white halftrack
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When my father was a child he remember playing in his grandfathers barn and seeing parts of an old stove in the early 50s but did not think much of it Fast forward 50 60 years. The home site had been sold but the old barn was still there. My wife and I wanted a barn on our land and purchased the barn because of the history and the fact that many family events had been written on the walls down the generations. From Calvin goes to war 1942 to Bessie had two calves was written there. We labeled it and paid the Amish to take it down and store it in a semi trailer until we are ready
Back on story. My dad remembered the stove and purchased it back not knowing what was there. When he started pulling the pieces out of the loft it became apparent that it was not a normal stove. No one in the family had any idea where it came from and any history on it. The family did not seem to have an excess of money that would have warranted this stove especially to own and not use it. Dad and mom decided to have it restored and broken pieces rewelded. This was completed and here is the final product. No one still has any idea this was there and why. They remember some pieces up there but that?s it. Thought I would show some pics.
Back on story. My dad remembered the stove and purchased it back not knowing what was there. When he started pulling the pieces out of the loft it became apparent that it was not a normal stove. No one in the family had any idea where it came from and any history on it. The family did not seem to have an excess of money that would have warranted this stove especially to own and not use it. Dad and mom decided to have it restored and broken pieces rewelded. This was completed and here is the final product. No one still has any idea this was there and why. They remember some pieces up there but that?s it. Thought I would show some pics.
