One of the cool features of the register was the marble shelf above the cash drawer. The cashier could bounce silver coins of the marble to check to see if the coins were silver or slug.
I have read that one of the reason for so many prices ending in .99 was to force the cashier to have to make change and open the cash register. ETA: @janerkenbrack3373 beat me to the punch by 5 minutes.
Another note about cash registers. The practice of setting prices ending in .99 or .98 cents was started to prevent stealing. By setting the price this way, they forced the cashier to open the cash register to give change, thus setting off the bell you mentioned.
Interesting, but isn't it also to fool dumb customers into thinking they were paying less? $3.99 will be read, by some people, as three dollars. The same concept applies to why gasoline is priced down to 9/10 of a penny. I can remember when gas was maybe 22 cents a gallon. A tenth of a cent meant a but more back then than it does today! -Desert Rat Rick
Thanks for that, in modern folk lore for as long as I have been alive it has been suggested that it was to fool people into thinking of the price of an item as more modest.
@@robertnewell5057 I had been told the same thing. That might have become the case later, especially with very expensive things like cars, but early it was to get the bell ringing.
I thought the T Rex was going to be one of the surprises as well. Literally discovered in the Old West, along with a lot of the other well known dinosaurs like Diplodocus, Stegosaurus and Triceratops. Many were discovered as part of the 1870's/80's Colorado and Wyoming 'Bone Wars' between rival paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. Their men went out on expeditions heavily armed and sometimes ended up in fights with eachother. The photos of them could be photos of cowboys or outlaws
The tune played during the credits was used in my youth at summer camp for a song. "Comet, makes your breath so clean, Comet, tastes like Listerine, Comet, will make you vomit, so eat some Comet, and vomit, today." I am 50 and still can't get that song out of my head.
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 I once wanted to compile a list of old songs with the "military" lyrics from the various wars. Now there's nobody left who remembers them.
@@elultimo102 I vaguely remember one of those marching chants from boot camp, something about "I had a good girl but you're right, she left" and variations, but can't get the variations to synchronize with marching.
I was surprised at ice skates being around back then. Finding out that plywood was also available is great news. I knew about screens and glass. In New England a lot of the old glass was bulls eye glass or had bubbles in the panes and was thicker than modern glass panes. Over time the glass did distort to appear streaky. I remember seeing etched screens with some rather intricate pictures on them or lacey designs on a lot of the old historical houses.
Great subject. I read a locally published first hand narrative remembering Mile City MT in the early days 1880-1900. They had a roller skate rink with a fine wood floor that was popular gathering place in those early years.
Good morning Seventeen. Ted from Texas tracking in. Just got my first post in December 7th 1941. Some people will not know what it means. Enjoy the show of history thank you.
Today is the eighty-third remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI. A moment of silent prayer for those men and women and ALL our veterans that have served. Especially those that paid the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today.
As one who is easily entertained, I found the fact about the reason registers have bells on them to be fascinating. Besides, every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.
Discover more history on cash registers. Open the drawer and look on the bottom. That's where they put the original lable showing the original owner and date of shipment.
Great video! Never knew some of these things were around back then...big help for adding a bit more accuracy to my fantasy western novel I wrote and am currently rehashing and editing. Would love to see more, but anything you put out is always loved and appreciated by this broken down cowgirl!
The subject of window panes is an interesting one (or maybe only to geeks like me) Until sometime in the early 20th century they were usually small and it took a lot of them to make up a single window in the traditional style of several rows of panes. Apparently the technology at the time made larger panes expensive to make and to transport without breaking while the skilled carpentry and glazier skills to set the many smaller ones was cheap. A big, undivided pane was a sign of wealth or grandeur while the smaller panes with all their intricate handwork were for everyday people. Amazing how that’s reversed today.
Rex is such a good boy! I discovered plywood in one of my old sewing machines, and I've got a bit of that old warped glass in some of the original windows of my house. Very cool video, Santee!
