[TheForge] FW: Mastermyr

Fri Sep 11 09:14:49 EDT 2020

I thought it as a trip just to confirm that the chest was there. Is there a pic of the chest somewhere?
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Mark,

If you take your bike, you won't be able to bring the chest back with you.
Take a car or truck

Danr

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 4:26 PM Mark A. Pesetsky <pesetsky at princeton.edu>
wrote:

> How would one gain access to the trailer. I'm 4 hours from there. Could be
> a Harley road trip!!
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> Rob,
>
> Can anyone in the area of Jonestown, Pennsylvania go to the trailer and see
> if it's there.  I have to admit I'm a bit upset about this. As a historical
> reenactor,  this project was something that I really put a lot of effort
> into.  Once the project was completed, I had it shipped to me twice at my
> own expense so that I could put it on display at historical reenactments.
> The idea that the project is sitting in some abandoned trailer in the
> middle of nowhere is quite upsetting.
>
> As one of the people who worked on the project, I made four pieces for it,
> I would be willing to take possession of it, store it and ship it out to
> people who request to put it on exhibit.  Let me know if this is a
> possibility.
>
> Danr Kretchmar
> www.irontreeworks.com<http://www.irontreeworks.com<http://www.irontreeworks.com<http://www.irontreeworks.com>>
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> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 3:30 PM Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Guys,
> >
> > After a long chase, this is the best answer I got about the location of
> the
> > Mastermyr collection.
> >
> > A big thanks to JoAnn and Bill's widow, April. There is no one from ABANA
> > near Johnstown to check
> >
> > the trailer to see if the collection is in there. I'm going to think
> about
> > the letter I going to write
> >
> > to the Board to settle this. If anyone else wants to give their 2 cents
> to
> > the Board, feel free.
> >
> > The link is in the message below.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > Wichita, KS
> >
> >
> >
> > From: ABANA <centraloffice at abana.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 3:00 PM
> > To: rfertner at cox.net
> > Subject: Mastermyr
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > I think I found your answer.  It was on display at the 2018 conference,
> and
> > Chris Holt (working in the 'exhibit' area then) said it was probably
> packed
> > up in the ABANA trailer.  That trailer is now housed in Johnstown PA,
> and I
> > heard that the trailer is now officially 'retired' from ABANA (it hasn't
> > been opened since 2018, I think.).  Not sure if anyone on the board is
> > aware
> > that's the exhibit is even in the trailer, or that they are interested in
> > having it on display at Johnstown.
> >
> > You can always write board at abana.org <mailto:board at abana.org>  and ask
> the
> > who, what, when, where, and how come of all the details for exhibits or
> > display at Johnstown, how the art will be insured, how secure the area is
> > from the general public, and will it be available for affiliates to
> borrow
> > to place it on display..
> >
> > Just a suggestion.
> >
> > JoAnn
> >
> >
> >
> > JoAnn Bentley
> >
> > Artist-Blacksmith's Association of North America
> >
> > ABANA Central Office Administrator
> >
> > 259 Muddy Fork Road
> >
> > Jonesborough, TN  37659
> >
> > PH:  423-913-1022
> >
> > FX:  423-913-1023
> >
> >
> >
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