W.O. Rowley was dealing Parkers in Dallas well before Herchel. Sold the A1-Special 28-gauge two-barrel set to Clem Buckman in California for $3000.
Jimmy Austin's wormy cherry paneled barn at Kittery Point was a favorite shop of mine for looks, and for some time David Trevillion had his workshop there. I bought my No. 2 NID 28-gauge from Jim. A year or two later I was at the Syracuse show and he had a big display there. Invited me to sit with him and share a libation and his big ice chest full of ice and shrimp. Treated me like his long-lost friend from the old country! Always wondered if he had me confused with someone with money!
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