HOWDY SANTEE !! ANOTHER FUN ONE AND INFORMITIVE .. THE BALL POINT PEN AND EARLY CIGERETTE LIGHTERS WERE ALSO INVENTED BACK THEN ..WERE ABOVE ZERO UP HERE FOR THE WEEKEND ( HEAT WAVE ) HEY MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE REX TO THE LAKE FOR A SWIM .. YOU STAY SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND !! ADIOS SANTEE
That is so interesting. Thanks so much for these wonderful episodes. Life is Good with my Arizona Ghostriders. Thanks Santee. By the way, no Coues Deer for us this year. Nothing was really big enough. Still Arizona was beautiful.
This whole channel has made it fun to know things about the Old West. Also: good thing that Big Cactus Rex is not a herbivore like, say a Leptoceratops. Though, I'd imagine what he can do to a holiday tree is.... less than the 'fun' kind of decorations...
Let's not forget that the Colosseum in Rome is also concrete and that it was Rome which discovered concrete. I always find it fascinating just how old some inventions are. The first steamboat was sailing on a channel in Scotland before the famous Battle of Trafalgar. In fact there was a plan to use steamboats to tow fireships and use the to attack the Franco-Spanish fleet while it was still in port. The reason why it was not tried was that the steamboats lacked the power.
@ArizonaGhostriders The Roman Coluseum was built with iron staples to hold it together . But after the fall, they were scavenged . The original structure has held together for over 1,000 without them . Impressive.
These videos are an historical treasure. If i were a teacher i would have my students pick a video topic and expand on it. Just watching them all should count for 4 college credits.
I remember my dad using paper clips like the "CINCH" when he was drafting in the 70's. The cut ends were rounded to prevent damaging the paper. Guess it was a good design. 😊 (need more pew pew's please!)
On a restoration I volunteered to help with making the the wavy glass on a restoration of a historic house that belonged to a founding father. A lot of work and fun
Santee, Absolutely the best Old West content. Thank you very much. You and Mrs Pew Pew have a beautiful and blessed weekend. LORD GOD Bless and stay vigilant.
I definitely want to know, Santee! The zipper (or zip as we call it in the UK) was premiered at the Chicago World's fair of 1893 and so kind of made it into the period. Here in the UK Winston Churchill disliked the paperclip (it could let items come loose or inadvertantly allow irrelevant items to be grouped together), instead preferring something called the 'treasury tag'. I think they might be called T tags in the US, are basically named for their use by the UK treasury, and are, of course, the last word in British ingenuity. They are two small metal tubes joined by a piece of string and fit through a hole punched in the top left hand corner of documents! He apparently also disliked the stapler (US invention 1879) because of the noise! Fortunately, the treasury tag can be used instead of the staple as well.
This was really cool! Glad to see you had concrete evidence along with other stuff. I have one of the paperclips from the era too. Glad Rex did not "water" the Christmas tree. 🤣
My very first job was at W.T. Grant's, basically still called a five and dime store back then. The store had cash registers just like the ones featured here. They were very ornate and yes, that bell did ring on every transaction. There was a long narrow glass window at the top of the register that the item cost would appear in each time you pressed the number levers down including the decimal point. Since W T Grant's opened in 1906 and closed in 1976. I'm thinking they were from the early days of the store' s opening. My hourly pay was $1.75 and I was 16 yrs old. A nice step up from babysitting for 50 cents per hour. :) Also you had to be able to count the customer's change back to them properly. No calculators, the register just gave you the total sale amount only. There were three registers on the main store level and two in the basement level.
@@ArizonaGhostridersThey have recently figured out the recipe and how to make it. It is apparently not practical by modern standards to make, but I have heard that they are working on it. It amazes me because it supposedly heals its own cracks.
