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1. jezra (jezra@pleroma.jezra.net)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 18:24:57 UTC jezra
   No weapons in the courthouse!
   
   also at the courthouse...
   • NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 18:24:56 UTC NYbill

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     @jezra /me sends Jez powder, cap, and ball. There may be stage robbers about!

   • NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 18:38:15 UTC NYbill

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     @jezra I'm curious what the plaques say. Do they just name the weapon. Or were they taken off people in trouble with the law over time?

     Like, there is a pistol lower right that looks like it's in a box with hay.

   • NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 20:59:07 UTC NYbill

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     @jezra cool thanks. I'm into that era of history. The latest book on the pile. NYC, 1840-1919.

   • jezra (jezra@pleroma.jezra.net)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 20:59:08 UTC jezra

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     • NYbill
     @NYbill the large case represents the personal collection of Fred Searls Sr, who was a local attorney in the late 1800s.
     
     the pistols in the box, are french dueling pistols
   • NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 21:13:15 UTC NYbill

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     @jezra They probably said "Arrr matey" a lot.

     (ref to the early Treasure Island movie. The actor playing the pirate put on a Cornish accent and the things stuck.)

   • jezra (jezra@pleroma.jezra.net)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 21:13:16 UTC jezra

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     • NYbill
     @NYbill ah, the time of cornish emigration to California.
     
     I'll keep my eye out for historical pieces and markers.
   • NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Mar-2024 01:56:07 UTC NYbill

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     @jezra Well, I hope you have lots more room on your pirate ships for dancing on the left coast! Oo

     I was on a replica of the Nina last year. It is crazy how tiny they were! I'm not sure how a crew of any size got any sleep or privacy that cramped!

   • jezra (jezra@pleroma.jezra.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Mar-2024 01:56:09 UTC jezra

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     • NYbill
     @NYbill I was thinking 'Pirates of Penzance"