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Serial #0111

You’ve Got To Ask Reliquary

Stan’s granddad strung the first phone wires in Stanton County, Nebraska. Granddad had a sideboard cabinet--now beyond the repair or fixing-up stage and in Stan’s possession. Maybe a trip south to Texas for the old cabinet and the chance for a second go-around.

In various states of “apart”, the family heirloom arrives in Texas to be sorted out and matched up with some gumwood discovered in a shed in Canadian, Texas and barn siding from Grandpa Bucher’s barn. A couple of phone pole crossarms and metal braces provided parts for the reliquary base. And REA insulator posts crown out the You’ve Got To Ask Reliquary.