June 2007 No. 127 Chaff from the President
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Committee Reports page 4 Area Meets page 5 Quimby S. Backus: Part 1 page 10 The Challenge Plane page 15 Collection Spotlight page 24 M-WTCA Auxiliary page 28 Rarest of the Rare, Brown's 30th page 32 A Publication of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association What's It page 37 M-WTCA.ORG The Challenge Plane story begins on page 15 June 2007 No. 127 Chaff From The President It is early April, and I am looking forward are languishing. In this collecting environment knowledge to the June meeting in Milwaukee. These and a good reference library are essential. meetings don't just happen. They are the culmination of a lot of planning, the most One other point, it looks like user tools and collectable tools difficult being to find a suitable meeting are beginning to take two clearly different paths. The price facility and a Host. It is the willingness of Lie-Nielsen and Veritas tools are setting the maximum of members to take on the chores of hosting price for many vintage tools in user grade condition by Stanley Semi-annual and Area meetings, putting and other makers. Collectors used to be satisfied with Good+ on demonstrations or presentations at to near/Fine condition with 90% or better finish, now it has to meetings, serving as officers and directors, be Fine to Fine+ with 97% or better finish to sell well. and doing some of the other time intensive jobs like treasur er and Gristmill Editor that keep us running smoothly and David Stanley's spring auction was on the same day as the make M-WTCA what it is. Member participation is by far Brown auction this year. David now has his full catalogue on the most important element in securing our future. line three weeks before the auction and you can bid live on line simultaneously with bidders at the auction. I didn't try We always need more meeting hosts, authors to write for it this spring because I was at the Brown, but it is very tempt the Gristmill, directors and officers to fill vacancies, and so ing. The superb photographs in David's on line catalogue forth. If you would like to get involved, we offer plenty of are much easier to see than the smaller copies in the printed opportunities. Just contact one of the officers or directors catalogue, and simultaneous on line bidding is a more attrac and tell them what your interests are. We need your help, tive proposition than submitting absentee bids. If on line and it can be a lot of fun. bidding catches on in our high end tool auctions, it will prob ably increase the number of bidders and may heighten the On another subject, I just returned from Brown's 30th interest in antique tool collecting. I hope the influx of off site auction, held March 31, 2007. It was a great show. It also bidders will encourage the best auction houses to improve made it clear that tool collecting is changing. The very best their condition descriptions. It would greatly increase the bring ever increasing, surprisingly high prices, while items confidence of bidders who cannot inspect the lots firsthand. that are not as scarce and may be in slightly tired condition --John Wells The Gristmill Directors No. 127 June,2007 Area A Matt Borders, 2008 AreaM Copyright 2007 by Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc. Hollis Feeser, 2007 Carl Bilderback, 2009 Gene Epting, 2007 Lee Osterbauer, 2008 Bill Marlow, 2009 Ronnie Glover, 2009 All rights reserved. www.mwtca.org Eric Mattson, 2009 AreaG AreaN Editor & Advertising Manager AreaB Ray Myers, 2007 William Morgan, 2007 David E. Heckel Pete Hartmann, 2007 John Kesterson, 2008 Phil Baker, 2008 1800 McComb St. Charleston, IL 61920-3137 Bob Kloes, 2008 Dennis Eckstein, 2009 Vincent Soukup, 2009 Gary Kane, 2009 Graphic Design Karen Hammond AreaH AreaO AreaC John DeLay, 2007 Bob Valich, 2007 The Gristmill is the official publication of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Del Galofaro, 2007 Mark Hughes, 2008 Allan Foster, 2008 Inc. Published quarterly in March, June, September and December. Michael Slasinski, 2008 Bob Weaver, 2009 The purpose of the association is to promote the preservation, study and under Jim Crammond, 2009 Areal standing of ancient tools, implements and devices of farm, home, industry and shop Emery Goad, 2007 AreaP of the pioneers; also, to study the crafts in which these objects were used and the AreaD David McDonald, 2008 Jack Zimmerman, 2007 craftsmen who used them; and to share knowledge and understanding with others, Jim Escher, 2007 Vaughn Simmons, 2008 especially where it may benefit restoration, museums and like institutions. Larry Bolhuis, 2008 AreaJ Donald Stark, 2008 Fred Leu, 2009 Rick Kerns, 2008 Richard Weymer II, 2009 President John