You just triggered another synapse to fire, Brett. My Dad's was a takedown model, he had the original leather mutton leg case that the gun went into when taken down. I remember him buying a stock refinishing kit from Herters that included their French Red. I still have that kit. He used the kit to refinish the stock on the Savage.
A friend of mine has a fold-up motorscooter from that early period of transportation. He bought it at a big bike auction and got it for a song. It came with the original crate that was used to check it as baggage on a train or ship. The best part is the provenance. It belonged to Richard Sears, the co-founder of Sear-Roebuck and has his intial on the crate. He apparently took it with him when he toured the world. The tires were all rotted away and were in a size that was no longer available. My friend did some searching and found this kit for making hard rubber tires that used a self-vulcanizing rubber of some type. He made a form and created two tires for the scooter. He's ridden it at bike shows and since buying, has gotten calls from several collectors offering serious money for the scooter. But Mike's not parting with it.
The sight alone would bring what those used to sell for at our gunshop!!!!
