1997 SHOW PHOTOS

Shows attended and photos taken by Toby Dilks


Wilhelm's Antique Farm Show - Avondale, PA - June 14-15
A smaller show but always very nice. The weather was perfect. There was probably as many tractors as engines.

There was lots of John Deere Stuff

And also lots of J D tractors

What show would be complete without a Rumely

A trailer load of tractors and horse drawn plows but no horses

An engine and grinder on wheels

This is me on my John Deere mini bike

The next three photos are all that turned out from a bad roll of film, many photos of engines were lost

A perfectly restored Gibson with tiller steering

There was a lot of small air cooled engines

A nicely restored, heavy duty Massey-Harris tractor



Old Engine Collectors of South Jersey - Atlantic County 4-H Fair - Egg Harbor, NJ - August 7-9
A nice small showing of engines held along with the 4-H fair. Spectators were plentiful and the weather beautiful.

A 15 HP Olin oilfield engine on wheels

A portable Fire Pump

There was a garden tractor pull. This one had a mower deck that was solid concrete!

A braiding machine for making small cord or shoe laces. These are amazing to watch run

My restored John Deere mini bike

This is a copy of a 4 wheel drive 1950's tractor made for raking sand traps on golf courses

And this is how it steers

Rough & Tumble Engineers Assn. Threshermans Reunion - Kinzer, PA - August 13-16
A large show and one of my favorites. Lots of people, engines, tractors, steam engines and good food.

A 1952 Laytrac 9 HP dozer

Another view of this stout little dozer

Were there garden tractors there?

More garden tractors

A neat way to transport and show your collection of Economy engines

A Cushman scooter with a Briggs V twin. When I told the owner it looks like a mini Harley, he says "yeah, it's a Piglet"

This is the most unusual lawn mower I've ever seen

A nice size engine

A look down one of the rows of tractors

I H was the featured tractor this year

A big old, very stately gent

And a new Case IH. Sign in window said, Parking for Case IH only - all others will be crushed

A Parcel-Weed with lots of gizmos, whosawhatisits and moving things

This is the cutist Maytag I have ever seen, it runs nice too

A nice Abenaque mounted on wagon

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