Leatherman From The 1880's

Piper At The Gates
Piper At The Gates Posts: 460
edited September 2008 in The Porch
Check this out.

http://www.geocities.com/guay@snet.net/Leatherman/leathermanpg1.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/guay@snet.net/Leatherman/leathermanpg2.jpg

I found this in a magazine called The Hog River Journal, a magazine of Connecticut history. I know it's kind of blurred, so you have to use the zoom.
It was the only way we could scan it and get it on to a link.
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  • pretext
    pretext Posts: 1,294
    That's really freakin' cool. Thanks for sharing.
  • BigWave88
    BigWave88 Posts: 369
    His stare in those photo's cut right through me. Interesting character.
  • InMyTree4
    InMyTree4 Posts: 1,239
    very cool
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  • GivenToJam88
    GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    wow thats pretty cool
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  • spat
    spat Posts: 644
    so if he never revealed his true identity why does eddie think he may be related?
    My favorite Pearl Jam song: "Corporate Greed Boat Asshole Behind a Counter in the Oval Office"
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    interesting read...who knew?

    would be cool if they actually played that song in CT...it's been played at Great Woods and I remember Ed intro-ing the song with a statement about how it was 'a song about someone who was from around here'.

    thanks for sharing
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    Hey Piper,

    Very cool! Thanks for sharing and I always wondered about the story (I thought that it was just a legend).

    That picture is amazing.
  • ReleaseMe...
    ReleaseMe... Posts: 494
    woah!!
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  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    I've been to his grave site... it's pretty eerie... actually I would never go back b/c it freaked me the fuck out...

    Sparta Cemetery in Ossining, NY... it was extremely hard to find and once we found it we went in, found the grave marker, said "cool" and left... very weird vibes in that cemetery for sure and I'm not even superstitious or anything.
  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    here's a picture of his grave marker... not taken by me, wish i had my camera on me that day, but we were just passing through and decided to check it out on a whim.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/cemeteryrodeo/2175973745/sizes/o/
  • spat
    spat Posts: 644
    Stephen Flow wrote:
    here's a picture of his grave marker... not taken by me, wish i had my camera on me that day, but we were just passing through and decided to check it out on a whim.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/cemeteryrodeo/2175973745/sizes/o/
    that is awesome! i don't know if you ever go over to All Encompassing Trip but you may want to share your story and photo on this thread http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=301463
    My favorite Pearl Jam song: "Corporate Greed Boat Asshole Behind a Counter in the Oval Office"
  • spat
    spat Posts: 644
    on a related note, since stephenflow had the name of the cemetery, i just checked for him on findagrave.com and someone made a memorial for him http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=66361&GRid=10790490&
    but stephen's photo is better, you might want to submit it!
    My favorite Pearl Jam song: "Corporate Greed Boat Asshole Behind a Counter in the Oval Office"
  • pretext
    pretext Posts: 1,294
    Stephen Flow wrote:
    I've been to his grave site... it's pretty eerie... actually I would never go back b/c it freaked me the fuck out...

    Sparta Cemetery in Ossining, NY... it was extremely hard to find and once we found it we went in, found the grave marker, said "cool" and left... very weird vibes in that cemetery for sure and I'm not even superstitious or anything.
    Where is that in Ossining? I'm so going this weekend. I can add the photo to the one Karl Marx's on my phone...
  • Piper At The Gates
    Piper At The Gates Posts: 460
    All of your feedback on this has been great. I am so glad I put this on. Thank you, Stephen Flow, your reply was a mind-blower, just great.
    My sister is a librarian, and she is always giving me these obscure magazines. When I came across this article, I was amazed. This really seems to be the guy in the song.
    Thanks Everybody!

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