[AT] OT: Flashback - Early Farmers Building County Roads

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In a message dated 1/26/2006 2:11:16 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
gwill at toast.net writes:
Ken,

In our area they  were known as "slip scrapers".  A "Fresno" was a concrete
finishing  tool... a trowel with a long handle so the work could be done
standing.   I sold mine at auction in 1999 and don't miss it at all!  In
fact, I  don't miss any of my concrete tools.

George  Willer
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George  try this site it might help refresh your  memory.

http://valleyhistory.org/FindingAids/FresnoScraper/FresnoScraper.html

Walt  Davies
Cooper Hollow Farm
Monmouth, OR 97361
503 623-0460