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Stu ECWI 
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Posted: 30 Jan 2010 at 10:34am |
After the recent topic about dealerships, how many remember what they looked like? This picture is from the back of an old WC manual, and it's exactly like the building where Dad bought the C & WD45 (Chas. Black and Son Implement Co., Shawano, WI). When I can remember the building, it was an auto parts place, but the counter and parts rows were exactly like this picture. Was this an Allis specified design?
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PBSoMd
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Posted: 30 Jan 2010 at 2:12pm |
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The counter and the parts shelfs look just like the one at Coppage Implements in Great Mills, Maryland. Bought my first used tractor there about 35 years ago. D 15 w/ 3-16 plows. I remember as a kid looking up on top at all of the pedal tractors he kept up there!
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Eric[IL]
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Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 10:52am |
Looks pretty common to the ones I remember or now know. Funny thing is I never thought about taking a picture of my dealerships parts counter - sadly now some are gone.
Evans Equipment, Carrollton, IL - now a ford vehicle dealership
Barker Implement, Shelbyville, IL - now a landoll tillage dealership
Don Moore Equipment, LaPlace, IL - burnt up & not reopened
Cothern's Implement, Ramsey, IL - long been closed changed to Vandalia Equipment
E.J. Kehrer Farm Supply, Albers, IL still opened.
Dittamore Implement, still opened.
Prairie land Power, Waverly-Jerseyville, IL - still opened.
Beard Implement, Arensville, IL - still opened.
Rohlfs Implement, Hartsburg-Greenview, IL - still opened.
Arthur Kings & Sons, Rushville, IL still opened.
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Bill Long
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Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 11:49am |
You know,I missed the post on the Dealers. I know this is late but let's see if I can remember the dealers in our block.
Wertz Garage - Lineboro, MD I believe it is still active Massy Ferguson
O'Farrel Bros - Westminster, MD Closed
Richline Bros - later Westminster Md Dealer - Closed
Wideman - Richline - merger of Richline Massy and AC Westminster
AA County - Glen Burnie, MD
A.C.Young - upper Marboloro, MD was Massy Ferguson later
Bowling & Mudd -
John Fogel - Frederick MD
Ben Ridgley - late Allis Chalmers Dealer
There was one in Great Mills, MD too can't remember the name
Thats the best of our block I can remember.
Others
Milke - Pocomoke City, MD
One in Easton, MD
That's all I can remember now.
Good luck!
Bill Long
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Eric[IL]
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Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 12:23pm |
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Any of you guys from Maryland eastern shore & know Whaley farm [Buck /Ralph Whaley] - Queenstown or Brett Patchett - Centreville?? I worked that area back in the late 80s thru Asgrow corn research. Seems I went somewhere in Milford, DE for gleaner parts? Been a long time ago.
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EricTn
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 6:34am |
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Dusty MI
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 6:45am |
Bill Long mentions a Wertz Implement in his area. There was a Wertz Implement in Charlotte Michigan. They were a John Deere New Idea dealer. Another J.D. dealer bought them out and sells parts and lawn equipment.
Dusty
Edited by Dusty MI - 02 Feb 2010 at 6:50am
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917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express"
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EricTn
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 7:04am |
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Bump. I am attempting to put all the provided info into an Excel spread sheet. It will sure make make it easier if from this point on anyone providing info to try to list similar to this, especially if you list more than one or two:
Dealer name(if known) City/Town State(Abreviated) Active status
Dealer name(if known) City/Town State(Abreviated) Active status
Dealer name(if known) City/Town State(Abreviated) Active status
Ok to leave out ,. and such if you like.
I am as of now (2/2/10 6:45 am CST) caught up with info provided. If you have already posted in a different way, please don't repost them. Aready up to around 450 entries so far. Really dont want to enter any info more than once if possible. Someone may have to help me with the best way to post list when completed. Thanks, Eric in TN
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Gordon Chance
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 7:48am |
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I live on the Eastern Shore and grew up 5 miles from Buck Whaley. He and his son are still farming in Queen Anne's County. I know the Patchett family, but Brett is probably younger than I am and I don't know him personally. There wasn't an Allis dealership in Milford De. in the 80s. You could have gotten Gleaner parts from Shaffer Equipment near Denton or Gibson Farm Equipment at Ingleside in that time period. They are both closed now.
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RMD
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 8:58am |
In response to Bill Long's list: We lived in northern Baltimore County, MD. Our closest dealer was Robert L. Sweeney in Stewartstown, PA. His operation was nothing as fancy as the one pictured at the top of this thread. Sweeney went out of business in the 1970s, leaving Lineboro, MA as the closest dealer.
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Dutchman
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 10:10am |
Don't know which dealer this is and where it is/was located but still is a nice pic.
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1953 WD45, 1948 HD5B, 1947 WC, 1943 B, 1950 EB, 60s ED40, 1957 D272
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Dutchman
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 10:13am |
and some more pics in my webalbum..
Regards, Dutchman
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1953 WD45, 1948 HD5B, 1947 WC, 1943 B, 1950 EB, 60s ED40, 1957 D272
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GADinMD
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 12:20pm |
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Here are a few more:
J. A. Foote, Hobart, NY, active ? to 1952.
Also sold Case, which he kept, succeeded for AC by
Conrad J. Engelke, Stamford, NY Active 1952 - mid 1960's.
Oneonta Tractor and Equipment, Oneonta, NY Dates unknown, owned by Hardy Hanson in the 1950's and 1960's
I first got dipped in Orange at Conrad Engelke's shop around 1954, and it stuck. He put up with a lot to allow this 13-year old to hang around the shop. Then I got the "tough job" of delivering new tractors about anywhere within 10 miles. Nothing was better than 10 miles on a brand new WD-45 on a crisp fall Saturday afternoon! (and waving at the girls on Main St. ;-)
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-Gordon in Maryland
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PBSoMd
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 3:03pm |
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Fleet Brothers, Tappahannock, Va- active
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 3:31pm |
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Dutchman, wouldn't it be something to walk in that place, start the WD, hook it to the All Crop and drive out the door? Great picture!!! Charlie the half Hollander
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DonDittmar
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Posted: 03 Feb 2010 at 6:17am |
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Old dealer photos like are cool. Keep them coming!!!
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Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity"
1968 D15D,1962 D19D
Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start
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