Thought some my enjoy a few snapshots of a literature collection, more of the handbooks and instructions rather than catalogs and price lists. Hopefully I will do this right the 1st time!
I will leave these up for a while and eventually post to my website later after it is redone.
enjoy
michael
Picture with all but one handbook 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1921/28/27 (without address or date), MISSING 4th edition with address and date (that is in storage), 1936 edition, French April 1921 1st edition (sewn binding just like 1st edition English), French 1928, and Swedish 1928.
Original winding card and underneath Company brochure and 2 X "instructions for use.
Letter "To those using Thompson guns" dated April 1927 and then evelopes for Instructions for use noted above.
Thompson Literature Pictures
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, Mar 06 2005 12:32 PM
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Posted 06 March 2005 - 12:32 PM
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Posted 06 March 2005 - 12:42 PM
GREAT Collection Sig. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted 06 March 2005 - 02:32 PM
Outstanding - makes one drool. In 30 years of collecting I have never been able to obtain the early copies. Great collection.
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Posted 06 March 2005 - 03:55 PM
Really nice!! I love the old literature.
Thanks for sharing this great collection!
John
Thanks for sharing this great collection!
John
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Posted 06 March 2005 - 08:31 PM
NICE, VERY NICE
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Posted 06 March 2005 - 10:49 PM
Show off!!! I'm totaly impressed.... 
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Posted 07 March 2005 - 06:05 AM
Thanks, thought a few here might appreciate it.
One member who shall remain nameless, suggested I needed a Thompson for each of the handbooks, ack!
Yeah a TSMG for each manual, send me to the funny farm broke!
michael
One member who shall remain nameless, suggested I needed a Thompson for each of the handbooks, ack!
Yeah a TSMG for each manual, send me to the funny farm broke!
michael
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Posted 07 March 2005 - 10:12 AM
