Quick update.  I've been making some progress on the Derby & Ball Co. complex - as you can see, the basic walls of the "mai...

Logo from a 1934-vintage Derby & Ball scythe handle. I haven't been able to turn up a lot of detail on the Derby & Ball Co.,...

It's no surprise that my blog post " Hoarding, Collecting or Savvy Buying" is one of the most popular on this blog. Most mode...

Derby and Ball wood shop is visible to the left side of this Phil Hastings photo. The smoke is obscuring everything but  the smokestack on...