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Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, UPDATE

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:33 am
by dobro1956
UPDATE : The catalogs are done, They turned out nice. Now for the bad news. The wife says it is vacation time. So, as soon as I get the trailer loaded up, and the "house sitter" shows up, we are leaving this week and will be "off grid and off line" for about three weeks. I will not have time to process anything. I think I have enough for everyone who posted below. I will contact each person when I get back. (approx mid to late October). I will do another run when I get this run done. I will then move to classifieds for that run. Thanks again for showing so much interest.

ADDED NOTE: I have maxed out for the first run. Please wait about posting for a catalog till after I take care of this first run batch. There is more interest than I thought. :) :) , ............

Original Post ....... (before updates)
I finally acquired another Stevens catalog. They are very hard to find, and even harder to find one that is for sale. . It is what most folks consider the 1928 version. Stevens was bought out by Walden Worcester in late 1926. This is the catalog they put out after the buy out. It has most all the Stevens tools that were in the earlier catalog I re-printed several months ago,, and several tools that are in no other catalog that I know of. Most of them I have never seen in print before. I will post a few pic of some of the different tools. But I can not show all of them here. This catalog also has the Walden Worcester line of tools. Walden tools were not near the useable quality of the Stevens tools. Walden really stepped up their game when they acquired Stevens. Even though the Walden tools are not really as useful to us today, they are very collectable. This catalog will show what each Walden tool number is used for. There is also a small section of tools for the new Model A that just came out. There are a few pages of tools for Dodge, Chevy, Buick ect. It appears that Walden/Stevens was trying to widen their market in 1928. There is not much of the "other makes" tools. Most of the catalog will apply to our Model Ts. A lot of the Walden tools were considered to be useable on most all cars and trucks, so they are shown as "standard" tools even though they are some of the the same tools shown in the Model T section. This catalog is a very good reference for taking to a swap meet. The catalog is about 4 by 8-1/2 inch and has 96 pages not counting the covers.

Like the last catalog I had to decide how much photo shop time that the printer did to fix imperfections that were in my old, dirty. torn, very brittle original catalog. I had the worst tears photo shopped out and also had the name of the distributor removed from the cover. I did that as a way to not hurt the value of the very few original catalogs that survive. The distributors name was usually stamped on the cover by the distributor using their own stamps anyway. So there are still a few stains and minor imperfections that were not removed to try and keep the costs within reason. We have not decided on weather or not to punch the hole for the string yet. So the final copies may or may not have the hole ...

The page numbers in the 2 page pictures below are of a page in the front of the book and a page in the back of the book. It is just the way they are printed to make a book. I was too lazy to separate the pages for all the pictures I posted here. :) :)

The catalog I show in the pictures is just the "proof" copy, I will be able to figure the actual cost after the printer gets the first run done. I think they will be about 20.00 each including shipping.

Ill post them for sale in the classifieds like I did last time when they are done. Due to covid slow downs at the printer, It may be a month or so till I will have them ready. Thanks for all the interest in these little "side projects" I seem to get caught up in ...
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Re: Reprinting another Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:34 am
by dobro1956
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Re: Reprinting another Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:36 am
by dobro1956
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Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:38 am
by George Hand
Donnie, Put me on the list, I will take one. George

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:36 am
by rays22t
I'll take one also Donnie! Thanks Ray

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:52 am
by Bill Anziani
I'll also be interested in one. Thank you for your efforts

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:34 am
by Hap_Tucker
Donnie,

Yes, please put me down for one. Your previous one is a great help to anyone that needs to figure out what that tool does etc.

Also for some of us that sometimes get pulled away from the forum and especially the for sale section -- would you also please post a note on this thread when you put the note on the for sale area? The forum will send us an e-mail saying "check the post" or something like that. And we are much less likely to miss them.

Thank you again for making a very helpful catalog available to our hobby.

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:45 am
by perry kete
I would also like a copy of the Stevens catalog please.

Denny

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:58 am
by sweet23
Donnie, I got your first one, I guess I better have this one as well. put me down for a copy. Thank you, Darryl Bobzin

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:05 am
by flatbroke3
please put me down for a catalog. the last one you did was fantastic. I would like to thank you in advance for your efforts on making these available to us common folk.
Harold III

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:58 am
by RajoRacer
Appreciate the "date" info Donnie - I have 2 originals of that catalog & wasn't sure about the time frame.

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:21 pm
by Jack Putnam, in Ohio
Add me to the list. Hopefully I will see the ad in the classifieds when available.

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:26 pm
by Piewagon
Donnie:

Please put me down for one of them.

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:42 pm
by Junk poor
I’ll take one.
Thanks

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:57 pm
by rofirestone
Put my name on the list for one. Thanks. Roy

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 4:18 pm
by tonny
Donnie,

please put me on the list for one.

Thank You

Anthony

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 4:53 pm
by FordFool
You can put me down for one. Thanks Don

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:31 pm
by Ahr
I would be interested in a copy.

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:41 pm
by Steve Robbins
Put me on the list when you get to it!!!THANKS STEVE

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:26 am
by Jem
Yes please.

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:04 am
by Plankhill
Yes I will take one

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:39 am
by Pops
Put me on the list--POPS

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:14 am
by V4F
I will take one.

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:24 am
by pre15dale
Donnie, please put me down for one. Dale

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:49 am
by 23ford
one please

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:53 am
by stanleyman
Hi Donnie,

Please add my name to the list for a copy of this catalog.

Thanks, Bill

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 4:20 pm
by Andy Loso
Yes. Please

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:30 pm
by KMorford
I'm pretty sure I could scrape up $20 for something that cool. Yup!!

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:03 pm
by pcarreras
I would like to get one also. Paul Carreras

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, any interest ????

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:38 pm
by dmdeaton
Yes please

Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, UPDATE

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:37 pm
by dobro1956
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Re: Reprinting another version of Stevens catalog, UPDATE

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:29 am
by Dan B
Put me down for one!