--- In BRHSlist@egroups.com, qutlx1@a... wrote:
> I have inherited a Q brass engine bell (Bill Wohl was my uncle in
law,Karl
> and Bob will remember him and his quirks). He secured the bell
sometime in
> the 50's from the fellow running engine dismantling from the white
house. He
> simply expressed how much he'd like to have one to the fellow one
night in
> the dinky vestibule. A few days later it was delivered to the
homebound
> dinky! Well, now its mine and after many years of being outside in
the summer
> and inside in the winter it has a certain tarnish to it. I would
really like
> to return the shine but fear I don't have enough time left on this
earth to
> accomplish it w/ copper or brass cleaner and a rag.
> Does anyone know of a way to restore the shine w/o blasting? Leo
BILL WOHL?
IS THIS THE SAME PERSON WHO HAD HIS PICTURE IN THE TRIBUNE EVERY YEAR
FOR JUMPING IN LAKE MICHIGAN WHEN IT WAS FROZEN OVER?
BRAD
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