Thanks again Santee & Co. You are a great historian . One of the oldest concrete structures in America is Fort Dorchester in South Carolina . It was built in South Carolina colony in the 17th century to protect the town called Charles Towne . It was made of a type of concrete called Tabby consisting of sand , seashells , and lime . Old Fort Dorchester and Charles Town were abandoned for a place on the north side of the Ashley River and south of the Cooper River . It took on the new name Charleston . Old Fort Dorchester still stands but is slowly crumbling . It's now a protected a historical site by Dorchester County.
During the War of Independence some forts on the coast of South Carolina were constructed of palmetto tree logs and baech sand . Palmetto logs proved to be tough and resistant to cannonballs fired from British warships . The state flag of South Carolina is a blue banner featuring a Palmetto tree and a crescent moon . I reckon in the desert of Arizona similar forts could be made of cottonwood trees and desert sand . There's Adobe structures to consider in the South West .
@ArizonaGhostriders There's a certain breed of horse on the coast of the Carolinas called the Coast Tacky or Swamp Tacky . They were bred to work along beaches and swamplands . They are a very rare breed .
I would definitely love more videos on this subject. I was just rewatching Hang Em High last night and saw the Tumbleweed Coach with the criminals had mesh wire instead of bars and was wondering if that was a common thing back then. So the more I can learn the better!
Another fine video. To quote the late, great Johnny Carson--I did not know that. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. I learned something today. And closing with the Colonel Bogie March? What could be better? Thanks.
@ArizonaGhostriders 👍That's great. Brits make good soldiers. I had the privilege of working with the Royal Marines, 45 Commando when I was a member of the 2nd Recon Bn., 2nd Marine Division back in the 1970s. They were top notch.
Something that happened during the 1880s that is hardly ever mentioned is the refining of steel production. Someone invented a much cheaper way to make large quantities of steel, bringing the cost of using steel affordable. Iron clad ships went to steel steamers. Steel supports made taller buildings possible. The list goes on.
funny, i just looked up when the use of concrete happened and it’s right in line with when cities and town started to grow after devastated them. plus it’s cheaper and easier to ship cement needed for it than bricks! and I feel your pain, Rex: I got banned from touching the tree for 10 years because i accidentally broke the tree stand requiring the purchase of a real tree. at least the crew did a wonderful job decorating it so you can admire the great colors 😎
Never really thought about some of these, kind of knew about concrete but never knew about plywood, glass as you pointed out dates clear back to Egypt nice to put all in perspective 🤠👍
I did have one question about the time. Where there many hot houses? I was thinking with the hot growing seasons in some areas and the short in others, that it might be worth it to increase your growing time. Not to be ugly but the dirt east of the MS river is a lot more suitable for growing than say AZ, NM for example. I see westerns about homesteaders and have often wondered about this.
Hey Santee, was that March at the end of the show by John Phillips Susa? Haven’t heard it for a goodly while. Thanks much and a fine batch of talented goats I must say! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
The Nabataeans, who lived in modern-day Syria and Jordan, built concrete floors, housing, and underground cisterns. They discovered hydraulic lime, a type of concrete that hardens underwater this was in 6500 BCE.... Concrete has been around AWHILE ! Lol
People don't use their heads anymore. There were a lot of inventions made in the 1800s that we still use today. And some of the most elaborate and now sought after cash registers were made in the 1880s. Good video! 😊😊😊
One of the cool features of the register was the marble shelf above the cash drawer. The cashier could bounce silver coins of the marble to check to see if the coins were silver or slug.
Interesting!!! Thanks for that info.
I have read that one of the reason for so many prices ending in .99 was to force the cashier to have to make change and open the cash register.
ETA: @janerkenbrack3373 beat me to the punch by 5 minutes.
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a little-known fact I've found, too!
Another note about cash registers. The practice of setting prices ending in .99 or .98 cents was started to prevent stealing. By setting the price this way, they forced the cashier to open the cash register to give change, thus setting off the bell you mentioned.
Interesting, but isn't it also to fool dumb customers into thinking they were paying less? $3.99 will be read, by some people, as three dollars.
