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Posted By: Keith O'Leary

Ever since I bought that first Bartholomew peanut roaster I own (8 or 10 years ago now), I've been scouring ebay, paper and advertising shows, flea markets, estate sales, etc., looking for a Bartholomew Company catalog. Found handouts, sales receipts, advertising envelopes, salesman sample cabinet photos of the roasters, but NEVER a company catalog. Last week on ebay, my prayers were answered. I put a $50 bid in the first day it was on (I got emailed by ebay because it has been in my automatic searches for years) and it immediately hit reserve at $49.99. It stayed idle all week until one other bidder beat me on the last day, and with about 1 hour left, someone beat him. The sweat beads started forming on the forehead, a sinking feeling started welling up in my stomach, and I immediately put a $529 bid in my sniping software and went to bed (yes I slept). They didn't know who they were playing with on this one, I was a happy boy at $127.50 and would have been just as happy at $500. Keith