Byam Hooks

[Lumatic]

I called up mothership today and they have the hooks PeeWee mentioned above. They said they are not exactly the same but close. They are not usually sold in the store. $2.75 each so I ordered 10 before they dissappear. Vintage Trailer supply was charging $4.75. I'll post a photo when I get them

[Al - K4GLU]

The hook that was shown on the SailBoatStuff site and the one from the Byam catalog that PeeWee posted are not exactly identical. The base looks exactly the same but the hook part is different - the original hook is more open and has a somewhat different curve than the ones being sold now.

[munimula]

I posted the first twenty or so pages of a hundred page catalog from 1978.

See...http://dwmorrison.com/WallyCatalog1978.pdf

More pages will follow in the coming days.

--Dave

[Safari64]

Thanks Dave,
More pages when you have time please.
I've already spotted 4 things I can't live without and must now scrounge for.
Thanks for sharing

s64

[Al - K4GLU]

Thanks, Dave. Looking forward to seeing more when you get the time.

[Lumatic]

Originally Posted by munimula

I posted the first twenty or so pages of a hundred page catalog from 1978.

See...http://dwmorrison.com/WallyCatalog1978.pdf

More pages will follow in the coming days.

--Dave

In the 78 catalog Byam Hooks were .55. I also see the plastic "no nail hooks" which I have a few of. When I got my Tradewind it had been vandalized. Someone thought it would be fun to light the ends of the plastic no nail hooks like candles and see what happened. I want to use the Byam Hooks to replace the no nail hooks and cover miscellaneous screw holes left in the walls and bulkheads.

[PeeWee]

Originally Posted by Lumatic

In the 78 catalog Byam Hooks were .55. I also see the plastic "no nail hooks" which I have a few of. When I got my Tradewind it had been vandalized. Someone thought it would be fun to light the ends of the plastic no nail hooks like candles and see what happened. I want to use the Byam Hooks to replace the no nail hooks and cover miscellaneous screw holes left in the walls and bulkheads.

Believe....$0.29!

[PeeWee]

Originally Posted by munimula

I posted the first twenty or so pages of a hundred page catalog from 1978.

See...http://dwmorrison.com/WallyCatalog1978.pdf

More pages will follow in the coming days.

--Dave

If I run across the first catalog I will consider scanning it. It half the page size, and less than half the pages of the 1972 and probably the 1978 catalog.

At it's prime in California the in-house store was very impressive offering everything in the catalog, and adding items in between catalog issues. Also part of the store was the availability of buying numerous repair parts from the service department.

While I was finishing my schooling after the 1959 African Caravan, I worked several summers at the Santa Fe Springs Plant. Ralph Waddell was in charge of the store. He became ill and I filled in for him. What a great experience. Every other Caravanner that came in was an old friend of mine dating back to the 1951 Caravan, and the other four Caravans I traveled on. Working in the store was a privilege.

[munimula]

I have the entire 1978 Wally catalog up at...

http://dwmorrison.com/WallyCatalog1978.pdf

Happy Halloween!

--Dave

[pbearsailor]

Thanks, Dave! That is much appreciated.

cheers,
steve

[azflycaster]

Here is the 1963 Wally Byam Store Catalog, thanks to PeeWee for scanning it. It was one of the first catalogs (maybe the first) sent out by the store.

[PeeWee]

Originally Posted by azflycaster

Here is the 1963 Wally Byam Store Catalog, thanks to PeeWee for scanning it. It was one of the first catalogs (maybe the first) sent out by the store.

Richard,

Thanks for assisting me in posting the 1963 catalog, I think the readers will enjoy it.

Pee Wee

[flyfshr]

I especially like the cocktails in a packet and the meals in a box. Anyone for pork chops?

Quite an unusual assortment of necessities for the trailerite.

Brad
FF

[Sugarfoot]

What a kick to read through that catalog! Thanks so much for posting that.

[Lumatic]

Don't know if this was in a catalog but is on ebay under an Airstream search

Vintage Floor Mounted Pacific Swamp Cooler Airstream

Item # 320440421988

ends today

[SilverRanger]

Dave, Pee Wee, azflycaster,

Thanks for taking the time to post the catalogs. They sure bring back a lot of memories. Especially the Sparkle-Lite Beverageware on page 14 0f the catalog (page 16 of the PDF). They were, and still are, made in my home town. I lived about 300 yards from the small factory (Atlantis Industries Corporation), which was next to the athletic fields of my old high school. They still make the identical cups today, and they are still available at the Airstream store in Jackson Center. We saw them when we were there this July.

Plastic Drinkware & Tumblers - Wholesale

And, how about those bike racks pictured on the rear of the Airstream on the last page?

[Lumatic]

Well I got the hooks from Jackson Center and what they sent look nothing like the original Byam Hooks.

[silverleeper]

That stinks! Do you think the hooks you got form JC are the same as the hooks from the other sites listed on this thread?

[Xbob2]

Originally Posted by Lumatic

Well I got the hooks from Jackson Center and what they sent look nothing like the original Byam Hooks.

Pictures please, Marshall!
Bob

[Lumatic]

Originally Posted by Xbob2

Pictures please, Marshall!
Bob

I already sent them back. The backs were different and the hook itself much bigger.