Strange Military Vehicle or Items to Collect

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Robin

You ask a very interesting question, that took some thinking, liked some of the other answers.

I've always wanted to get one of those radar speed units for a club event so we could all calibrate our speedometers. Having pair of Bailey Bridge section at the end of the drive would be interesting.

But for a really odd piece of military equipment how about a submarine periscope, now that mounted in the living room sticking up through the house would be interesting we have a pretty good view as it is but with a periscope might even be able to see the Atlantic Ocean with it fully extended. Beside seeing stuff you could mount the TV aerial on top of it so much neater to walk over turn your hat around backwards fold down the handles on the scope and swivel the hole thing around to aim it at the new channel.

Cheers Phil

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I once owned an ejection seat from a CF-100 fighter jet...thought it would be great in the rec room for watching TV...until I tried it.

Years ago I took an interest in collecting old school text books from the late 1800's/early 1900's. Great titles like "Canadian Citizenship" and "Personal Hygiene". Then I found one on "The Women's Role in the Kitchen". It taught young ladies the proper way cook for their husbands and operate hand crank wringer washers. My wife found it an confiscated the whole collection. One serious comparison was between the "High School Reader" from 1916 versus the 1917 version. The earlier one was full of glorious war stories from Britain's military past, obviously to encourage young men to enlist. The stories in the 1917 version weren't all that glorious.

[David Dunlop]

I think there is a Legion Branch somewhere in the Maritine provinces beat you you to it. They have the periscope from one of two U-Boats owned post war by the RCN for a while, sticking up through the roof of their facility. Maybe they will sell it to you?😳

David