The same concept applies to why gasoline is priced down to 9/10 of a penny. I can remember when gas was maybe 22 cents a gallon. A tenth of a cent meant a but more back then than it does today!
-Desert Rat Rick
Thanks for that, in modern folk lore for as long as I have been alive it has been suggested that it was to fool people into thinking of the price of an item as more modest.
@@robertnewell5057 I had been told the same thing. That might have become the case later, especially with very expensive things like cars, but early it was to get the bell ringing.
Thanks for the info!
That's interesting. I though it was to fool my wife into thinking a $10 item is $9.
I thought the T Rex was going to be one of the surprises as well. Literally discovered in the Old West, along with a lot of the other well known dinosaurs like Diplodocus, Stegosaurus and Triceratops. Many were discovered as part of the 1870's/80's Colorado and Wyoming 'Bone Wars' between rival paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. Their men went out on expeditions heavily armed and sometimes ended up in fights with eachother. The photos of them could be photos of cowboys or outlaws
Yep, I did a video on them!
The tune played during the credits was used in my youth at summer camp for a song. "Comet, makes your breath so clean, Comet, tastes like Listerine, Comet, will make you vomit, so eat some Comet, and vomit, today." I am 50 and still can't get that song out of my head.
HAHA! It's called "Colonel Bogey's March" from Great Britain.
Ha Ha. We had the same ditty, almost identical, except the 2nd line for our use was "Coment, tastes like kerosene"!
@@ArizonaGhostriders British POWs in WW II lyrics were notorious, but this is a family channel.
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 I once wanted to compile a list of old songs with the "military" lyrics from the various wars. Now there's nobody left who remembers them.
@@elultimo102 I vaguely remember one of those marching chants from boot camp, something about "I had a good girl but you're right, she left" and variations, but can't get the variations to synchronize with marching.
I don't know why but the sound of the cash register is pretty satisfying, i gotta give props to james jacob
Good!
What does a taxidermist do for fun?
Stuff.
Why you animal!!
HiYo!!
I died laughing.
Have ya noticed that all th' best taxidermists are furrin'?
I told this one to my son. He replied, "I know what he does: he plays formaldehyde and seek."
Hey Santee,
Can you do an episode more focusing on the sheriffs office?
Also we’d love to hear more interesting inventions!
Thank You! I've got a video: ruclips.net/video/0IT9bN1u_Bo/видео.html
Man, you make great videos. I learn alot on Saturday mornings.
Thank You! I appreciate your visit!
Fantastic episode Santee! It is always cool to find out things like this that surprise you. Y'all have a great weekend! Cheers!
You as well!
The roller skate blows my mind too! I had no idea! Thanks for educating us!
I was surprised at ice skates being around back then. Finding out that plywood was also available is great news.
I knew about screens and glass. In New England a lot of the old glass was bulls eye glass or had bubbles in the panes and was thicker than modern glass panes. Over time the glass did distort to appear streaky. I remember seeing etched screens with some rather intricate pictures on them or lacey designs on a lot of the old historical houses.
Thank You!
A simple FYI; that screen cost $10.90 in today's 2024 dollars.
Thanks for pointing that out!
Really cool episode, Santee!
Thank You!
Hi Santee, good to learn about the everyday stuff in the old West. Thank you for all your hard work and time you are appreciated Sir! 🤠🇺🇲
You got it!
Another great episode! Love starting my Saturdays with Arizona Ghostriders.
Thank You!
I think this is yet another interesting video about the old west. Good job Santee, and see you on down the trail. 🤠
Much appreciated.
Thanks for the Saturday morning "Coffee Visit" Santee!
You're welcome!!
Great subject. I read a locally published first hand narrative remembering Mile City MT in the early days 1880-1900. They had a roller skate rink with a fine wood floor that was popular gathering place in those early years.
Wow, that is pretty amazing!!! Thanks for sharing that.
Another great episode Santee,
I hope we get a video of you next week using those rollerskates. 🤠
You can't rollerskate in a Buffalo herd , but you can be happy if you want to . Roger Miller .
