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Show f A Modern Trading Post S-i- ul I t ! "lit II 1 I IV 'itti I Jul f"AfF-i I ' I Bob's swap shop will trade you a set ot chipped dishes tor an alarm clock that ticks when lying face down (only), for 15 cents in cash or almost anything else. Here, where the economic system is reduced to ultimate simplicity, reigns Bob, New York's most enthusiastic tradesman. Everybody is "My good man" to Bob. Here a youngster would like to swap a baseball bat and glove (the season having ended) for a movie projector. -flfi ffi v,j xu -tu J V' . - - : V s . A . 1 Bob and his wile live to a great extent on due bills, having eaten for a month in a restaurant in exchange for 50 chairs. i f I I ,i ti Vi i V ! - )C AdttUA. 3a At s. kAi The gentleman would like a coat and a pair of pants for a radio. Bob is obliging. "Eventually," he says, "there's a customer for everything, every-thing, clothing, ice boxes, sheet music, canoes, skis, white mice, pulp magazines and musical instruments." |