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| Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2016 01:15 pm |
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David Hoatson Guest 
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I have opened a store on the Maryland eastern shore. While I do sell antique fans, lamps, heaters, telephones, motors, vacuum cleaners, switches, plugs & sockets from primarily pre-1930, Chestertown Electric is primarily a museum that allows visitors to touch and operate early electrical items that they probably don't even know ever existed.  The store is small, but I have a large workshop in the back with "clean" and "dirty" shop areas. If you are interested, you can follow developments on the store's Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/Chestertown-Electric-231099220647012/  Last edited on Wed Dec 7th, 2016 01:34 pm by David Hoatson |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2016 01:23 pm |
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Chad Hunter AFCA Member
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Congratulations and I hope you do well. I have seen a few picture of the inside and a lot of thought went into it.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2016 04:36 pm |
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George Durbin AFCA Member 
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Wow! That will be a must go to destination in the future! Geo...
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| Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2016 07:10 pm |
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Steve Stephens Guest 
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Beautiful store David. I wish there were others around the US and hope you get some good interest and sales.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2016 02:28 am |
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David Hoatson Guest
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Thanks for the kind comments. It took me long hours to set everything up. I tried to model it after photos of electrical supply houses from the 1920's. I'm still putting price tags on the 200+ items. People enjoy the experience. The telephones connect to the land line so visitors can call their friends. A lot of folks have never dialed a phone. One kid comes in just to turn on one of the old motors. I have a 1910 GE space heater running to keep it warm. Most of the lamps are from around 1915. My main business so far is rewiring old lamps. Seems like everyone has one and the nearest competition is more than an hour away. Now that I have finished moving up from SC, I finally have time to restore fans again. I have several projects in work: Century Skeletal, 1902 Pancake, Menominee Clamshell with custom sky blue paint and 5- or 7-wing blade (not sure yet) , copper oxide Emerson Longnose, and copper oxide Emerson CF-20 ceiling fan. Plus, I have 18 other ceiling fans and a few GE and Emerson desk fans in the back that I will restore for customers. The hours are odd because I have a day job to pay the bills. If you want to visit, let me know and I'll open for you. Chestertown is a small colonial-era college town on a river that feeds the Chesapeake Bay. If you travel up the coast and have extra time, it's on a peaceful route that avoids the anxiety of I-95 and the gridlock of the DC area. Attached Image (viewed 1106 times):
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2016 04:58 am |
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Royal Norman AFCA Member 
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Facebook favorite right now!
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2016 05:01 am |
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Christopher Harding AFCA Member 
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Congratulations! Looks great. I'm in NH so will definitely visit sometime.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2016 06:56 am |
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David Northam AFCA Member
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I travel that route frequently between Virginia and some work trips to Philly. Route 50/301 is definitely nicer than I-95, but watch your speed. I will make arrangements to come by on one of my trips. The store looks nice and I look forward to seeing it in person! Last edited on Thu Dec 8th, 2016 06:56 am by David Northam |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2016 03:10 pm |
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Mark Behrend AFCA Member 
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Very nice David! I love the Chestertown electric sign hanging outside!
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2016 03:22 pm |
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Richard Larson AFCA Member 
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Look great David! Got tired of the heat and humidity down here?  Hope you plan on coming down in April but certainly understand if now. I have a hard enough time making it and Darryl only is just over an hour from me...
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2016 05:10 pm |
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David Hoatson Guest
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Richard Larson wrote: Look great David! Got tired of the heat and humidity down here? Every time I look at the weather and see that it's 40 degrees in MD and 65 in SC I wish I was still there. I plan to make it to the Aiken meet (my favorite).
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2016 06:11 pm |
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Brian Beeson Guest 
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Great looking shop!!! Off to FB to follow it!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 9th, 2016 01:29 am |
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Mike Petree AFCA Member 
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That is neat. Congratulations. I hope to visit sometime soon.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 9th, 2016 02:02 am |
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David Hoatson Guest
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Chestertown is a nice place to visit. You can stay at the White Swan Tavern, a 1700's inn: https://whiteswantavern.com/  You can sleep in the old kitchen: 
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| Posted: Fri Dec 9th, 2016 04:00 am |
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Charlie Forster Guest 
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Nice job David and hope sales go well for you.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 10th, 2016 08:06 pm |
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David Hoatson Guest
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20% off for AFCA members.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22nd, 2017 05:44 am |
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David Hoatson Guest
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I just posted a video tour of the store; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChestertownElectric/posts/280772342346366 Or YouTube:
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22nd, 2017 06:45 am |
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Darrell Koller AFCA Member
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Really cool!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22nd, 2017 07:47 am |
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Charlie Forster Guest
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Nice Video and the store looks nice !!.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23rd, 2017 07:48 am |
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Tom Morel AFCA Member 
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What a nice store David. I hope you do well, it looks really nice.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23rd, 2017 04:43 pm |
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Lane Shirey AFCA Member 
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Chris Harding and I plan to come down later this Spring when the permafrost melts. Can't wait!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23rd, 2017 06:02 pm |
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Phillip Ostler Guest 
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GREAT LOOKING STORE!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23rd, 2017 06:48 pm |
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David Hoatson Guest
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Thanks, everyone for your comments.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23rd, 2017 07:31 pm |
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Jeff Whitfield AFCA Member 
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Nice job, David
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23rd, 2017 11:04 pm |
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Stephen Chew AFCA Member 
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Great looking store/ museum.I hope you do well. Last edited on Thu Mar 23rd, 2017 11:05 pm by Stephen Chew |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23rd, 2017 11:17 pm |
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Josh Backens Guest 
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Looks GREAT, David!! I hope it's a huge success!!
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24th, 2017 02:27 am |
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Chris Kocsis Guest
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Whoa, David, slow that camera down! It's swimming all over the place and offering vertigo-inducing and tantalizing glimpses of the things on shelves and in cases without giving me a chance to examine anything  I want to poke through all the smalls. Chris
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24th, 2017 05:39 am |
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Robert Grathwol AFCA Member 
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Hi David, I like your shop. Thanks for sharing. Too bad you are so far away.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25th, 2017 06:00 am |
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David Hoatson Guest
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Chris Kocsis wrote: Whoa, David, slow that camera down! It's swimming all over the place and offering vertigo-inducing and tantalizing glimpses of the things on shelves and in cases without giving me a chance to examine anything I kept calling plugs sockets and got my finger over the lense, but here you go, Chris - another video.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25th, 2017 07:57 am |
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Chris Kocsis Guest
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Super, thanks! Hopefully I can visit before too long. Chris
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25th, 2017 09:44 am |
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Chris Kelly Guest
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i have 2 of those bryant things with the switch and the sockets and i also have that same hubbel plug and a few other things
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25th, 2017 03:29 pm |
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David Hoatson Guest
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Chris Kelly wrote: i have 2 of those bryant things with the switch and the sockets and i also have that same hubbel plug and a few other things I like collecting all the different types of plugs and sockets. I've seen lots of inline Hubbell plugs, but the types with cable clamps are pretty rare. I would have a much nicer collection if I started collecting back before I was born.
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