Pat,
Pictures of that "Hetchins" were posted on Bike Forums last night. While there are some similarities, the lugs clearly are not those of a Hetchins.
Put the hammer away, and go back to checking Craigslist. Your deal of a lifetime didn't pass you by.
Cheers,
John Barry Mechanicsburg, (almost the Magnum Opus of) PA, USA
> From: Pat Moffat <rocketman_531@msn.com>
\r?\n> Subject: [CR] My new Hetchins....NOT
\r?\n> To: "Classicrendezvous" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
\r?\n> Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 7:36 PM
\r?\n> Last night I stayed up late, and on
\r?\n> the way to bed, stopped at the computer, clicked on
\r?\n> craigslist one last time and found a fuzzy picture of a bike
\r?\n> that the seller admittedly had no idea what it was...too
\r?\n> tired to look close, I clicked it off and went to bed...late
\r?\n> this morning I remembered the post and re-visited the
\r?\n> listing. A close look revealed...those beautiful lugs,
\r?\n> those stays.... I called the seller, and he said if
\r?\n> the guy on his way doesn't want the bike, that I can come
\r?\n> and look at it. He said to wait for an hour. So
\r?\n> I went to the ATM, and on my way home, I stopped at a garage
\r?\n> sale and bought a ball peen hammer for a dollar. I
\r?\n> figured that I'd need it to flog myself when the seller said
\r?\n> "sorry...I just sold it".
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Chrome Hetchins...$195....I hope another list member
\r?\n> snagged it, or at least someone who will love it and ride
\r?\n> it.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Pat Moffat
\r?\n> Tempe Arizona USA Sporting
\r?\n> bumps all over my head....deep into a bottle of Red...