DickSteele's "Finds of the week" thread for Saturday, March 28th.:

[Richard Steele]

We got a genuine WWII-issue MarineCorps overcoat
in the store last week. Rare and collectable, but
the market for them is DEAD right now.

So, we hung it up against the front wall with a $99 price tag.

*sigh*

But, on the PLUS side, my manager still doesn't know quite how to "take" me,
and so I got a great deal today.
I normally try to resist the temptation to buy the best stuff that coms in
the back door, and nine days out of ten I succeed...

But today I laid claim to something the moment it came through the door.

In the spirit of fair play, I dragged the Top Manager away from a phone call
and asked her to PRICE it.



Her: "Dick, that's an electrical item; you are the guy who prices
electrical items. What do you need me for?"

Me: "Because I want it for myself, and I wouldn't want anyone to think
that I was abusing my power to buy good things for less than they're worth."

Her: "Well if you put it out on the floor, what price would you put on it?"

ME: "I'd price it a 99 thousand dollars, because it's the 3rd most awesome thing
I've ever seen in my entire fucking life."

Her: "You're a very strange person, Dick."

Me: "I told you that I was STRANGE the day you agreed to hire me;
the same day I agreed to get my first haircut since 1994."



And THAT is how I became the proud owner of a 1951- vintage
Westinghouse model RO-91 (with original stand) for the grand sum
of seven dollars and ninety-nine cents.


I would have included a pic in this post, but they're so rare that
Googling "Westinghouse RO-91" for images returns ZERO results.

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Take out the hyphen between RO and 91 or Google Westinghouse Roaster

You'll get hits :hi:


Is this it?


http://www.antiquemystique.com/pages/7461_jpg.htm

or is it more like this?


http://www.oodle.com/detail/Vintage-Westinghouse-Roaster-Oven/1100558703/eugene/

[Richard Steele]

2. Hey, THANKS!

Mine looks like the first pic, with some slight styling variations.