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Boy does this thread bring back memories.
The only Herter's product I ever owned was a pair of boots bought in 1966 for a bear hunting trip to Ontario with my Dad. We didn't get a bear but did see one. I remember catching lots of perch and I caught my first walleye on that trip (I was 12). I still have the boots and they still fit.
When I (we) received a new catalog in the mail I would be bouncing off the walls thinking about how I would outfit all my future trips. My Mom even let me stay home from school once because she knew I was't going to learn anything that day.

My Herter's model perfect powder measure is still going strong since the mid 60's. Must have had over a hundred pounds of powder through it. When I first got it I inside chamfered the 4 drop tubes. They had a bit of a flat spot that would catch a few kernels. Never had a problem with it. A few years ago I tried one of the Lee perfect plastic affairs. Don't try to drop 61 grains of IMR 4831 into a 7RM case with this thing. Ask me how I know. The Lee resides in my junk drawer now.

About 1960 I decided to take up bow hunting. I bought a Herter's long bow and some three bladed arrows. The arrows were noticeably crooked. I never went bow hunting and still have the bow and arrows. I never bought anything from Herter's again.