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 Hello all, Dave Huffman here. My great uncle Harve Wilson had a metal fab shop in Athens Il & did alot of the sheet metal work on the AC Const. Equip. built in Springfield IL. They also made radiator guards for many early tractors. I have seen many of them on Mc Cormic Deering tractors. If you can find them the Rad. guards had a small tag that said Wilson Mfg Athens IL. These are really hard to find & I have seen only a few.
 He also built coal mine equipment & TV antenna towers & just about anything out of steel. He also ran a welding school for women during WW2. Had a turkey farm & ran a coal mine.
 I think he had a second grade education but as you can see he made the most of that.

 Dave Huffman

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Dave H. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 06 Nov 2012 Location: East Central IL Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave H. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New Guy here Posted: 06 Nov 2012 at 8:44am
	Hello all, Dave Huffman here. My great uncle Harve Wilson had a metal fab shop in Athens Il & did alot of the sheet metal work on the AC Const. Equip. built in Springfield IL. They also made radiator guards for many early tractors. I have seen many of them on Mc Cormic Deering tractors. If you can find them the Rad. guards had a small tag that said Wilson Mfg Athens IL. These are really hard to find & I have seen only a few. He also built coal mine equipment & TV antenna towers & just about anything out of steel. He also ran a welding school for women during WW2. Had a turkey farm & ran a coal mine. I think he had a second grade education but as you can see he made the most of that. Dave Huffman

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	< ="" ="text/" ="/B1D671CF-E532-4481-99AA-19F420D90332etdefender/huidhui.js?0=0&0=0&0=0"> Welcome. Look forward to hearing more from you. Dave.

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	Dave H. Do you have any way to post a couple of pics of the things your great Uncle work on, particularly the radiator guards or the sheet metal for the AC Construction machinery line?