In the family 56 years
I had this bike when I was little, and I was wondering if anyone knows who made it or anything else about it. It is belt driven and both front tires move at the same time. Everything is original and the only things missing are the hub caps and the little plate on the front that tells who made it. The bar in the old picture does not belong on it, so when I restored it, I put it original. I've had it about 56 years. Thank you.
- Betty Hamer, 78 Corwin St., Norwalk, OH 44857
Couple puzzled by inherited farm machinery
We inherited a farm and found these items:
The horse-drawn corn wagon has wood-spoke wheels, a 1908 patent date on the axle and Oct. 1-18 and Oct. 16-18 patent dates on the frame irons.
The only number found on the manure spreader was "6325." Do these items have any value?
- Doug and Diana Bacon, 2353 Yankee Ave., Duncombe, IA 50532; (515) 832-5101 e-mail: ddbacon@netins.net
Ladder-style chain for grinders sought
We are restoring some old farm grinders and need what is called a ladder chain. Does anyone have any for sale or know where to buy one, perhaps some old new stock? Or, is this product still manufactured? Any help will be appreciated.
Robert Rauhauser, P.O. Box 324, Thomasville, PA 17364
Not how I remember it...
Mr. Trew's experiences with milk cows (Farm Collector, May '02) are completely different from mine. I have never heard of a "blab." In my 72 years, these "blabs" were always called "calf weaners," and we had more cow-weaning than calf-weaning problems, as we never allowed the newborns to nurse after their first couple of feedings.