[GreenKeys] Jerome Oxman's Military Surplus Store + Museum

[Bryan Brodie]

I thought some folks on this list would find this article interesting.
Oxman once bought a Norden Bombsight for $9.80. Wonder how many
Teletypes he has in stock? Anyone on the list ever seen his shop?

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-military-museum-20110606,0,7403353.story

>From the article:

"By the time he opened his own surplus business in Santa Fe Springs in
1961, Oxman had purchased hundreds of specialized military items at
government auction — items that no one else seemed interested in
owning. When he found himself always explaining to customers the
purpose of equipment scattered around his shop, he decided to open his
own military museum.

Now, with Oxman preparing to celebrate his 96th birthday, the museum
still draws war buffs and the curious alike.

Near the entrance is an actual B-17 bomber cockpit that visitors are
encouraged to crawl into. Oxman bought it in 1963 for $100 from an
archeological team that discovered it buried for decades in the sands
of the Sahara Desert."