I was sent this e-mail from Larry Nicholson. This lady contacted him and he in turn contacted me.
May be a good lead for someone in the area.
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> Mr. Nick,
>
> A friend of mine is hoping you may have a trusted source in my area
> Philadelphia - NewYork - Baltimore that could examine a wooden reel.
>
> He recently found that Arbogast had maybe produced ten prototypes made in
> wood in the 1940's. My friend thinks he might have been given one in a
> very fair trade with the value of the Hula Popper unbeknownst to the the
> other party.
>
> Do you have any sources in this area? Do you know of any book or maybe
> website that I can go to that would detail what to look for to better
> identfy this item?
>
> Any help is GREATLY appreciated!
>
> regards,
>
> Margie Rifenbark
>
