1956 AC Power Selling Box kit -Awesome Pics!
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Topic: 1956 AC Power Selling Box kit -Awesome Pics!
Posted By: JayD-17(NY)
Subject: 1956 AC Power Selling Box kit -Awesome Pics!
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 9:51am
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Fellow Forum Member, sent me some cool pics to post of a circa 1956 "Power Selling" educational box kit we recently discovered, rediscovered for that matter, buried under the sales counter at his family's dealership. A pretty neat piece of AC memorabilia. It appears to have been an effort of Allis-Chalmers to ensure their dealers were keeping knowledgeable, up to date, savvy salesmen on staff. Not sure how the process went, maybe it was used to keep current salesmen on their toes or say you were working on your local dealership and you wanted to move up from stocking shelves and sweeping floors; if you thought you had what it took to be in sales....maybe the boss would send you home with a few info packets from the kit every night to study and then you had to take one of the included quizzes to make sure it all sank in. Pass the entire "Power Selling" challenge and you were then worthy of representing the proud Persian Orange line! We'd love to know if anyone else out there has one, and really would like to know if your kit contains the same type of materials and determine if mikez's is still complete.... Enjoy the pics Below: |
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Posted By: JayD-17(NY)
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 9:52am
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Posted By: JayD-17(NY)
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 9:53am
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 9:54am
| COOL!! |
Posted By: JayD-17(NY)
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 9:54am
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The colored brochures: http://s88.photobucket.com/user/jml77/media/Tractors/image%207.jpeg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s88.photobucket.com/user/jml77/media/Tractors/image%206.jpeg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s88.photobucket.com/user/jml77/media/Tractors/image%205.jpeg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s88.photobucket.com/user/jml77/media/Tractors/photo%203.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: JayD-17(NY)
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 9:55am
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The quizzes/tests the one employee took in 1957: http://s88.photobucket.com/user/jml77/media/Tractors/photo%204.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s88.photobucket.com/user/jml77/media/Tractors/image%208.jpeg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s88.photobucket.com/user/jml77/media/Tractors/image%209.jpeg.html" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 9:56am
| freaking awesome! Thanks for sharing those pictures with us. Darrel |
Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 10:54am
| Very cool, Thanks Jay and Mike |
Posted By: tomstractorsandtoys
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 12:48pm
| That is very interesting. Thank you for posting. Tom |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 1:45pm
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That is one piece of Allis Chalmers Memorabelia that I treasure. My father used it. Good Luck! Bill Long
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Posted By: Dave/cvny
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 3:11pm
| That is a great find! I have the Knowledge of Power kit but I don't have the rest of it! Have to be on the lookout for it! |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2017 at 10:52am
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Thanks for posting jay, defiantly some cool stuff in there. Bill Dave you have seen these before. The thing that baffles me is dad said Rex just worked for gramp and wasn't a "salesmen". And knowing how my grandfather was he probably didn't want to do it and just had Rex take part in it instead. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2017 at 1:05pm
| That is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Please retake & post a photo of the typed salesman paper that refers to WWII tactics. It has a shadow which makes it un-readable. |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2017 at 10:14pm
| Ok, the top pic of the last three pictures. That says "lets talk sales". That's a whole little booklet, ill take some more pictures. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2017 at 11:08pm
| That's awesome! I'd love to see what's in the Super 100 book! |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2017 at 11:27am
| The black n white book creston |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2017 at 12:44pm
Yes! |
Mikez wrote:Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 11:07pm
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Haveing trouble with emails. When I get it figured out ill sent you guys some more pictures. Seems like I can still reply on forum but can't send or receive email |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2017 at 8:31am
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Mike, do you mean PM's? If so, you have to erase older ones to get more room. When you go to PM someone, look at (click on) the "Inbox" or "Outbox" tabs. At the bottom of the message box, on the left hand side, you'll see a gauge and it tells you how much space you have left. It the green line is all the way to the right, you need to get rid of some old PM's. Hope This Helps ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |