The Old Dealership

Ande · Nov 24, 2015

Going through some old pictures after selling my parents home, and ran into this picture that I just took a picture of. It shows my Dad's dealership in around 1958-59, the building was around 10 years old, and you can see the 100 series, swathers and plows, and even a couple trades, or customers. A "L" and "G4". Joe was a Case man through and through.

Don Rudolph · Nov 24, 2015

Dan,

That sure is a dandy picture of the dealership. In all my interviews with old Case dealers, even if they were really ticked off at Racine, the dealers were Case men, through and through. Thanks for finding and posting this picture. Don

NickatKY · Nov 24, 2015

Great Picture,
I like to study these old dealer pics. They really tell a story!
Thanks for posting.
Nick

CKRICHARD · Nov 25, 2015

Thanks for sharing, love the picture of old dealer and old farming.

1370rod · Nov 25, 2015

Dan the picture is a wonderful bit of history and great to see. Has to be really special with the family ties. Thanks for sharing, Rod.

Adirondack case guy · Nov 25, 2015

Neat pic Dan. I have some old ones of our dealership also . I often think back at what the total value of the whole goods inventory might have been similar to what is in your pic. Today a 60HP tractor would cost the dealer more than everything in the yard.
, back then.
Loren

Ronald in NWMO · Nov 25, 2015

Nice picture. The good ole days. I bet it brings back a lot of memories for you. Thanks for posting

Ande · Nov 25, 2015

Nick,if you look really close at the back of the concrete building there is combine headers.

Ande · Nov 25, 2015

Yea Don, your right, and my Dad didn't like to take any sh_t from a suit, he had been with the Patton around Bastogne, and it was hard to intimidate him. I use to ask him about the "King Tigers", and he would say, listen, if Patton had supplies we were moving. Thanks for your post old friend

Ande · Nov 25, 2015

I had this picture framed for him, and they had it in the dining room! It hung there till I took it down this summer, to get the house ready for sale.
It was there home from 1956 till we sold it the beginning of this month. That was hard, but time marches on.

Ande · Nov 25, 2015

You old friends that posted here remember the relationships these dealers had with their customers, sure some probably were not the best, but mostly all good. I remember a gold pen my Dad gave away for Christmas, and they were one dollar a piece, and us kids didn't even get one, they were only to the customers that as Dad would say pay the bills. They came in and bought all they could from him, and he wouldn't forget that. Dad also instructed my Mother, to buy all groceries, and any other items in town.

No cell phones, texts, smart phones or lap tops, you guys know, when people had conversations.
Thanks to all of you for posting kind words

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