Carlton World

[Michael B]

https://www.sportsantiques.com/2013natrt2.htm
Show your hat boxes...here is probably the best I've ever seen...saw it tonight in an old 2013 National story linked above...it was in the Springfield Antiques Center in Springfield Ohio...probably should have bought it...priced right and all, I just didn't want to deal with getting all the way home...plus the size...hat boxes....cigar boxes....that crate I just bought...take up a lot of real estate...nevertheless I should have bought and had them ship it...never seen a better...

Carlton,

Those Springfield, OH antique centers are pretty extensive. There are 3 good ones within two exits on Rte 70. I stopped at them on my way to The National last summer. I found a certificate signed by BB HOFer Morgan Bulkeley and an item signed by one of the original photographers from the 1896 Olympics, Burton Holmes. I sort of skimmed the display cases since I still had a little bit of a drive to Indianapolis. Seeing 15-20 rows of 8 foot tall glass cases is pretty impressive. I saw a lot of Ohio State items and other sports memorabilia. If you wanted to look real close in every case you could spend a day in each one.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by Michael B

https://www.sportsantiques.com/2013natrt2.htm
Show your hat boxes...here is probably the best I've ever seen...saw it tonight in an old 2013 National story linked above...it was in the Springfield Antiques Center in Springfield Ohio...probably should have bought it...priced right and all, I just didn't want to deal with getting all the way home...plus the size...hat boxes....cigar boxes....that crate I just bought...take up a lot of real estate...nevertheless I should have bought and had them ship it...never seen a better...

Carlton,

Those Springfield, OH antique centers are pretty extensive. There are 3 good ones within two exits on Rte 70. I stopped at them on my way to The National last summer. I found a certificate signed by BB HOFer Morgan Bulkeley and an item signed by one of the original photographers from the 1896 Olympics, Burton Holmes. I sort of skimmed the display cases since I still had a little bit of a drive to Indianapolis. Seeing 15-20 rows of 8 foot tall glass cases is pretty impressive. I saw a lot of Ohio State items and other sports memorabilia. If you wanted to look real close in every case you could spend a day in each one.

Oh yeah it's target rich...I hit um all whenever I come thru there...

[CarltonHendricks]

Here's my latest boat stuff...I struck gold recently...picked up these two pieces back to back...I was on the lookout for one of these air intake cowls a long time...passed on ones I later wished I'd gotten...when I was still learning stage...but recently I got this one that blows the others out of the water...I wasn't expecting to find one this good....in person it's stunning...practically looks like a statue in my collection...
















And then...there was this boat steering wheel...best boat steering wheel I'd ever seen...guesstimate about c1920...Paid more than I wanted to go but good ones like this just don't show up so went for it...it's my third one...

[Ron]

Would like to add to my knowledge
what makes this a boat steering wheel and not a car steering wheel is it the size?

[Scott Garner]

OK, I seriously give Carlton my vote for "Most Interesting Guy"
with the most eclectic, well researched collection on the planet.

Love this thread!

[CarltonHendricks]

Scott…oh my gosh what a hoot…you really got a laugh out of me…I need a get-up like that…

Ron…Thanks for asking that…I always ask the same question with these steering wheels…I’ve yet to find a wheel with markings you could research…so there isn’t any science to it…no one has published on it…I’m still learning the ropes but basically you have to ask questions as to where it came from…and gather as much intel you can before buying…As for this one…There’s no makers marks to prove its from a Gar Wood boat but the engraving is very unusual…and over-all it has an unusual look….intuition said I could regret not getting it even though it was pricey….seller told me later that the collection he got it from was in Springfield Ontairo Canada…which is right there in the Great Lakes region, sort of the motherland of early powerboating…Gar Wood…Hacker…Chris-Craft…Dodge… were all there in that region…Not to mention the renown Canadian boat builders of the Muskokas region of Ontario… Port Carling, Ditchburn, Minett-Shields, Greavette, and Duke…As for the difference between an automobile and boat steering wheel…I asked one classic boat authority this question about my wheel: Is there any way to tell for sure it’s from a boat?....He wrote back: “Many boats used automotive wheels, so it probably was from a car manufacturer. Whether or not it was ever in a car, who knows”…I could see that in some instances…but for those high end powerboats that went to the mega-rich of the day…I might speculate special wheels were made…After this post you’ll be noticing every antique steering wheel you see LOL…

[frankbmd]

"I'm Carlton ......... And This is My World"

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

Scott…oh my gosh what a hoot…you really got a laugh out of me…I need a get-up like that…

Ron…Thanks for asking that…I always ask the same question with these steering wheels…I’ve yet to find a wheel with markings you could research…so there isn’t any science to it…no one has published on it…I’m still learning the ropes but basically you have to ask questions as to where it came from…and gather as much intel you can before buying…As for this one…There’s no makers marks to prove its from a Gar Wood boat but the engraving is very unusual…and over-all it has an unusual look….intuition said I could regret not getting it even though it was pricey….seller told me later that the collection he got it from was in Springfield Ontairo Canada…which is right there in the Great Lakes region, sort of the motherland of early powerboating…Gar Wood…Hacker…Chris-Craft…Dodge… were all there in that region…Not to mention the renown Canadian boat builders of the Muskokas region of Ontario… Port Carling, Ditchburn, Minett-Shields, Greavette, and Duke…As for the difference between an automobile and boat steering wheel…I asked one classic boat authority this question about my wheel: Is there any way to tell for sure it’s from a boat?....He wrote back: “Many boats used automotive wheels, so it probably was from a car manufacturer. Whether or not it was ever in a car, who knows”…I could see that in some instances…but for those high end powerboats that went to the mega-rich of the day…I might speculate special wheels were made…After this post you’ll be noticing every antique steering wheel you see LOL…

Those boats are gorgeous. What do they go for?

[19cbb]

I concur.

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

OK, I seriously give Carlton my vote for "Most Interesting Guy"
with the most eclectic, well researched collection on the planet.

Love this thread!

[carlsonjok]

Seeing these recent posts reminded me of visiting the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY on the St. Lawrence River. It is an absolutely fantastic museum and you can actually take rides on the river in one of the wood boats they have restored.