in the local museum detailing them.
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31/08/2020 5:35 am
wonderful story.....and a remarkable family history !