Interesting auction

[Steven Hirsch]

This caught my eye this morning:

Item title: Vintage Small Wench and Chip Puller for Apple II
Plus Computer
Item URL:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140999951711
Starting Bid: $2.50(0 Bids)
Buy It Now $5.00
Shipping: $2.50

Wonder what the wench thinks about being put up for sale?

[A2CPM]

On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:45:52 AM UTC-4, Steven Hirsch wrote:
Hi!

The latest issue of Trains magazine, in a photo article about loading a steam engine onto a trailer, writes of using a wench to move the engine. I wonder if it's the same wench?

Willi

[Michael Black]

Different countries have different words for the same thing. I once told
a volunteer at our Fringe Festival "You can tell the technicians, they all
have flashlights and wrenches", and then later one of the artists is
telling a story and says "you can always tell the technicians, they have
torches and spanners". Everyone was talking English, but different words
used.

I know the first "wench" is just missing an "r", but I don't know how you
use even a "wrench" to move an engine. Oh wait, "winch".

Michael

[Charlie]

On 6/19/2013 7:45 AM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
> This caught my eye this morning:
>
> Item title: Vintage Small Wench and Chip Puller for Apple II
> Plus Computer
> Item URL:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140999951711
> Starting Bid: $2.50(0 Bids)
> Buy It Now $5.00
> Shipping: $2.50

Probably Sean Fahey's auction.

Charlie

[Sean Fahey]

On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 12:41:58 PM UTC-5, Charlie wrote:

> Probably Sean Fahey's auction.

Not me.

[Michael J. Mahon]

You can deny it, but we already know of your interest in Orion wenches,
Apple or otherwise. ;-)

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon

[Raymond Wiker]

I think that should be parsed as (Wench and Chip) Puller - i.e, it is
for pulling wenches and chips.

[Michael Black]

I think generally they are just slid along the bar, no need for pullers.

Michael