Oh heck no!
I love this episode! I definitely would be interested in some more items. Thanks Santee 🤠
You're welcome.
Good morning Seventeen. Ted from Texas tracking in. Just got my first post in December 7th 1941. Some people will not know what it means. Enjoy the show of history thank you.
Thank You!
We never know what we will see and learn on your channel Santee! Great job and hope the Santees and T Rex are doing well Pew Pew!
Thank You!
Ok that was really neat. Amazing how all these inventions came about. Good stuff
Thank You!
The XIX century is still with us ! In so many forms! Thanks Santee! Have a great weekend amigo!
Always!
Today is the eighty-third remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI. A moment of silent prayer for those men and women and ALL our veterans that have served. Especially those that paid the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today.
Gen X: "Pearl Harbor? Who's she????"
Yes
@@elultimo102You have us confused with Millies.
@@jtoland2333 Sorry 'bout that---
As one who is easily entertained, I found the fact about the reason registers have bells on them to be fascinating. Besides, every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.
Very fun!
Very cool , I did'nt know that stuff was around that early another awesome job. Thank you , YA'LL have a awesome christmas
You as well!!
Nice!!! Happy Santeeday!
Thank You!
@ Thank you for all your creative hard work! 🖖🖖🖖👍
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@ TY!
Discover more history on cash registers. Open the drawer and look on the bottom. That's where they put the original lable showing the original owner and date of shipment.
We have a 1913 Model 441 that was shipped to a clothing store in Three Forks, Montana. A old NCR employee fully restored it for us.
Nice!
Good info!
Great video! Never knew some of these things were around back then...big help for adding a bit more accuracy to my fantasy western novel I wrote and am currently rehashing and editing. Would love to see more, but anything you put out is always loved and appreciated by this broken down cowgirl!
Thank You!
Always a good morning when another Santew videos drops!
APpreciated.
The subject of window panes is an interesting one (or maybe only to geeks like me) Until sometime in the early 20th century they were usually small and it took a lot of them to make up a single window in the traditional style of several rows of panes. Apparently the technology at the time made larger panes expensive to make and to transport without breaking while the skilled carpentry and glazier skills to set the many smaller ones was cheap. A big, undivided pane was a sign of wealth or grandeur while the smaller panes with all their intricate handwork were for everyday people. Amazing how that’s reversed today.
Yep! Businesses would maybe go to that expense (like today) to show prosperity.
Rex is such a good boy! I discovered plywood in one of my old sewing machines, and I've got a bit of that old warped glass in some of the original windows of my house. Very cool video, Santee!
Whoah!!! That's neat! How old is your house?
@ArizonaGhostriders I believe it was built in the early 1900s to 1920s. Not crazy old, but an old farmhouse nonetheless.
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview Pretty nifty, I'd say.
HOWDY SANTEE !! ANOTHER FUN ONE AND INFORMITIVE .. THE BALL POINT PEN AND EARLY CIGERETTE LIGHTERS WERE ALSO INVENTED BACK THEN ..WERE ABOVE ZERO UP HERE FOR THE WEEKEND ( HEAT WAVE ) HEY MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE REX TO THE LAKE FOR A SWIM .. YOU STAY SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND !! ADIOS SANTEE
Thank You!
That is so interesting. Thanks so much for these wonderful episodes. Life is Good with my Arizona Ghostriders. Thanks Santee. By the way, no Coues Deer for us this year. Nothing was really big enough. Still Arizona was beautiful.
Sorry no deer, but glad you came down for the hunt!
Another great episode, thanks Santee. 😊
You're welcome;
Great video. I would like to see more of the items that we did not know existed back in the "old days".
Sure!! Thanks.
This whole channel has made it fun to know things about the Old West.
Also: good thing that Big Cactus Rex is not a herbivore like, say a Leptoceratops. Though, I'd imagine what he can do to a holiday tree is.... less than the 'fun' kind of decorations...
