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Antique stretcher. #4752457 11/19/14 11:12 PM 11/19/14 11:12 PM
Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 311 Fredericksburg/luckenbach.TX S Sterling133 OP trapper
Sterling133 OP trapper S Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 311 Fredericksburg/luckenbach.TX	My grandpa gave me this stretcher and it is probaly over 100 years old if I had to guess.i don't know if it's home made or a certain brand but any info would be appreciated.Thanks! Type one diabetic. 15 year old short liner of the hill country! Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas...

Re: Antique stretcher. [Re: Sterling133] #4752668 11/20/14 04:29 AM 11/20/14 04:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,699 north Idaho W wissmiss trapper
wissmiss trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,699 north Idaho	Abingdon brand. At least I think that is how it is spelled. Not sure when and where they were made. Came in 5 sizes, with the muskrat size being the most common. www.usedtraps.com Please check out my updated inventory of Native American books.

Re: Antique stretcher. [Re: Sterling133] #4754839 11/21/14 01:21 PM 11/21/14 01:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,402 Iowa P PaulB trapper
PaulB trapper P Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,402 Iowa	FROM A 1922 FUNSTEN TRAPPERS SUPPLY CATALOG I HAVE FOUND THESE STRETCHERS VERY HARD TO SELL,,WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LARGEST ONE,,AND I HAVE ONLY HAD A FEW OF THOSE

Re: Antique stretcher. [Re: Sterling133] #4758067 11/23/14 03:44 PM 11/23/14 03:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 311 Fredericksburg/luckenbach.TX S Sterling133 OP trapper
Sterling133 OP trapper S Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 311 Fredericksburg/luckenbach.TX	Thanks for the info! We have a few dozen and always wondered what they were. Type one diabetic. 15 year old short liner of the hill country! Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas...

Re: Antique stretcher. [Re: Sterling133] #4773352 12/01/14 10:24 PM 12/01/14 10:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,514 Woodhull, Illinois 77 J Jim Bethell trapper
Jim Bethell trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,514 Woodhull, Illinois 77	Abingdon brand, made in Abingdon, IL. About all I know about them.

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