The Ford Barn

FL&WVMIKE · 05-10-2010, 11:10 AM

I bought this at an old garage auction, about 45 years ago. I don't think that they are common.
Make that a RUCKSTELL shipping case. I can't edit the Heading.
MIKE

themachine · 05-10-2010, 11:21 AM

thats really cool

Hitchhiker · 05-10-2010, 11:40 AM

I'd use that in my house!

FL&WVMIKE · 05-10-2010, 12:23 PM

Hitchhiker . . . . . . . . .
I do use that in my house, have for years. It used to be my coffee-table, but now it holds misc. storage.
MIKE

Hitchhiker · 05-10-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FL&WVMIKE

Hitchhiker . . . . . . . . .
I do use that in my house, have for years. It used to be my coffee-table, but now it holds misc. storage.
MIKE

Coffee-table! awesome!

T-Time · 05-10-2010, 03:57 PM

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I had no idea that Ruckstells were made by Eaton!

John Otis · 05-10-2010, 06:36 PM

I saw one years ago but the fellow wouldn't sell it.

Roadster62 · 05-10-2010, 07:25 PM

Great piece of automobila! I've got a Ford parts crate somewere from a Ford dealership that closed in 1933. Just yesterday a friend bought a NOS 1920's Dodge fender that was still in the wood crate.

modeleh · 05-11-2010, 12:14 AM

That is really cool, thanks for posting the pictures.
A friend of mine told me a story recently about a guy in the Vancouver, BC area that had a complete Model T still in the original shipping crate as shipped to the agencies. He would remove one side off the crate to give people a peek inside but the car had never been removed. This was back in the 1980s, he's not sure what ever happened to it.

FL&WVMIKE · 05-11-2010, 09:56 AM

Modeleh . . . . . . . . . . . . .
That sounds like one of those tales to me. Did Ford ever ship complete cars in crates ?
MIKE

T-Time · 05-11-2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by FL&WVMIKE

Modeleh . . . . . . . . . . . . .
That sounds like one of those tales to me. Did Ford ever ship complete cars in crates ?
MIKE

Yes. For some basic information on this, see: http://fordmotorhistory.com/factories/branch_system.php

David Conwill · 05-11-2010, 10:11 AM

I have a siding from a now-gone spur of the Michigan Central Railroad that has a box-car full of brand new ‘32 Fords from a Ford Agency that went belly up in the Depression.

Of course, this is only in my imagination, having a real Ruckstell crate would be much better.

-Dave

05-10-2010, 11:21 AM	#2
themachine Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? thats really cool

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Hitchhiker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 389	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? I'd use that in my house!

05-10-2010, 12:23 PM	#4
FL&WVMIKE Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, Fl & Spencer, W. Va, Posts: 4,442	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? Hitchhiker . . . . . . . . . I do use that in my house, have for years. It used to be my coffee-table, but now it holds misc. storage. MIKE

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T-Time Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bama Posts: 21	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I had no idea that Ruckstells were made by Eaton! __________________ "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it." Henry Ford

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John Otis Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vermont and Florida Posts: 188	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? I saw one years ago but the fellow wouldn't sell it.

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Roadster62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ridgefield, Ct Posts: 3,441	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? Great piece of automobila! I've got a Ford parts crate somewere from a Ford dealership that closed in 1933. Just yesterday a friend bought a NOS 1920's Dodge fender that was still in the wood crate.

05-11-2010, 12:14 AM	#9
modeleh Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nanaimo BC Posts: 242	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? That is really cool, thanks for posting the pictures. A friend of mine told me a story recently about a guy in the Vancouver, BC area that had a complete Model T still in the original shipping crate as shipped to the agencies. He would remove one side off the crate to give people a peek inside but the car had never been removed. This was back in the 1980s, he's not sure what ever happened to it.

05-11-2010, 09:56 AM	#10
FL&WVMIKE Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, Fl & Spencer, W. Va, Posts: 4,442	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? Modeleh . . . . . . . . . . . . . That sounds like one of those tales to me. Did Ford ever ship complete cars in crates ? MIKE

05-11-2010, 10:11 AM	#12
David Conwill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bennington, Vermont 05201 Posts: 118	Re: Anybody ever see a RUCKSELL shipping case ? I have a siding from a now-gone spur of the Michigan Central Railroad that has a box-car full of brand new ‘32 Fords from a Ford Agency that went belly up in the Depression. Of course, this is only in my imagination, having a real Ruckstell crate would be much better. -Dave __________________ ~~1961 Falcon Futura~~ ~~1962 Falcon Deluxe~~ Model T parts collector; gowjob aspirant.