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December 9, 2002
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Rick Hill said
Tony:
David Bichrest is actually from Maine. He moved to Texas around the year 2000. I bought a large part of his Model 1894 collection.
Thanks Rick,
I did forget that. Do you remember any of these racks being in his possession? I would think that if they were it wouldn’t such a big surprise to many of us as Davis would have gotten them out there, and more would remember it. That’s why I’m thinking that my memory is off a little.
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For what its worth, David had six daughters, as well as one step-daughter.
They all live in Maine except for Michelle (who lives in Ohio) and Tina, his step-daughter that lives in Texas.
So, I am still not sure where a CT connection comes into play.
I’ll take one of each size by the way.. 😉
Best Regards,
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JWA said
For what its worth, David had six daughters, as well as one step-daughter.
They all live in Maine except for Michelle (who lives in Ohio) and Tina, his step-daughter that lives in Texas.
So, I am still not sure where a CT connection comes into play.
I’ll take one of each size by the way.. 😉
Best Regards,
I have the high bid at (6)… you will need to go higher than just two.
Bert
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Bert H. said
I have the high bid at (6)… you will need to go higher than just two.
Bert
I didn’t want to be greedy…..
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As a mouse walking amongst elephants, I will say. The OP was from a standing member and said he had 75. He made it sound like he purchased them, from someone just wanting them out of a garage. Since none of you Wise old sages had any issues with the logo, and started discussing where they might have came from, I definitely wanted one. Purchasing and shipping is the conundrum.
I assumed Buck made two and wanted to see how many he could sell before he made more.
I stand by my order. Just need the info.
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MidwestCrisis said
As a mouse walking amongst elephants, I will say. The OP was from a standing member and said he had 75. He made it sound like he purchased them, from someone just wanting them out of a garage. Since none of you Wise old sages had any issues with the logo, and started discussing where they might have came from, I definitely wanted one. Purchasing and shipping is the conundrum.
I assumed Buck made two and wanted to see how many he could sell before he made more.
I stand by my order. Just need the info.
Sorry my friend your assumption is wrong. I didn’t make any and have stated I bought 75 of them at auction and that is the truth. They are sitting in 4 boxes on 2 pallets in my warehouse. I did not post here with any intent to sell them and inquired solely because I wanted to know their history. When were they made, were they promotional items, were they for sale? I called the WACA office yesterday and spoke with Heather, sent her the pics and she is checking with a couple members and promised to get back with me next week. I had also called the daughter of the WACA member who passed away and previously owned these to inquire on her father’s name to see if any of you knew him. She just texted me and said his name was Bert Jolicoeur! Hopefully, someone remembers him. She also advised she believes he had them custom made and is going to look through his old papers to see if she can find the shop that made them for him. If true, then that explains why no one can recall these ever being offered. The question then becomes did he get approval from WACA and Winchester to use their names? My gut says no but I will wait to see what Heather finds out and report back.
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I did not know him… and I would definitely remember if I had met a WACA member with my same first name.
Bert
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MidwestCrisis said
As a mouse walking amongst elephants, I will say. The OP was from a standing member and said he had 75. He made it sound like he purchased them, from someone just wanting them out of a garage. Since none of you Wise old sages had any issues with the logo, and started discussing where they might have came from, I definitely wanted one. Purchasing and shipping is the conundrum.
I assumed Buck made two and wanted to see how many he could sell before he made more.
I stand by my order. Just need the info.
As a mouse walking among elephants?
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”
President Harry S. Truman
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