What's the story behind your name?
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Fourtonnemantis
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- Niagara Region
Gonna go out on a limb here and suggest it was the full name of the fellow who opened the store.
Fourtonnemantis
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In fact I just looked on the "About" page on their website and there it is. Mr Epps opened his first store in 1934 and passed away in 2002.
Well don't I feel dumb. I just never thought of Ellwood as being a first name. Today I Learned!
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Haven't you ever watched the blues brothers?
Fourtonnemantis
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I like Ellwood was the kids name on the Jetsons too?
Elroy
Fourtonnemantis
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Ohh that's right.
Muskyhunter1
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- Near the tree with the crooked limb.
Dam I am old, I used to go in there when I was younger and the old man ran the store. A bunch of rifles were on wooden pegs and you could look at them. Empty brass was in containers on the floor sorted by caliber. The counter upstairs was similar as it is now. No downstairs. I remember they had a rock on the counter and written on it was something to the affect "gun dealers heart."
Rod B
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I first met Ellwood at his store in Clinton in 1962. He told me all about his wildcat cartridge the .303 Epps. Many years later I would talk to him at his Orillia location, he always took the time to converse with his customers. The man was a veritable encyclopedia of firearms knowledge.
I miss talking to him when I go to Epps but I must agree that the store is now far better stocked & it is more organized.
I miss talking to him when I go to Epps but I must agree that the store is now far better stocked & it is more organized.
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