{"id":7225,"date":"2018-01-09T23:17:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T23:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=7225"},"modified":"2018-01-09T23:18:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T23:18:13","slug":"1950s-elgin-midshipman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=7225","title":{"rendered":"1950s Elgin Midshipman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Midshipman is on the lower end of Elgin&#8217;s line. \u00a0As a result, the case on this model, comes well worn. \u00a0Of the one&#8217;s I&#8217;ve seen, this one is in very good shape. \u00a0With that said, it still is brassed. 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