My curiosity piqued, I pulled into the strip mall and walked into a store filled with an unimaginable variety of lab equipment, military surplus, tools, electronics, toys, and so much more.

In the 1960s, if you needed something that floated, crawled or fired, and you needed it at 8:30 at night, there was only one place to get it.

1917: Year Friedman’s Army Navy Store opened 1955: Year Federal Army & Navy Surplus opened 1980: Year it moved to its current location 4 or 5: Number of Army and Navy surplus stores in Seattle ...

The business model of a military surplus store is to buy cheap and sell slowly over years and years. To replace everything in his store, Glance said, could cost well over $100,000.

Ralph's Army Surplus, a longtime fixture on William Penn Highway in Monroeville's business district, is shutting its doors.The store, which has been open for nearly 70 years, will close by the end ...

Nov. 25—While much of Monroeville changed around it, Ralph's Army Surplus store has been a mainstay on William Penn Highway for nearly seven decades. Founded by Ralph Bonn in 1955, the one-story ...

Much of the movie was filmed in Monroeville, including outdoor scenes in front of the store. While much of Monroeville changed around it, Ralph’s Army Surplus store has been a mainstay on ...

CALGARY - Cher, Anthony Hopkins, Heath Ledger, Alec Baldwin and Tom Hardy are just a few of the celebrities John Cumming met while growing up in his family's military surplus store. As we navigate ...

Military surplus store in Calgary, destination of celebrity shoppers, closing doors By: Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press Posted: 7:00 AM CDT Sunday, Sep. 8, 2024 Advertisement ...

Crown Surplus owner John Cumming is closing down the family business after 71 years in operation and is pictured with military vehicles for sale in Calgary, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN ...

Alec Baldwin and Tom Hardy are just a few of the celebrities John Cumming met while growing up in his family's military surplus store. After decades in business, Crown Surplus in Calgary is ...