summer – 2011 - International Watch Fob Association
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summer – 2011 - International Watch Fob Association
SUMMER – 2011 www.watchfob.com IHC/Hough D-500 Paydozer The Frank G. Hough Company was started in Libertyville, IL in 1939 and ran under the Hough name until in the early 1950’s when the company was sold to International Harvester. The one and only bright spot in Harvesters postwar production development resulted from the acquisition of the Frank G. Hough Company. An inventor and entrepreneur Hough had developed and brought to market in 1944 the “Payloader”, a rubber-tired, hydraulic front-end loader. What made Hough’s loader unique was that he put the engine in the rear, behind the operator, where it did not impair visibility to the front end and acted as a natural counterweight to the bucket load. It was an idea whose time had come, and the word payloader became almost generic for wheel loader. Hough’s company great fast, reaching $20 million in sales in 1952 when he agreed to sell to Harvester for $7.8 million in stock. Under IH ownership, the Hough brand of wheel loaders continued its tradition of leading-edge technology, making machines the strongest products in the IH earthmoving line. International started at the top when it decided to build its first wheel dozer. Starting in 1959 as a prototype model, the D-500 was developed as a purpose-built wheel dozer of 600 horsepower and 64 tons of operating weight. When officially launched in 1961. it was claimed to be the first articulated wheel dozer. It was certainly the largest ever built by International. The D-500 was developed into the H-400 an articulated loader in the 10-cubic yard class launched in 1964. the same year, International added two more models to its dozer line, the Models D-100 and D-120 of 220 and 300 flywheel-horsepower. Caterpillar Model 641 Scraper is the rather nondescript name given to the spectacular digging and hauling machine that can gouge into the earth, collect a huge load in its cavernous bowl, and speed to the fill at up to 40 miles per hour. Scrapers are available in a wide range of types and sizes, and can be either self-propelled or pulled behind a wheeled or crawler tractor. The latter type, known as a towed or pull-type, is used less often today; it has been almost superseded by self-propelled types and other varieties of earthmoving equipment capable of performing similar tasks. Caterpillar’s first wheel tractor, the DW-10 introduced in 1941, was designed to pull a scraper of 10-cubic yard capacity. The forerunner of the present-day Caterpillar motor scraper made its debut in 1951. the DW-21 featured Caterpillar’s first two-wheel tractor unit coupled to a cable-operated scraper of 18-cubic-yard heaped capacity. In 1960, Caterpillar introduced the first of its 600 series motor scrapers, continued on Page 3 Page 2 President’s Message Hello and hope all of you are keeping cool, in my state of Michigan it has been extremely hot and dry!!! I would like to introduce myself to those of you who don’t know me. I have been with the IWFAI since 1971 and started collecting fobs in 1961 at the age of 11. In the 2006 show newsletter there is an article about how I started collecting fobs and the evolution through the IWFAI to the HCEA (Historical Construction Equipment Association), in which I am one of the founding members. I am a past president of both the IWFAI and HCEA. Advertising Oil Field Drill Bits Howard Hughes, Sr. made his fortune by designing a drill bit that could drill through hard rock. Before this new bit, oil drillers weren’t able to reach the large pockets of oil lying beneath the hard rock. Howard Hughes, Sr. and a colleague established the SharpHughes Tool Company which held the patent for the new drill bit, manufactured the bit, and leased the bit to oil companies. I would like to thank Cubby Winkel for serving as president for the past two years, and his involvement and creation of the new website. He has done a f antastic job and will remain the webmaster. In his 2 years of service he not only got the new website going but contacted all members to have them sign the code of ethics. Had more people receive the newsletters via the website and recorded members fob interests. Again, THANK YOU, Cubby you will always be a part of our fob f amily. We had a well attended show this