Philistines at the gate

[Peter Pedisich]

How could they?

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The restoration shop at Air & Space Dulles.

Hurts me just to look at it.

[Frederick Skelly]

Im not certain, but I think Smithsonian gets at least some of their budget from Uncle Sam. (I know they were founded by Mr. Smithson's estate.)

If Im right, that bench is probably the one they were going to SCRAP when they bought a bigger one that you didnt see. Your (our) tax dollars at work?

Fred

[Bruce Haugen]

That bench looks a lot like mine, excepting, of course, the apprentices. OTOH, on occasion mine has been used to rebuild motorcycle engines and carburetors. Just say they're multipurpose.

[Lonnie Gallaher]

I was in a specialty clothing shop the other day with my wife admiring their antique display tables. Very nice old (huge) benches with full drawer fronts. On the way out I almost walked by the very bench in the picture above. It was covered in clothing and I missed it on the way in. It was complete and looked in good shape. However the wooden screws were frozen. They looked in good shape. Perhaps they were glued .

[Steve Voigt]

Ha! Welcome to America!

[Bill Houghton]

To some degree, tools is tools.