When he was a youngster, Carl Wagner enjoyed tagging along with his dad to antique tractor shows, swap meets and farm auctions. Because old wrenches were within his price range, he started buying them. Then he graduated to cast iron seats.
“Twelve years ago, I saw an old hay fork carrier in an antique store in Ash Grove, Missouri,” he says. “I bought it for $35 with the idea of trading it for some wrenches.”
After completely disassembling and cleaning his first carrier, Carl – a lifelong resident of