year, seeing members we haven't seen in a very long time. There were a lot of great displays this year—congratulations to Ed Beoshanz f or the winning display. If you have any questions please contact me by phone at 248236-0526 (evenings 7-9 EST) or by email at drivef [email protected] Dimitrie Toth 2012 IWFAI Officers & Directors President: Vice-President: Secretary/Treasurer: Publicity: Fob Committee: Web Master: By-Laws Committee: Director Director Dimitrie Toth, Jr., 4750 Seymour Lake Road, Oxford, MI 48371 (248) 236-0526—[email protected] Lawrence “Butch” Jordan, 821 So. Luella Ct, Pahrump, NV 89048 (775) 751-8343 – [email protected] Louise Harting, 18458 Boston Road, Strongsville, OH 44136 (440) 238-7277 – [email protected] Chuck Sword – 107 Karl Street, Berea, OH 44017 440-816-1882 – [email protected] Larry Kotkowski, 3540 Frost Road, Mantua, Ohio 44255 (330) 274-2569: (330) 274-2353 evening – [email protected] John “Cubby” Winkel, 921 Crown Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (805) 886-3316—[email protected] William Mitchell, 2 Elm Drive, Stoney Creek, Ontario L8G3B4 (905) 664-4576 – [email protected] Hugh Freeman, 18458 Boston Road, Strongsville, OH 44136 (440) 238-7277 – [email protected] Ben Jensen, PO Box 1017, Trussville, AL 35173 [email protected] Page 3 Greetings from the V.P The 2012 show was a great show, with good attendance and plenty of great displays. Thanks to those who brought their displays and I would like to see more next year. The hotel was great this year with lots of cooperation from the staff on everything. We have them booked for next year for 2013, Thur. April 25th, Friday April 26th, and Saturday April 27th. So reserve your room early to ensure the rate and availability, at the rate of $85.00 per night. Be sure and mention the club, IWFAI Watch Fob so that we get credit for rooms on our bill for the ballroom. Cut off is April 5th, 2013. The telephone number is 440-243-4040. As always we need ideas for club fobs, get ideas and art work in if possible to Larry Kotkowski at 330-274-2569 or evenings at 330-274-2353. As for the 2012 fobs most of you should have them by now, if you don’t contact Louise. As of this time the weather here in the west has been great so far this year. So to all have a great summer see you next spring. If you have any questions give me a call at 775-751-8343. Happy Fobbing Thanks Butch Continued from page 1 Caterpillar Model 641 The Model 619 of 18-cubic-yard heaped capacity. By 1962, a full line of 600 Series scrapers was available with capacities up to the 54-cubic-yard 666. The cat 641 scraper from 1962 was the next size up from the model 631B at the time. The 641 was powered by the eight-cylinder cat D346 diesel, rated at 560 gross horsepower and 450 flywheel -horse-power. Capacity of the scraper unit was 28 cubic-yards struck and 38 heaped. In 1963 a 641 special applications model was added to the line for use in severe loading conditions. For 1965 power was increased on both offerings to 500 flywheel -horse -power. In 1968 a revised 641B SA model was briefly fielded before being upgraded to a B series in late 1968. The 641 B SA and the standard 641B had their power rais ed to 550 flywheel-horse-power. Capacity of all models remained consistent with the original introduction machine. The 54-cubic yard 666 with a four-wheel tractor had a combined power rating of 980 horsepower. It was up -rated to the 666B in 1969 and lasted in Caterpillar’s line until 1978. the 666 is still the largest scraper ever built by Caterpillar. Case Tractor J.I. Case introduced an eagle lo go for the first time in 1865 based on Old Abe, a Wisconsin Civ il War Regiments mascot. Case constructed his first portable steam engine in 1869, an engine used to power wheat threshers. This engine is in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. Case won first place at the 1878 Paris Exposition in France for his thresher; this was the first thresher sent abroad by the Case company and was the first of thousands which would later be exported internationally. It is at this time that Case created his first self-propelled traction engine, with a drive mechanism on one of his portable engines. Meanwhile, in 1871 the Great Chicago fire destroyed the McCormick factory. Despite Case’s offer to help McCormick with the manufacturing of their machines, McCormick company refused the