Re: [VAL] Door handle reproductions

[Joann Wheatley <jwheatle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Brett Hall <denverdeco@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: December 2004 11:45:08 PM PST
> To: jwheatle@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Bargeman door handles
>
> Merry Christmas Joann,
>  
> I asked Santa to find me a woman with a sense of humor...
>  
> Here's what we are up to... We are remanufacturing most brands of
> older travel trailers.  Our primary work is in all aluminum units with
> a few wooden frames slipping in here and there.  We are also designing
> new trailers in the old school style using the most modern methods and
> as much aluminum as possible.  All of our work meets of exceeds
> current RV and Motor Vehicle Code, Rules and regulations as well as
> electric, plumbing and fire codes.
>  
> We are also tooling up to remanufacture the old hardware or at least
> the look of the old hardware. We can make any handles you need and
> this process is much easier if you can provide us with an original of
> the one you are looking for.  Even if it is in rough shape we can
> clean it up and use it to cast or forge a new piece.  Where possible,
> we match up the new handle with modern, off-the-shelf locking
> mechanisms to provide the best quality product for you.
>  
> At the beginning of the year, our parent company will be dividing the
> trailer operations from the operations of CIA Studios.  CIA's artists
> will continue to work with the trailer line for pieces and parts but
> the new construction and remanufacturing line will be set off as a new
> company, Timeless Travel Trailers.
>  
> If you can or want to send us your ailing door handle, we can let you
> know the cost to repair or replace it.  Our address is: Timeless
> Travel Trailers, 5158 Parfet St, Unit 6, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033  Send
> it to my attention and enclose a copy of this email so that my rattled
> little brain will remember what we were talking about. 
>   
> Personal photos are optional.... 8~)
>  
> Brett
>
> Joann Wheatley <jwheatle@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Brett:
> Someone posted your name (actually, it was on the ladies' room wall
>  "For a good Bargeman door handle, call..."): regarding the possibility
>  of finding something that will function in lieu of busted door handles
>  on old Airstreams. I have a '56 Airstream Bubble and the door handle
> is
>  barely functioning and it looks awful. Are any of the handles you're
>  using possibilities for replacements? Hope we inundate you with
>  requests, you have the stuff, we buy it, you become wealthy beyond
> your
>  wildest dreams...etc. Happy Holidays too!
> Jo Ann Wheatley in San Luis Obispo, CA