816-Lancastw Farming, Saturday, October 21, 2000
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QUESTION Thomas Stackhouse, Severn,
Md., wants the name of a person or business
that deals in antique cookstoves and parlor
heaters. He also wants to know where to have
items nickel plated in the Pennsylvania and
Maryland area.
QUESTION Garth Horlacher, Drums, wants
to know where to find replacement parts for
long wooden handled farm tools such as a
three-prong hay fork and walk behind plows
and cultivators. He also needs wood parts to
repair a cradle-type scythe.
QUESTION Anna Bryan, Oxford, N.J.,
wants to know where to find four No. 12 two
pointed knitting needles to knit socks. She was
told no one knits socks anymore. Can anyone
offer ideas or another way to knit the socks
without using four two-pointed needles?
QUESTION - Raymond Fisher, 531 Millheim
Narrows, Rebersbrug, PA 16872, needs a
coarse cutting plate for a New Triumph meat
grinder. Plate size is V^xS-inches.
QUESTION A Manheim reader needs a lid to
the large green Tupperware canister set. Will
buy th whole set of just the large green lid. Call
(717) 665-4198.
QUESTION - L. Fisher, 7622 N. Moscow
Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365 wants to buy a copy
of National Geographic Aug. 1965.
QUESTION Jake Derstine, Mapleton
Depot, wants to purchase a used tabletop
cream separator in good working condition for
a reasonable price. It can be either a manual or
electric model.
QUESTION If anyone is interested getting
together with a group of people to share in
formation on loom weaving, knitting, and quilt
ing, send your name and address to Lisa Weav
er, 529 W. Siddonsburg Rd., Dillsburg, PA
17019.
QUESTION Kenton Lavy, Arcanum, Ohio,
would like to purchase an out-of-print book,
“Plow Peddlar,” by Walt Buescher. The book in
cludes stories by Walt when he worked for
Allis-Chalmers Corp. Call Lavy at (937)
692-8215.
QUESTION Roberta Goldsbough, York, is
looking for an old type of mountain pie maker
used in camping. The type wanted is round and
the pies look tier shaped when cooked, not the
smooth round ones. Call her at (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION Roberta Goldsbough, York, has
old Golden books to sell. Cali (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION A reader wants a set of Flexi
blocks to complete a set for her son. The
blocks are similar to Lego bricks. Call (717)
656-8549.
QUESTION Gregory Badger, 3835 Hallam
Ave. Collegevilie, PA, wants to buy a large size
T-shirt with the graphics and cartoons depict
ing River Rats, a good-natured group of people
who enjoy water sports in the Harrisburg area.
He writes that the shirts are colorful and fun to
look at.
QUESTION A Kutztown reader wants to
buy a good gas tank for a 1969 VW Camper
bus. Contact Tim Cherrington, 5 Deer Run Rd.,
Kutztown, PA 19530.
QUESTION Mary Ann Martin, Denver,
writes that a school needs 12 copies of “New
Songs of inspiration,” Vol. 11 Song Books. The
book is deep red with gold lettering.
QUESTION Mrs. Amos S. Kauffman wants
to know if anyone has the pattern “Abundance”
in Correlle dishes to sell. She would like to
have four to eight cups and saucers plus some
other pieces. Contact her at 1860 Cambridge
Rd., Honey Brook, PA 19344.
QUESTION Cathy Strine, Dover, wants in
formation and history on a Cambridge
4-hamess loom made by Reed Loom Co.,
Springfield, Ohio. When the loom was pur
chased, it was not fully assembled.
QUESTION A reader would like to buy
used 2-quart canning jars. Call (717) 859-2802.
QUESTION Art Burt wants a manual for a
Mighty Mac tiller with a 7 horsepower engine.
QUESTION Diane Morris wants to know if
anyone has a quern or a hand-powered corn
mill. Please call her at (610) 498-2271.
QUESTION - Bruce Middlekauff, Bel Aire,
Md., is looking for a 19205’ or 19305’ cast iron
bird bath approximately 3 or 5 feet in diameter.
Bruce is willing to pay a good price. Call him
collect at (410) 879-8039.
QUESTION A lady from Blain would like to
know where she could buy a pulpit Bible cover
10x13x3-inch.
QUESTION Mrs. Robert Lowe, Shermans
Dale, wants the music and words to the song:
“Eleven more months and 10 more days, I’ll be
out of this calaboose.” She writes that this is a
very old song that an older gentleman used to
sing.
QUESTION A reader wants to find a copy
of Larry Benoit’s book, “How To Bag The Big
gest Buck of Your Life.” He also would like to
find wooden molding planes made by E.W. Car
penter, Lancaster.
QUESTION A Shippensburg reader wants
a pattern and instructions to sew a winter
hooded parka in either men’s small or ladies’
medium.
QUESTION Michael Hopkins Jr. would like to
know where he could purchase styrofoam egg
cartons in Jumbo and super Jumbo sizes. He
prefers a Pennsylvania source.
