Originally Posted by Perry M. Kissam
Whatever happened to LaBecasse (sp?)? Was the fellow who operated it Jack Dudley? I used to see them advertised all the time. Apparently they have gone out of business? Just became curious when I realized I had not seen the company or Mr. Dudley in quite a while.

Well, Perry it has been more than "quite a while". I purchased an Arthur Howell BLE from Jack Dudley at his LaBecasse business in 2001, and I believe he ended his business 5 or so years later.