Thanks, and yeah, Rex is mostly curious.
The biggest buck in Oklahoma could have walked right by me this week cause I couldn’t get enough of your stories. Thanks for all the great info.
Wow, that is very nice of you to say. Now...get out there and get some venison!
Let's not forget that the Colosseum in Rome is also concrete and that it was Rome which discovered concrete.
I always find it fascinating just how old some inventions are. The first steamboat was sailing on a channel in Scotland before the famous Battle of Trafalgar. In fact there was a plan to use steamboats to tow fireships and use the to attack the Franco-Spanish fleet while it was still in port. The reason why it was not tried was that the steamboats lacked the power.
Sure, but the Pantheon remains the largest unreinfornced concrete dome in the world. That hits home a little better with snarky remarks from guests!
@ArizonaGhostriders The Roman Coluseum was built with iron staples to hold it together . But after the fall, they were scavenged . The original structure has held together for over 1,000 without them . Impressive.
Them Romans!
These videos are an historical treasure. If i were a teacher i would have my students pick a video topic and expand on it. Just watching them all should count for 4 college credits.
That's very kind of you to say, John. Thanks much!
Hi from south Texas, great video , always educational. thanks.
Much appreciated.
I remember my dad using paper clips like the "CINCH" when he was drafting in the 70's. The cut ends were rounded to prevent damaging the paper. Guess it was a good design. 😊 (need more pew pew's please!)
Yes, the Cinch clip was a great design!
I wonder is that were the the old phase comes from that i see in 1940s movies its a cinch@@ArizonaGhostriders
Maybe
On a restoration I volunteered to help with making the the wavy glass on a restoration of a historic house that belonged to a founding father. A lot of work and fun
Yeah, sounds like it!
Santee, Absolutely the best Old West content. Thank you very much. You and Mrs Pew Pew have a beautiful and blessed weekend. LORD GOD Bless and stay vigilant.
Thank You! Very nice of you to say.
I definitely want to know, Santee! The zipper (or zip as we call it in the UK) was premiered at the Chicago World's fair of 1893 and so kind of made it into the period. Here in the UK Winston Churchill disliked the paperclip (it could let items come loose or inadvertantly allow irrelevant items to be grouped together), instead preferring something called the 'treasury tag'. I think they might be called T tags in the US, are basically named for their use by the UK treasury, and are, of course, the last word in British ingenuity. They are two small metal tubes joined by a piece of string and fit through a hole punched in the top left hand corner of documents! He apparently also disliked the stapler (US invention 1879) because of the noise! Fortunately, the treasury tag can be used instead of the staple as well.
Great info and thanks for sharing!
Thanks Santee!
You're welcome.
This was really cool! Glad to see you had concrete evidence along with other stuff. I have one of the paperclips from the era too. Glad Rex did not "water" the Christmas tree. 🤣
HAAH!! Yes, but some of the video was a pane to make.
@@ArizonaGhostridersMaybe you could "screen" your searches more. 😊
Maybe use more 'clips'?
I had no idea screens had been around that long. Thanks for learning me something new!
Happy to help!
They had a lot of wonderful neat inventions and I'm so glad you brought them to the Forefront thank you.
Yep, good stuff! Glad you enjoyed.
My very first job was at W.T. Grant's, basically still called a five and dime store back then. The store had cash registers just like the ones featured here. They were very ornate and yes, that bell did ring on every transaction.
There was a long narrow glass window at the top of the register that the item cost would appear in each time you pressed the number levers down including the decimal point.
Since W T Grant's opened in 1906 and closed in 1976. I'm thinking they were from the early days of the store' s opening.
My hourly pay was $1.75 and I was 16 yrs old. A nice step up from babysitting for 50 cents per hour. :)
Also you had to be able to count the customer's change back to them properly. No calculators, the register just gave you the total sale amount only. There were three registers on the main store level and two in the basement level.
That is so cool!!!! I love that history of you.
