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| Mending
Magic (continued) Collector Newspaper Robert Copperstone |
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| The Montanos carry their
shop with them, although there are large machines such as cutting
arbors and polishers at their home base in Phelan, Ca., for specialized
purposes. Jan works the font counter and hears the sad tales of smashed
heirlooms, while Wayne sites at his water lubed grinding wheels and
small tools. "I was the victim of Reaganomics" which got me started in the business," Wayne laughed while taking a hot dog break form the crunch of business at Anaheim. He explained that he had been working as an air traffic controller when President Reagan punished the controllers' union, putting Wayne out of work. "I had been an air traffic controller in Palmdale for 11 years," Wayne said. "I knew it couldn't last long, since the average controller's career burns out at 18 years." When he was in the antique business in Wright wood, he had met glass repair specialist Jim Eberhardt of Ontario. Eberhardt had been in the business for 32 years, and was ready to retire. Back to Articles and Reviews Main page |
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