Good Morning Bruce, Brings back some great memories of one of the last Baltimore shows up in the hotel, where I had a PHE 410 that sure looked like the one you have pictured. I had it on the arm from an elderly fellow out near Lancaster, Pa. for $375 and I was always at the table with Paul Carson and Bob Purska in those early Baltimore days, so I took it down for Paul, and he said "lay it on the table" for $595. As I remember, it sold Saturday morning for $550 and I had hit a home run with a kool $175 profit. (Thinking back; tongues were really wagging, as everyone appreciated the small bore's rarity and the HIGH price paid, Ha!) Remember, my dual quad, small block '56 Delivery with OD got over 20 mpg and gas was 5 gallons for a buck at the Merit Station in P-Burg, NJ., and the motel out to the west of Baltimore was ~$6.00 a night, so that was a great day for a recently returned GI. Ahhhhhh, the good old days.
Around that same time period, I also had a AAHE 28ga on the arm for $2000 and Paul gave me a 100 bucks for my troubles of finding and picking it up in NY and bringing it down to W. Va. He sold it to a friend somewhere in Va. on the phone while I was visiting with him that weekend and he gave me an additional 50 bucks. Early Baltimore memories include the time when Paul had a choice A-1S, an Optimus, and a FE Fox, all killer condition 12's on his Baltimore table, and the sign said $1500 your choice. The A-1S and the FE ended up in upstate NY ($1500 was out of my league so I missed the FE) and I don't know where the Optimus disappeared to. I still know where the FE resides. Around the same time, an orig. 26" 20ga. Krupp FE Fox showed up at the Greensburg show for $1250 and I couldn't fund it either. Sorry if I have jacked this thread but I could go on all day about the early days when my passions were for my sweetheart, still married after 48 years, fast racecars, grouse hunting, and Ansley's finest. Hmmmmm, still the same passions! Life is Good and May Everyone Have An Outstanding Day. Tom
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