Very informative! They say that Roman concrete was so good, when the formula was lost to history, it wasn't equalled until the 20th century.
I heard they couldn't exactly replicate it.
@@ArizonaGhostridersThey have recently figured out the recipe and how to make it. It is apparently not practical by modern standards to make, but I have heard that they are working on it. It amazes me because it supposedly heals its own cracks.
Cool!
Very Kool Santee
Thank You!
Nice use of Col Bogies March at the end.
The man in the photo is British military. Thought it was fitting.
It’s amazing some of the things they had.
Yes.
That was cool. Didn't know about window screens and the plywood. It's very fascinating stuff.
Glad to hear you learned!
Thanks, I never knew of all the things they had back then
Yep! Good.
Great stuff Santee. Could you share some more old photos of old Tucson from the 1800s?
I will.
@ArizonaGhostriders Huge thanks.
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Didn’t know any of this! Very interesting!
Great!!!
ive been inside the building at 1:48 , its the morgue in Bodie CA. i used to live in that ghost town for a while.
and is the christmas tree at the beginning old tucson or TDT?
Old Tucson.
Very cool!!!
@@ArizonaGhostriders if i wanted to message you about a video idea wheres the best to reach ya?
An email address is available through the About section of the channel. Otherwise, my Facebook in the description field works.
Thanks again Santee & Co. You are a great historian . One of the oldest concrete structures in America is Fort Dorchester in South Carolina . It was built in South Carolina colony in the 17th century to protect the town called Charles Towne . It was made of a type of concrete called Tabby consisting of sand , seashells , and lime . Old Fort Dorchester and Charles Town were abandoned for a place on the north side of the Ashley River and south of the Cooper River . It took on the new name Charleston . Old Fort Dorchester still stands but is slowly crumbling . It's now a protected a historical site by Dorchester County.
Wonderful info!!! Thanks for sharing it.
During the War of Independence some forts on the coast of South Carolina were constructed of palmetto tree logs and baech sand . Palmetto logs proved to be tough and resistant to cannonballs fired from British warships . The state flag of South Carolina is a blue banner featuring a Palmetto tree and a crescent moon . I reckon in the desert of Arizona similar forts could be made of cottonwood trees and desert sand . There's Adobe structures to consider in the South West .
There are adobe forts. Remember, the American Indian Wars were here.
@ArizonaGhostriders There's a certain breed of horse on the coast of the Carolinas called the Coast Tacky or Swamp Tacky . They were bred to work along beaches and swamplands . They are a very rare breed .
Also called Marsh Tacky . Descended from Spanish horses brought over from the 16th century or so .
So, about the T-Rex....... Is he your small arm dealer?
I know it's an old joke. It's been a while. 😂😂😂
Nice!!
This was a really good video! I'd love to see more random facts about the old West!
Good!
I would definitely love more videos on this subject. I was just rewatching Hang Em High last night and saw the Tumbleweed Coach with the criminals had mesh wire instead of bars and was wondering if that was a common thing back then. So the more I can learn the better!
Yeehaw!! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing, God Bless Y'all You and Mrs. Santee.
Thank You!
Great info! Thanks, Santee❣️
You are so welcome!
Around the 1880's they invented a lot. And lots of things changed over a short time! Thanks for the cool short vid!
Glad you learned somethin' from it.
Another fine video. To quote the late, great Johnny Carson--I did not know that. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. I learned something today. And closing with the Colonel Bogie March? What could be better? Thanks.
The man in the photo is British military.
@ArizonaGhostriders 👍That's great. Brits make good soldiers. I had the privilege of working with the Royal Marines, 45 Commando when I was a member of the 2nd Recon Bn., 2nd Marine Division back in the 1970s. They were top notch.
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@ArizonaGhostriders Always lift one to honor a soldier. But in the case of the Brits, sadly it would be warm!🫡
@@Snuffy03 HA!
Wasn't there something about the Marble shelf on the register for the 'sound' of the coins back then too?
Due to the interest in the comments, it would appear I may have to make a whole video on just cash registers!
