Yesterday's Auction

John B.

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I went to a local auction in town yesterday. This man had a small engine repair business back in the 1960-70's era. When I got there a friend of mine said, come here John I want to show you something. He showed me this picture that had a farm scene on it. It was originally folded up the size of a magazine. Well my friend bought it and paid $160 for it. A guy came up afterward and said he had one like it and on the reverse side is a city scene. This was large in size as you can tell by my friend's hand on the left upper corner holding the picture. There was also a metal sign with an old Gleaner E combine pictured. This lighted sign fixture was apprx 4" deep and 24" x 14". I didn't stick around to see what the gleaner sign brought. My dad had and used a Gleaner E for years. It was his first and only self propelled combine.
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I forgot to put in the description that at the bottom of this picture it read.
Published by American Encyclopedia 1957.
 
Interesting. I've seen the Gleaner cut-away in literature, but never in a big picture like that.
The artists concept is also interesting. A modern single story "ranch" style farm house? Not around here! A modern barn, but designed to handle loose hay? And what appears to be a boy on a horse, instead of handling bales? Definitely not around here!
 
My Dad's first combine was an E. Then He bought a brand new A. I drove the A almost as much as he did. They all ways seemed easy to work on.
Ron
 
Did you have to slid up into the back and change the the wood straw walker bearings.
Ron
 
It all looks familier to me except for the horses. And what looks to be a rabbit under the womans pail. A .22 would have took care of him. Our farm would of had ducks to go along with the geese, turkeys and chickens. Still have a hard time eating watery chicken from the store vs farm fresh. Don't miss plucking turkey feathers though.
 
(quoted from post at 08:01:03 12/02/12) Interesting. I've seen the Gleaner cut-away in literature, but never in a big picture like that.
The artists concept is also interesting. A modern single story "ranch" style farm house? Not around here! A modern barn, but designed to handle loose hay? And what appears to be a boy on a horse, instead of handling bales? Definitely not around here!

I noted how hard the guy on the wagon is pushing. Only two feet between the bales. Also the height of the floor in the loft, and that the wagon is backed up to the elevator instead of along side.
 
Oh yeah! Did it on a M also. A nice job to be finished with. A better job for younger types.
 
That wagon guy can't keep that pace up very long.
You can do it for the first few bales off the wagon
but once you have to start carrying them half way
from the other end of the wagon he will slow down.
 
Mom is wearing 1950s clothing so the 1950s ranch house fits right in.
Walt
PS mother built a ranch style house in 1943/4 so they do go back alway.
 

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