offer and a new facility, called the McCormick Works was built, in southwest Chicago. The McCormick Company introduced the first of many twine binder machines in 1881, leading to the so called “Harvester Wars” that gained the attention of the farm industry during the 1880s. Case Tractor in 1884, Case made a visit to a farm named after him in Minnesota upon receiving news that one of his thresher machines was not working. Infuriated by the fact that he could not fix the machine himself, he set it ablaze that next day, a nd sent the owner a brand new thresher machine upon return to Wisconsin. In 1890, the Case company expanded to South America, opening a factory in Argentina. In 1891, the company’s founder died. By this time the Case company produced portable steam engines to power the threshing machines, and later went into the steam traction engine business. By the turn of the century Case was the most prolific North American builder of engines: these ranged in size from the diminutive 9 HP, to the standard 15, 25, 30, 40, 50, 65 HP and up to the plowing 75 and 80 HP sizes. Case also made the large 110 HP breaking engines with its notable two story cab. Nine massive 150 HP hauling engines were made, in addition to steam rollers. Case engines were noted for their use of Woolf valve gear, feed water heaters, and the iconic “eagle” smoke box covers. By 1902, five major American agricultural manufacturing companies decided that a consolidation was needed, and so the McCormick Harvesting Machine company, the Deering Harvester Company, the Plano Manufacturing company and two others merged their companies, rebranding the new company conglomerate as International harvester company, which became one of the giants of industry. Commemorative Fob Page 4 At the show it was decided that if there were Holt Fobs left that they would be sold to the membership. There were only 150 made if you would like to purchase a fob(s) please contact: Louise Harting– [email protected] or 440-238-7277 for availability Price is $25 plus $2.50 postage Secretary & Newsletter Editor’s Report The 48th Show is now history and as far as I can tell it was well attended. There were a lot of members we hadn’t see in a while and those who couldn’t make it, hopefully everything is well with those members. We had a good amount of displays, thank you to all who brought them. Ed Beoshanz was the winner of The Best of Show, Hugh Freeman winner of the Classic Award. One of our members John Cline turned 90 this year and as always good to see, I think he said he’s only missed one show. Thank you to Butch who is the show chairperson, he always does a great job organizing this event. Thank you also to those who helped, it’s greatly appreciated. I know I had a great helper again this year Judy Cline, who helps me out at the Secretaries desk. We had the fob auction this year, Cubby Winkel had the fobs displayed on a big screen which was great, because everyone was able to see them. Thanks again to Jim Yowell for being the auctioneer, Mike Stiles & Tom Trenka for selling raffle tickets, Dimitrie Toth for helping set up the tables. If I’ve forgotten anyone I apologize. The Holt Commemorative Fob didn’t arrive in time for the show, but orders were taken and it was decided to sell the rest of the fobs to anyone who wanted them. There were only 150 made so it’s on a 1st come 1st serve basis and there are only a few left make sure you e-mail or call for availability. As usual I’d like to thank all those members who make donations to the club. The treasurer’s books were audited again this year by Bill Mitchell, Dimitrie Toth and Hugh Freeman and all was in order. Thanks again to Larry Kotkowski and Lakeside Sand & Gravel for their open house on the Sunday following the show. I heard it’s getting bigger & better every year. As usual a big thank you to Mark Giangiuli who received a free membership for getting 5 people to join the club. Cubby Winkel has decided to step down from his position as President. I’d like to thank him for all his hard work with the website, he will remain the webmaster. Within his 2 years as President he contacted members to get their newsletters via the internet, saving the club money, introduced the Commemorative fob, contacted the members for their general information and got many signed Code of Ethics. Dimitrie Toth is the current President, he is a past