[78-L] Olde-timmers

[Ken Matheson]

I don’t know how “Olde-timers” evolved from stupid entertainers politics, to Baker, to airline carryon of 78s, but it is for the better. The last time I went to Japan, in 08 a person could carry on 2 items. A computer and one other item. 30 or a few more 78s could be carried on this way. If you could get by with 20 or so 78s in a computer case. That would make 50. If you had 5 pounds of clothing, you could get 100 or so in your luggage. For an extra 50 dollars you could bring an extra 50 pounds. A friend brought back some wooden bowl blanks on a domestic flight. He paid in advance over the internet, and it cost him only 25 dollars for the extra 50 pounds. I don’t know if international flights will allow you to get the online discount, or a person can bring multiple 50 pound packages extra. But That’s still 250 records more or less. A person should research this to see just what it will cost and how to go about it first. There may be even better
 ways.  Steven Barr has a good idea.
Ken