[TheForge] Re: TheForge Digest, Vol 24, Issue 28

[Fred Zickrick]

At 03:01 AM 1/9/2006, you wrote:
> > It...
>Home-made crop  duster?  Lick it and see if you die. [1]
> > ...was made by the Simplex Manufacturing Co. of McQueeney TX.
>A web search reveals that McQueeney, Texas has a population of 40 and
>two general stores in the second decade of the last century.  Grew to
>300 by mid-century.  The Simplex Mfg. Co. might have consisted of
>Uncle Rip, young Harvey and Ol' Miz Ellis working in Ol' Miz Ellis'
>pecan shed by lantern light.
>
>- Mike
>[1] Wait, don't do that.


Agggh......too late. clunk.

Well, the pecan shed had a pretty good casting setup because the 
gearbox has the letters cast in and the support arm/bearing is very clean.


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