president of both the IWFAI and HCEA. Those of you with an e-mail address will be getting your newsletters off the website. The people with e-mail are getting their newsletters at least 2 weeks or more prior to those via snail mail, plus in color. So if you’d like to get your newsletter via the website let me know. To get into the website your id is your e-mail address and password is your member number. As soon as that info gets entered into the database you will be able to enter the member section. Again club dues are based on a calendar year 1/1 – 12/31. I had to send out at least 100 past due cards this year, send your dues in early, save me time and the club postage. It was decided at the board meeting, that the club will give members until the show to pay their dues. Many members send their reservations with their membership. But if you forget or elect to pay after the show there will be a $5 charge for having extra time and monies spent on having to send out postcards. If you need a membership form they are on the website or I’ll send one to you. If you’re unsure of how far in advance you’ve paid your dues, give me a call. Those of you with snail mail the year you paid through is on your label. If you haven't received your fobs for 2012 please let me know. As the newsletter editor I’m always looking for any articles, bio‘s, pictures of collections any ideas, something you’d like to see in the newsletter, [email protected]. As you can see by this newsletter that I put in what I had done though the season. Call with any questions or you need information. Louise Harting-440-238-7277 or [email protected] Articles from the Internet, Keith Haddock, Earthmover Encyclopedia, misc. sources. Page 5 Brockway Pictures from a Vintage Truck Show in Ashland, Ohio Truck & Fob Dodge Brothers Fob & Front of Vintage Fob Truck Early 1900’s Model T & Colored Model T Fob Hopto Fob & Hopto Mounted On an old White Truck Hopto’s came On both tires or tracks Mack Trucks On of our most Popular trucks From the past Mack Fob Page 6 Jerry Diana at the Vintage Truck Show Standing in front of a White Truck & White Fob In June there’s a traveling tractor show in Ontario, Canada, here are from L: John Carrington, Bill Mitchell, & Hugh Freeman at Jim Heislip’s Museum in Nell’s Corners This is just part of Jim’s collection, he has numerous buildings and an many outside displays This is a scale model of an old steam tractor One of the thousands of items at Jim’s Museum pertaining to old tractors and farm machinery Thanks to Bruce Jordan & Hugh Freeman for the fobs pictured on Page 5, 6 Railroad History Page 7 WORTH READING A little known bit of railroad history! As Paul Harvey would have said. “and now you know the rest of the story.” A little know bit of railroad history! Even if you didn’t work for the railroad this story has an interest for all. Read to the end! Train Station Watches Were Just the Beginning if you were in the market for a watch in 1880, would you know where to get one? You would go to a store, right? Well, of course you could do that, but if you wanted one that was cheaper and a bit better than most of the store watches, you went to the train station! Sound a bit funny? Well, for about 500 towns across the northern United States, that’s where the best watches were found. Why were the best watches found at the train station? The railroad company wasn’t selling the watches, not at all. The telegraph operator was. Most of the time the telegraph operator was located in the railroad station because the telegraph lines followed the railroad tracks from town to town. It was usually the shortest distance and the right-of-ways had already been secured for the rail lines. Most of the station agents were also skilled telegraph operators and that was the primary way that they communicated with the railroad. They would know when trains left the previous station and when they were due at their next station. And it was the telegraph operator who had the watches. As a matter of fact they sold more of them than almost all the stores combined for a period of about 9 years. This was all arranged by “Richard”, who was a telegraph operator himself. He was on duty in the north Redwood, Minnesota train station one day when a load of watches arrived from the east. It was a huge crate of pocket watches. No one ever came to claim them. So Richard sent a telegram