Wells Joel Hodapp, 2009 1162 Grizzly Peak Blvd., Berkeley, CA 94708-1741 AreaE Lloyd Henley, 2009 AreaQ (510) 848-3651 Robert Green, 2007 Pat Medley, 2007 Robert Olesen, 2008 AreaK David Friday, 2008 Vice-President of Elections M-WTCA.ORGGeorge Wanamaker Slav Jelesijevich, 2009 Bill Youart, 2007 Robert Oehman, 2009 321 S. Lafayette, Macomb, IL 61455-2233 Gary Johnson, 2009 Monte Harold, 2008 (309) 836-6872 AreaR Vice-President of Meeting Planning Doug Cox Area F AreaL Martin Donnelly, 2007 2938 Cynthiana Rd., Georgetown, KY 40324-9272 Chris Berger, 2007 Dave Fessler, 2008 Walter Karsten, 2009 (502) 863-1407 Vice-President of Membership Ed Hobbs 4417 Inwood Road, Raleigh, NC 27603-3315 (919) 828-2754 Vice· President of Scholarship George Elsass Committee Chairman 1315 Lakeside Place, Worthington, OH 43085-2893 Elections George Wanamaker Directory John Walkowiak (614) 888-0591 Meeting Planning Doug Cox Preservation & Ed,,cabon Phil Baker Treasurer LeRoy Witzel Membership Ed Hobbs Marion Henfov Award Ron Pearson P.O. Box 355, Humboldt, Iowa 50548-0355 Scholarship George Elsass Displays & Awards Bob Valich Don Riley (515) 332-3649 Gristmill Editor Dave Heckel Family Assistance Special Publications Jim Conover Internet Don Bosse Secretary John Walkowiak By-Laws and Policy Ray Nissen Address Labels Kerry McCalla 3452 Humboldt Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408-3332 What's It Ron White Scrapbook Barb & Mike (612) 824-0785 Slasinski 2 The Gristmill Coming Up M-WTCA National Meetings Where to Send What Spring, 2007 June 14-16, 2007 Milwaukee, WI Larry Thorson (608) 779-0966 Please note where to send what so it will Fall, 2007 October 11-13, 2007 Springfield, MO Paul Reichert (417) 831-1425 reach the right person. Send changes in your address, phone number 2007 M-WTCA Area Meetings or E-Mail to: KLM Computer Services, c/o Kerry Mc Calla, 104 Engle Ct., Franklin, TN Area C Meet June 9/10, Edwardsburg, MI John Sindelar (269) 663-8841 37069, phone (615) 791-6198, Area C Meet July 14, Kalamazoo, MI Jim Crammond (734) 241-0549 E-Mail [email protected] Request The Gristmill copies from: Bill Area Q Meet July 28, Raleigh, NC Ed Hobbs (919) 828-2754 Baader,4183 Hominy Ridge Rd. , Springfield, Area E Meet Aug. 5, LaFox, IL Dick Chapman (815) 492-2124 OH 45502-9510, phone (937) 969-8530. Area F Meet Aug. 26, South Whitley, IN Chris Berger (765) 497-7139 Pay membership dues for current year: Send AreaL Meet Sept. 1/2, Albuquerque, NM Dave Fessler (505) 243-4905 your check made out to M-WTCA to LeRoy AreaA+B Meet Sept. 8, Genoa, WI Larry Thorson (608) 779-0966 Witzel, Treasurer, P.O. Box 355 Humboldt, IA AreaD Meet Sept. 16, Cosgrove, IA Jim Escher (319) 656-3931 50548-0535 phone (515) 332-3649 E-Mail Area C Meet Sept. 22, Dearborn, MI Del Galofaro (734) 676-0997 [email protected] Please write RENEW and Area E Meet Sept. 30, Summit, IL Ashley Kennedy (847) 475-2481 your name and address on your check. Do not AreaD MEet Oct. 28, Omaha, NE Fred Leu (402) 592-1907 use a new member application to renew an existing membership. Area Q Meet Nov. 3, Waxhaw, NC David Fridy (704) 843-5024 Submit materials to The Gristmill: Send to Area E Meet Nov. 4, Carlinville, IL Bob Terry (618) 377-3421 Dave Heckel, 1800 McComb St., Charleston, IL 61920-3137, phone (217) 345-9112 after 2008 M-WTCA Area Meetings 6 p.m., E-Mail [email protected] Obtain The Gristmill advertising or informa - tion: Dave Heckel (see above) Area F Meet Mar. 1/2, Spencer, IN Matt Borders (812) 824-9318 Obtain scholarship information: Contact George Elsass 1315 Lakeside Place, Dates must be cleared with Jim Bramel (502) 863-1226 Worthington, OH 43085-2893, Phone (614) E-Mail: [email protected] 888-0591, E-Mail [email protected] COME TO SPRINGFIELD IN OCTOBER by Lloyd Henley There will be no better place to be this October 11, 12 Some outstanding programs are anticipated. Ralph and 13 than the Missouri Ozarks, and the University Brendler and Russ Allen will present a program on Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, tool patent research with emphasis on the DATAMP Missouri, located on Historic Route 66. This will be one project. We are expecting to feature a program on of the finest venues yet for a Fall Semi-annual Meeting important historic restoration projects presented by of M-WTCA. The spacious facilities of the hotel, plus Missouri's own Bill Robertson. Something further will handy access to Branson attractions, the flagship store be of special interest to 18th Century enthusiasts. A of Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, the Wonders of tour has been arranged with the National Park Service Wildlife Museum, and abundant local history promise to the nearby Wilson's Creek National Battlefield to make this a must attend meet.