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dave2-8-0

December 01, 2017 05:43PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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That is differently not old world craftsmanship. The "Railroad Police" engraving is not aligned to the boss. Back in the days, the craftsmen that did that kind of work took pride in what they did. Sloppy work was not what they wanted to be known for.

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