to the manufacturer and asked them what they wanted to do with the watches. The manufacturer didn’t want to pay the freight back, so they wired Richard Pocket Watches evolved from clockwatches, called Nuremberg Eggs”, worn on to see if he could sell them. chains around the neck. Example: by Peter So Richard did. He sent a Henlein, 1510, Germanisches National wire to every agent in the system asking them if they wantMuseum Nuremberg ed a cheap, but good, pocket watch. He sold the entire case in less than two days and at a handsome profit. That started it all. He ordered more watches from the watch company and encouraged the telegraph operators to set up a display case in the station offering high quality watches for a cheap price to all the travelers. It worked! It didn’t take long for the word to spread and, before long, people other than travelers came to the train station to buy watches. Richard became so busy that he had to hire a professional watch maker to help him with the orders. That was Alvah. And the rest, as they say, is history. The business took off and soon expanded to many other lines of dry goods. Richard and Alvah left the train station and moved their company to Chicago — and it’s still there. IT’S A LITTLE KNOWN FACT that for awhile in the 1880’s, the biggest watch retailer in the country was at the train station. It all started with a telegraph operator: Richard Sears and his partner Alvah Roebuck! Sears & Roebuck. Show Displays Thank you to all who brought their displays It was nice to see the tables full as you can see a lot of work is put into displaying such a variety of Watch Fobs From L: William Hollyday, Dennis Parker, Bob Dery Ura Stutzman and Verba Stutzman From L: Doug Leikala, ?, Butch Jordan, ? From L: ?, Al Fleeger, Joe Hnatkovich In pic: Bill Duff, John Lawrence, George English, Jim Owensby From L: Greg Counsell, Duane Counsell From L: Mike Stiles, Tom Trenka, Dale Rantz Right: Don Singer CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF WATCH FOB COLLECTORS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Dues: $15.00 Name: ___________________________________________________ NEW RENEWAL Address: ______________________________________________________ MEMBER NO. _____________ Tele # and _____________________________ City: __________________ State: _________ Zip: _________ E-Mail Address ________________________ Send U.S. Check or U.S. Money Order to: WM. (Bill) Mitchell, 2 Elm Drive, Stoney Creek, ONT, L8G 3B4 Or U.S. members: CAOWFC Box 670, Sanborn, NY 14132-0670 Phone: 905-664-4576 or [email protected] Raffle Ticket Winners Ed Beoshanz the winner of the Best of Show Display 49th IWFAI Show April 25, 26, 27, 2013 Crowne Plaza Hotel Middleburg Hgts., OH In Memoriam It is with great regret that we report the passing of the following members: Ralph Tolman Union Gap, WA Our condolences are extended to the families and friends The Midwest Watch Fob Collectors is no longer is existence but they do have both member and show fobs for sale going back to 1997. If you are interested in purchasing any of their fobs contact: John Gruhlke W. 234 S. 6360 Big Bend Road Waukesha, WI 53189 262-662-3543 [email protected] 1st PRIZE Kaytlin Straley Poughkeepsie, NY 2nd PRIZE Kenneth MacKintosh Southampton, NJ 3RD PRIZE Butch Jordan Pahrump, NV 4th PRIZE William Watterson Delaware, OH Fob Registration Raffle M. Rousch Strafford, NH Winner of 2 Fobs & a Buck drawing William Hollyday Toledo, OH BEST OF SHOW Ed Beoshanz Davis, CA CLASSIC DISPLAY Hugh Freeman Strongsville, OH $30 Prize for the Member Traveling 650 Miles or More Bob Dery Beverly, MA $30 for the Member Attending their 1st Show Greg Counsell Cresco, IA Who sold the Most Tickets Winner Raymond Williams Browns Summit, NC Belt Buckles $10.00 or 2 for $18.00 Postage $3.00 for 2 EMBROIDERED HATS FOR SALE 40th Anniversary Hats – Navy Blue Pique/Mesh Poly Hats – $10.00 Items for Sale Great looking Hats Embroidered Hats Now – $13.00 Black Golf Hat White Golf Hat Khaki/Denim Denim FOR SALE Hoover’s Guide Book - $24.00 Addendum - $6.00 Postage - $3.50 Is it Original or a Reproduction - $7.00 includes postage 45 Year of IWFAI History– A booklet on how the club got started and a lot of wonderful member Interviews - $5.00 plus $1.50 postage Member List - Address/telephone/e-mail address’ $5.00 includes postage CONTACT FOR THIS PAGE Louise Harting 18458 