QUESTION Teah Weaver, Lebanon, wants to replace pieces to her china pattern Aquarius by Sango-Concion 207, made in Japan. She contacted Replacements, LTD., but the company does-not have QUESTION A Honesdale reader would like to know where to obtain comfrey plant. QUESTION M. Jozarik, Columbia, N.J., would like the address of the dealer or manufacturer of Hardy Outdoor Furnaces, which are made of stain less steel. QUESTION Tom Ehrhart, Annville, is looking for information about the art and craft of making hair wreaths. In particular, he is looking for an individual who can add the present generation of hair into the family’s 150-year-old hair wreath. Call him a 1-800-811-6813. QUESTION Ada Geissinger, Royersford, will pay for a complete set of Readers’ Digest for the years 1954,1956, and 1960. Write to her at 532 S. Lewis Rd., Royersford, PA 19468. QUESTION— C.N. Lockenbilt, Schuylkill Haven is restoring a ANew Idea com husker-shredder. Any information and pictures would be appreciated. Is there a New Idea Restoration Club? QUESTION Daniel Yonosh, Slatington, would like to know where to purchase liquid crow repellent that is used to treat seed com, which deters birds from eating the seed when planted. Does anyone have a homemade formula that works well? QUESTION—Robert Folk of Stewartsville, would like to buy mushroom popcorn seed. He saw it at the state Farm Show caramel com booth. He has raised popcorn for years but can no longer find the original seed that he used. The closest thing that compares with it is the mushroom popcorn variety that he under stands is from some place in Mount Joy. QUESTION Mrs. Allen Schultz, Honesdale. would like to know where to purchase the old type clothespin that has a wire reinforcement around the middle. She used them to make clothes pin dolls and needs more. QUESTION—Mrs. Amos Hoover, Denver, wants to know who to contact about recycling plastic milk jugs into a picnic table. QUESTION—Wayne Urffer wants to setup a net work for bartering goods and services. If you are interested, write to him at 12 Gainor Ave., Maple Shade, NJ 08052. QUESTION A reader would like to purchase a Red Cleopatha sugar bowl. Call (717) 872-8818. QUESTION Charlene Bennett, Clearville, would like to know where to find jump rope sayings, which she has forgotten since childhood. Also, where can she purchase a Chinese jump rope? QUESTION Charlene Bennett, Clearville, wants to know where to purchase an Epilady and replacement parts for Lady Remington's Smooth and Silky. I •jumalab i—« - mm AAAA mam rKninQi asuray, Httwy *§ iflQ^BcS QUESTION A New Tripoli reader has some extremely dirty quilts with wool batting that she wants to clean but doesn’t know how. She is afraid to wash them for fear the wool will felt. Does anyone know the proper method for cleaning quilts with wool batting? QUESTION Grace Stauffer, Port Trevorton, would like words to the song, "God's Keeping the Nightwatch for You and For Me.” QUESTION Rose Diehl, Bloomsburg, would like to know who sells parts for a Biro butcher band saw model #3334, serial #5335. QUESTION—AIta Martin, Denver, has a wooden butter churn infected with wood-borer worms. How can she get rid of the worms? Varnish may work on the outside of the churn, but she doesn't want to use it on the inside because she uses the churn weekly. ANSWER George Musser Jr., Louisa, wanted information on a tiller made by George Garden Tools, Div. of Community Industries Assoc, of Sullivan. The tiller has a 5 hp motor, cast iron drive with wheels fol lowed by three cultivater teeth, much like a horse drawn sideswop. Thanks to Donald Jones, Perkasie, who writes that information appears on it in the sec ond edition of the book "Vintage Garden Tractors” by Dave Baas's. Contact your local library or bookstore. ANSWER Wayne Urffer, Maple Shade, has a Wheeler & Wilson treadle sewing machine that is about 100 years old. Thanks to Greta Rank, Jonestown, who said that she is a member of the I nter national Sewing Machine Collectors Soci ety and has a variety of treadle machines and books. She may be able to help if you call her at (717) 865-6464. ANSWER John Harth, Narrows burg, N.Y., wanted to buy attachments for a Bungarta garden tractor made in Munich, Germany, and meet with other owners of the tractor. Thanks to Donald Jones, Perkasie, who writes that there is a web site on the internet that should be helpful. The address is http://web.inter.NL.Net/hcc/m.hooijberg/i ndex.html. ANSWER John Kreider, New Hol land, collects milk bottles and wanted information about dairies with names such as Berg Doll’s, F.W. Carpentner, Harbison’s, Farmer’s Fairfield, Pearce, and Strassner’s. Thanks to Walter Dill, Media, who wrote that Berg Doll’s was in fact one word—Bergdoll's, located in Upper Chichester Township on Chiches ter Ave, Boothwyn. At one time this was the location of the train station where area farmers drove their wagons to meet the trains and ship cans of milk to Philadelphia via the B&O Railroad. As a child, Walter Dill heard that John Bergdoll decided to forget all the heada ches of meeting trains, shipping, waiting 30 days for payment, and fighting the weather, so he decided to start retailing. The Marcus Hook area had at that point established a respectable industrial com plex with Sun Oil Refinery and American Viscos Corporation. Before and during World War 11, the operation was quite a door to door opera tion in southern Delaware County. During this time the operation was pretty much run by Shorty Baldwin, Doke Gabisera, and his brother Geno. Either one or both of the Gabisera brothers were married into the Bergdoll family. The comer of the farm at Bethel Road and Chichester Avenue became Berg doll’s Field where some very good semi pro baseball was enjoyed in the 19405. The field was sold to a shopping center. The remainder of the farm-plant was sub divided for Mill Road Housing. Dill thinks Shorty Baldwin is dead. Geno Gabisera was killed while working on I-95. The last time, Dill saw Doke Gabiseria, he was route manager for Hy point Dairies in Fairfax, Del. Dill remembers Len Bergdoll, who, he thinks, is a grandson to John Bergdoll, lived on Naman's Cr. Rd. Perhaps more information can be had by contacting Hy point Dairies in Fairfax, Del.
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