3/1/12
Pencil Sketch Artist, Becky Terpening is doing a series of pet portrait sketches for an upcoming pet book. Get a 5”X7” portrait pencil sketch of your pet for $60 (Value $150) or upgrade to an 8”X10” for only $40 more (Value $250). Finished sketch will be in a mat and ready to frame. Also include a pet story (400 words or less). Pet sketches and stories will be featured on this blog and will be displayed in several businesses. Story and sketches may appear in newspapers, magazines and other advertising. Send a photo of your pet, pet’s name, check and pet story to:
Becky Terpening
1570 50th Street,
Kirkwood, IL 61447
2/17/12
CC Case Tractor Story
I am in the process of gathering tractor stories for a book. If you have a photo of your tractor and a story send it to Becky@TerpCreek.com . Here is one of the stories I have received.
Clifford A. Bump purchased this "CC" Case new in 1930. Before the "CC" my maternal grandfather farmed with a team of horses. This tractor was his one and only tractor. It is thought to be the first "CC" sold in Fulton County, Illinois. Grandpa did a lot of custom farming in and around his farm in Joshua Township.
The "CC" was purchased at Heller Case in Norris, Illinois. It originally was on steel wheels, Grandpa Bump converted this to rubber tires after WWII. The tractor is completely original except for the tires and the magneto. The magneto was changed to a Fairbanks Morse purchased at Harvey Brothers Electric, Galesburg, Illinois.
This tractor was given to my brother James E. Taylor and myself Richard A. Tayor in the fall of 1975. We started restoration in the summer of 1991. My father Richard J. Taylor painted it and as you can see did an awesome job, "Thanks Dad". At the Knox County Scenic Drive, The Spoon River Antique Tractor Association had a tractor display. They had a dynamometer there. When we hooked the old Case to it, it showed 39 horsepower, pretty good considering we did not touch the motor. "Thanks to Grandpa Bump", it looks pretty good for an 81 year old tractor.
This tractor was used on his farm until 1975 when it was given to James and myself.
When the Case Collectors Club had its annual meeting in Galesburg at the old Holiday Inn, they asked me to bring the old "CC". This was the National Meeting in 1994. I was asked if I wanted to sell it. The answer was "NO" of course.
Story submitted by Richard Taylor.
Clifford A. Bump purchased this "CC" Case new in 1930. Before the "CC" my maternal grandfather farmed with a team of horses. This tractor was his one and only tractor. It is thought to be the first "CC" sold in Fulton County, Illinois. Grandpa did a lot of custom farming in and around his farm in Joshua Township.
The "CC" was purchased at Heller Case in Norris, Illinois. It originally was on steel wheels, Grandpa Bump converted this to rubber tires after WWII. The tractor is completely original except for the tires and the magneto. The magneto was changed to a Fairbanks Morse purchased at Harvey Brothers Electric, Galesburg, Illinois.
This tractor was given to my brother James E. Taylor and myself Richard A. Tayor in the fall of 1975. We started restoration in the summer of 1991. My father Richard J. Taylor painted it and as you can see did an awesome job, "Thanks Dad". At the Knox County Scenic Drive, The Spoon River Antique Tractor Association had a tractor display. They had a dynamometer there. When we hooked the old Case to it, it showed 39 horsepower, pretty good considering we did not touch the motor. "Thanks to Grandpa Bump", it looks pretty good for an 81 year old tractor.
This tractor was used on his farm until 1975 when it was given to James and myself.
When the Case Collectors Club had its annual meeting in Galesburg at the old Holiday Inn, they asked me to bring the old "CC". This was the National Meeting in 1994. I was asked if I wanted to sell it. The answer was "NO" of course.
Story submitted by Richard Taylor.
11/27/11
Cyber Monday Special!
Cyber Monday Special! 20% off any item on my website http://terpcreek.com/. Starts now and ends at midnight Monday Nov. 28th, 2011. Free postage does not apply to items bought during this sale, however I can meet you in Monmouth, IL or add postage and mail the sale items to you. Go to contact me page of my website, mention this special and I will email you an invoice with the 20% off.
7/10/11
Cameron 4th of July Show
Cameron had a great July 4th show. Maple City Antique Tractor Club had a tractor display and tractor games. There was a display or antique engines, homemade ice cream, great food at the fire station, pie and ice cream at the church, band, fireworks and lots more.
I had a barn quilt display and mailboxes with hand painted tractors on them. The weather was great!
The Bald Bluff Antique Tractor Pulling Assoc. started the tractor pull with bottom classes for the plow boys and then went to the regular Bald Bluff classes. Here are a few pictures but more can be seen at http://www.terpcreek.com/Maple-City-Tractor.html.
6/27/11
Precision Mechanic Tractor Show and Pull
We had a lot of fun at the Precision Mechanics Tractor Show and Pull in Roseville, IL. Here are a few pictures of the show. All these photos plus more of the pull and the show tractors are available on a CD which you can print off or view on your computer. CDs are just $5.00 each plus $2.50 shipping and handling if I am mailing them or you can pick them up in Monmouth or at a Bald Bluff Antique Tractor pull. Email me at Becky@TerpCreek.com and tell me you want the Roseville 2011 pull and show CD. Pictures of the tractor pull can be seen at TerpCreek.com web site on the Bald Bluff Tractor page. http://www.terpcreek.com/BBATPA.html
6/25/11
Wooden Barn Quilt Blocks
The blocks are primed and painted front and back. I free hand the design on the front. It is also coated to resist UV rays. You will be able to enjoy the quilt blocks for many years.
The one in the picture is a 4 foot square and is on a clients backyard shed.
Barn Quilt Blocks come in several sizes:
2 foot squares are $80 each
4 foot squares are $150 each
8 foot squares are $500 each
Larger ones are also available.
The 2 foot blocks are the perfect size for porches, garages, houses, cabins, privacy fences, or tool sheds. The 4 foot size are a good size for stores, garden sheds, shops, tractor sheds, cattle sheds, or hanging low on a barn. If you want a barn quilt up high on the barn an 8 foot square would be the best size.
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