QUESTION - Dale Burkhart is looking for a
lard can lid with the printing: Henry Burkhart
Packing Co. Pure Lard 50 lb. Dayton, Ohio.
Anyone have one they’d like to sell?
QUESTION I. Wenger wants to purchase
the following three books, but he sent no ad
dress. The books are “More All-Of-A-Kind Fam
ily” and “Ali-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown” by Syd
ney Taylor; and “The Four-Story Mistake” by
Elizabeth Enright.
QUESTION E. Sheetz, Fleetwood, wants to
know how to repair a burn mark on a leather
table top or the name of a professional service
that can fix it.
QUESTION M. High wants to know if
there’s anything that will remove black spots
off an iron spatula, which accidentally burned
in a trash fire. The spatula was her mother’s
wedding present.
QUESTION - Robin Baummer needs some
one to repair a braided rug with a 10x10-lnch
section missing. She prefers someone from the
York or Adams County area.
QUESTION - G. Sweitzer wants to know
what chemicals to use for treating wood
damaged/infested by Eastern Subterranean
Termites. Also, what chemicals are used out
side the house and where can they bo pur
chased?
ANSWER - A reader wrote that she and
many other seamstresses often have difficulty
discerning the right and wrong sides of fabric.
She wanted to know if the holes along the edge
of the fabric are punched from the right or
wrong side or if that varies and is not a clear
indicator. An anonymous reader wrote that she
was told the fabric on the bolt is folded with
the right side inside for protection. If you buy
fabric by the yard, it is usually easy to see
which way the fabric was folded on the bolt.
ANSWER - Ruth Novinger, Millersburg, has
been searching for lids to fit pickle Jars pur
chased at grocery stores. Thanks to L. Rei
chert, New Park, and Fred Appel, Paradise, for
writing the the lids can be purchased from
Singing Spring Foods, 810 Vintage Rd., Chris
tiana, PA 17509. The Amish-owned store can
be reached by phone (610) 593-6577 between
8-8:30 a.m. only.
ANSWER Eldon Nash, Mainesburg, has
a 3 /e-inch drive socket and wrench manufac
tored by Husky Tools with several broken sock
ets and rachets that need replacing. George
Wojnar, Mufreesboro, N.C.; Alton Graf; Henry
Arnold, Dillsburg; Fred Appel, Paradise, and
several other people wrote that Home Depot, a
chain store, handles Husky Tools and will re
place those with a lifetime guarantee.
ANSWER Ruth Novinger, Millersburg,
writes that she has been searching for a metal
jar filler that has two strainers and funnel that
can be attached and exchanged on the bottom
of the filler with a metal screw band. Thanks to
Fred Appel, Paradise, for writing that the item
can be purchased from Valley Hardware, 958
Vintage Rd., Christiana, PA 17509. Because it
is an Amish-owned, you can only reach them by
phone (610) 593-7285 between 8 a.m. - 8:30
a.m.
ANSWER Stan Szczepanek, Boyertown,
wanted information about brooding chickens
using a coal-fired brooder. He wants to know
what time of the year to do this, how often the
fire needs to be fed, etc. He’s also looking for a
pamphlet describing the use of a Eureka Colo
ny Brooder. Thanks to Fred Appei, Paradise, for
writing that he has a 180-page book published
many years ago by Kasco Mills that is geared
toward helping the small poultry grower. For
help, call Fred at (717) 442-8160.
ANSWER Jonas Seller, New Holland,
wanted information on raising night crawlers.
Thanks to Deborah Rowland who e-malled that
Boiler should ask for bus bedding at a local
sporting goods store. This can be made from
pulverized unprinted new stock, available at
most newspaper companies. Run through
blender for small quantities. Mix with aged ma
nure. Add good quality worms. It works best to
raise earthworms in a 4x4x12-inch box in a
basement or cool, moist place. Keep slightly
damp. Feed nightly, stale bread spread lightly
with peanut butter and lay spread side down on
beds, about six pieces per bed.
ANSWER For Jonathan Each who needed
lamp parts, Deborah Rowland writes parts are
available from BAR Lamp Parts, McMinnville,
Tenn. Phone (931) 473-3016.
ANSWER Yvonne Groff, 644 Beaver Valley
Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602, writes that she has
a copy of the Lancaster Level Flo Cookbook
wanted by ChaHes Cramer, New Market, Md. It
is in excellent condition and she will send it to
him for $lO if he sends his complete address.
ANSWER Douglas Runkle wanted to know
how to get rust off the inside and outside of an
iron kettle and keep it off. Thanks to Harry Mul
lan, Jarrettsville, Md., for e-mailing that the
rust can be removed with vinegar, a mild acid.
Let the item soak in vinegar a while before
rinsing with water.
ANSWER For the reader who wanted to
know how to remove the odor of mothballs
from an old trunk, a reader wrote that the odor
can be removed by placing a bowl of fresh, dry
coffee grounds in the trunk. Close the lid for
2-3 days. She writes this method also works
well to remove unwanted odors in cars.