Discover the early years of ERTL farm toys with 15 reprinted ERTL catalogs from 1962 to 1973, including ERTL-Kins, first Model Kits and the collector 1970 catalog.
Your order includes a clear overlay binder to hold the catalogs and an autographed picture of Fred Ertl III.
Old Farm A History
$
29.95
by Jerry Apps
One of the Midwest's best-loved storytellers shares his most personal story. InOld Farm, Jerry Apps combines history, memoir, and call to action as he describes Roshara, the central Wisconsin farm where he and his family have spent more than forty years reaping the benefits of a close relationship to the land.
Jerry takes readers along as he unearths his land's history, from the last great glacier that dug out its valleys and formed its hills, through early land surveys and first settlers, to today. He describes the Menominee Indians who hunted, fished, and lived on this land for hundreds for years and introduces the succession of owners who tried but ultimately failed to make a living on this hardscrabble farm. Along the way Jerry chronicles his family's efforts - always earnest, if sometimes ill-advised - to restore an old granary into living space, develop a productive vegetable garden, mange the woodlots, reestablish a prairie, support a population of endangered Karner blue butterflies, and enjoy nature's sounds and silences.
Along with historic photos, maps, and documents, Old Farm features stunning color photographs by Jerry's son Steve Apps, capturing the beauty of the farm in all seasons and hinting at the spiritual gifts that are the true bounty of life at Roshara.
Central to Jerry Apps's work is his belief that the land is something to cherish and revere, to leave for future generations in better condition than we found it. Like Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac, Jerry's loving tribute to his own piece of land sounds an inspirational call to readers to preserve wild and rural places.
Looking Back, 25 Years of Toy Farmer History
$
10.00
Looking Back, 25 Years of Toy Farmer History is a 100-page full-color soft-bound book explaining how the company and the National Farm Toy Show got started, history of Toy Farmer toys produced and much more!
Rust Book, Second Edition
$
19.95
This is the ultimate auction book and the only guide you'll need, guaranteed. Auction guru Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson has compiled over 9,600 auction prices covering all types of antique and classic tractors, implements, and trucks. No estimates, no guesses, no rules of thumb were used to arrive at these prices. This is an accumulation of the actual prices collectors have paid for machinery from the 1920s through the 1970s over the past 2 1/2 years.
And to assist in your search for old iron, we've also included the most complete listing of serial numbers by tractor make ever assembled, along with Nebraska Tractor Test results. This culmination of facts is just the ticket for anyone trying to put a price on old iron. Armed with this book, you can finally put a realistic limit on your final bid or a reasonable value to your collection.
This is a 416-page, soft-cover book that measures 5 1/4" x 8 3/8".
This book is related to real equipment, not toys.
The Travels of Increase Joseph - soft cover
$
19.95
by Jerry Apps Plum Falls, New York, 1940s: Dismissed from Harvard Divinity School for his liberal views, Increase Joseph Link arrives home with a heavy heart.
He gives up his dream of becoming a minister to settle for life on the farm, until the day he is struck by lightning and hears a voice telling him to rise and speak.
Heeding that voice, Increase becomes a preacher, advocating for environmental protection and the end of slavery and war. His growing band of followers calls itself the Standalone Fellowship, and they accompany him on his move west to Wisconsin, to a place of better land and opportunity.
This soft cover book contains 270 pages and is 5 1/2" by 8 1/2".
Limited Quantities! Purchase now or call 1-800-533-8293 or (701) 883-5206 w/your credit card!
Humor From The Country
$
16.95
by Jerry Apps
Life during the early to mid-20th century is often seen as a time of backbreaking work for meager returns. Often, the strength and resiliency of family and neighbors are overlooked. In Humor From The Country, master storyteller Jerry Apps gives us insights into the lighter side of country life. This soft-cover book has 160 pages and black/white photos.
Limited Quantities! Purchase now or call 1-800-533-8293 or (701) 883-5206 w/your credit card!