Nice toe tapping song at the end. Have a great weekend
Thank You!
Something that happened during the 1880s that is hardly ever mentioned is the refining of steel production. Someone invented a much cheaper way to make large quantities of steel, bringing the cost of using steel affordable.
Iron clad ships went to steel steamers.
Steel supports made taller buildings possible.
The list goes on.
Yes!! Metallurgy is a great topic as well as manufacturing.
Very interesting thanks for sharing
You're welcome.
Awesome video as always.
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Sooo, you got the last word again Santee! Good video.
It doesn't happen next week...!
Great content. Thanks
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Awesome Video Thanks For Sharing 👍
Thanks for the visit
always look forward to your videos
Glad you like them!
As a carpenter I often wonder how they did such incredible work with the tools of the day. Can you shed so light on it?
I can sure try!
funny, i just looked up when the use of concrete happened and it’s right in line with when cities and town started to grow after devastated them. plus it’s cheaper and easier to ship cement needed for it than bricks!
and I feel your pain, Rex: I got banned from touching the tree for 10 years because i accidentally broke the tree stand requiring the purchase of a real tree. at least the crew did a wonderful job decorating it so you can admire the great colors 😎
Yep, Portland Cement was was around since 1827.
@and nicely done with the register segment, the sound is iconic and reasoning makes perfect sense: we never think about why things are as they are.
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I enjoy your channel so much. Thank you😊
You are so welcome!
Remember! You can’t roller skate in a Buffalo 🦬 Herd! Dangerous 😂
HAH!
@@ArizonaGhostridersBut you can be happy if you want to .
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Never really thought about some of these, kind of knew about concrete but never knew about plywood, glass as you pointed out dates clear back to Egypt nice to put all in perspective 🤠👍
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Wow you're kinder gentler Rex training is working.😅
Rex can be a handful, but mostly he is curious.
Maybe T-Rex won't bother the tree if there was a T-Rex ornament hangin' on it. Takes thinkin' on!
True
I remember as a kid the local hardware store used a hand cranked cash register
Cool!
Yes santee i would watch more videos like this one
Great to hear!!
I did have one question about the time. Where there many hot houses? I was thinking with the hot growing seasons in some areas and the short in others, that it might be worth it to increase your growing time. Not to be ugly but the dirt east of the MS river is a lot more suitable for growing than say AZ, NM for example. I see westerns about homesteaders and have often wondered about this.
I bet there was something like it. I'd have to look into it. Not much on agriculure.
I didn’t know the cash register was one
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H E double toothpicks, yea!!!!
COol!
Hey Santee, was that March at the end of the show by John Phillips Susa? Haven’t heard it for a goodly while. Thanks much and a fine batch of talented goats I must say! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
No, a Brit named Ricketts wrote it. Was made famous in Bridge Over the River Kwai.
Have you done an episode on the "snake oil salesmen"?
Yes!
You bring it to life good video
Much appreciated.
Santee your still the best.....
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I want it! You said more similar content is available if we want it, and I do.
Good!! I enjoyed making it.
Roller skates in the old west??? Hmmm I had no idea. What else will they think of next??
I'm sure we have more to find out.
Really interesting subject - keep digging for more :) Yehaawwww :)
Will do!
That was fun!
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The Nabataeans, who lived in modern-day Syria and Jordan, built concrete floors, housing, and underground cisterns. They discovered hydraulic lime, a type of concrete that hardens underwater this was in 6500 BCE.... Concrete has been around AWHILE ! Lol
Right!!!
Sir did the people use flash lights thank you
They used lanterns. Some were focused like flashlights (see English Bobby)
Another good one! I always enjoy these.
Good!
Santee...anything on that carnival vide0???
Thanks pardner!
Not yet.
People don't use their heads anymore. There were a lot of inventions made in the 1800s that we still use today. And some of the most elaborate and now sought after cash registers were made in the 1880s. Good video! 😊😊😊
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