Boston Road Strongsville, Oh 44136 freem ansspec@hotm ail.com or 440-238-7277 Page 12 IWFAI Club Buckles & Fobs For Sale Resale ART – includes postage Member Fobs $9.00 Each 1990 1991 1993 1997 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Show Fobs $7.00 Each 1982 1990 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Resin Buckles—$12.00 postage included 1990 Member/Show 1991 Member/Show 1993 Member/Show 1994 Member 1995 Member/Show 1996 Member 1997 Member/Show 1999 Member/Show 2000 Member/Show 2001 Member/Show 2002 Member/Show 2003 Member/Show 2004 Member/Show 2005 Member/Show 2006 Member/Show 2007 Member/Show 2008 Member/Show 2009 Member/Show 2010 Member/Show 2011 Member/Show 2012 Member/Show Supplies are limited – order quickly to avoid disappointment 25th Annual Northeast Watch Fob Show October 29, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Comfort Inn – Kiwanis Road & Rt. 93 – West Hazleton, PA. 570-455-9300 2009 Show Fobs only will be available at the show and by mail NO SETS 1 Fob Postage included $13.00 Fobs from previous Shows Sets are 4-colors Left: 13th – 2000 – Sets $15.00 – Show $5.00 – James W. Flett Right: 17th – 2004 – Show only – $6.00 – Euclid Left: 18th – 2005 – Sets – $20.00 – Show $6.00 – Liebherr Right: 19th – 2006 – Sets – $20.00 – Show $6.00 – Erie Left: 21st – 2008 – Sets – $20.00 – Show – $6.00 Atlantic Steam Shovel Postage for previous show fobs 1 Fob $2.80 1 Set – $3.00 1 Fob & 1 Set – $3.50 Make Checks Payable to: Paul Kuntz, 131 Dean Street, Beaver Meadows, PA 18216 FMI: 570-459-0881 Page 14 Welcome New Members Asphalt Paving Company - Summerfield, NC Dave Knutzen - Kent, WA Tom Flerlage - Maple City, MI Mickey Zimmer - North Haledon, NJ T. A. Fuchs - Moyock, NC Ron Giza - Mountain Top, PA Bud Rockefeller - Jackson, NJ Dennis L. Engle - Reynoldsville, PA Joe Franchino - N. Royalton, OH Glenn E. Miller - Griswold, CT George Van Der Plaats - Midland Park, NJ Hal Cowell - Glenview, IL Bob Gagne - Kitchener, Ont. Canada Joe Gillengerten - Medinah, IL Wayne V. Love - Dennis, MA Sam Schultz - Mishawaka, IN Eric S. Snyder - Montville, OH Neil Dougan - Jackson, MO Duane E. O'Rear - Centerview, MO Ed Krakowski - Carver, MA Chris Laverty - Lansing, MI Joseph Clemente - Nashua, NH L.W. Parker - Dewittville, NY Mario J. Torres - Columbia, MD Daryle Welker - Clifton Springs, NY Mark King - Tucson, AZ David Goya - San Mateo, CA Stephen Ulwick - Wakefield, MA Mike McFee - Delta, B.C., Canada Joseph Thayer - Sutton, WV Dennis R. Jones - Sidney, OH Jesse Welch - Loganville, GA Frank Bluestein - Dedham, MA Welcome Back Christina, Kevin, Mike McGinty - Sonoma, CA IWFAI Classified Rates Following are the Classified Rates For the IWFAI Newsletter: Business Card Ad: 1/4 Page Ad: 1/2 Page Ad: Full Page Ad: $ 5.00 $15.00 $30.00 $60.00 Please contact the club if you wish to advertise in the Newsletter. The money collected from advertising will be used to defray the cost of the Newsletter. Any member, organization or individual may advertise in the Newsletter. Final Date for the next newsletter: December 15, 2012 2012 Watch Fob Price Guides Stay up to date with fob price changes If your Hoover’s or Reese’s price guides Are over two years old you should consider updating 2012 Hoover’s Price Guide…$14.00 - U.S. Funds $17.00 - Canadian Funds 2012 Reese’s Price Guide…$10.00 - U.S. Funds $13.00 - Canadian Funds Price includes post age. All p rice upd ates co me f rom private auctions & f ro m inte rnet auctions sites Is it time to dispose of a collection? Get that “Best Value” for your collection. Private auctions run, that deal with f ob collectors only Internet auctions, of collections, also available Collection appraisals conducted. For more information on disposal auctions And appraisals please contact… William (Bill) Mitchell 2 Elm Drive Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, L8G 3B4 Or by internet at [email protected] FOR SALE Allis-Chalmers HD5 Only 100 Made [email protected] IWFAI Send $10.00 plus $2for forShipping/Handling shipping & handling Send $12.00 Hugh Freeman 18458 Boston Road Strongsville, Oh 44136 [email protected] or 440-238-7277 We are currently in the business of having fobs made, so if you’re interested please contact us. International Watch Fob Association c/o Louise Harting 18458 Boston Road Strongsville, OH 44136
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