List, I have a barrel full of hammer butts and wippens for sale. My late father probably had gotten them from Wurlitzer when the plant in Holly Springs, MS was shut down. They roughly correspond to the compact wippens/butts in the supply house catalogs. I have a jpeg available if anyone wants to see them. There are no backchecks, and I think all the spoons point to the right as you look at the bridle strap wire, tho I don't know for sure because I've only seen the ones at the top of the barrel. The dimensions for the wippens are length 8.6 cm and jack length 5.5 cm. The hammer butts are 5.3 cm from catcher to the edge of the body of the butt, and 5.4 cm from the butt flange to the top of the butt. There are a bunch of them (several hundred), and I was going to burn them Saturday just to get them out of the way. However, maybe some of you could use them for something. There is a little of the green corrosion at the center pin bushings, typical of parts this age; but nothing that Protek won't easily remedy. I'll take $0.25 per part, separated and bagged in "Walmart" type bag, plus whatever shipping would be. If you are interested, please respond to the email address below rather than to the list. John M. Formsma Blue Mountain, MS PTG Associate, Memphis Chapter mailto:jformsma@dixie-net.com
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