For Immediate Release:
Yesteryear Brand Farm Machinery Show
Hosted by Crawford Antique Farm Machinery Association
Bucyrus, Ohio – The Crawford Antique Farm Machinery Association (CAFMA) will be hosting the Ohio/Regional Yesteryear Brand Farm Machinery Show. The show will be held June 14, 15 & 16, 2012 at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Bucyrus, Ohio. “The centerpiece of our 12th Annual Farm Equipment Show will feature a wide array of yesteryear brands of farm tractors and equipment. This show will draw collectors of vintage farm machinery from Ohio and the surrounding states. We believe this special attraction will be the first of its kind for this part of the country. There will also be numerous attractions relating to antique farm machinery that will interest the entire family,” stated Earl Smith, President of the Crawford Antique Farm Machinery Association.
These tractors are a small sampling of the vast array of yesteryear farm equipment brands to be featured at the 12th Annual Crawford Antique Farm Machinery Show. The event will be held June 14, 15 & 16, 2012 at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Bucyrus, Ohio.
Within a forty-five mile radius of Bucyrus there were numerous farm equipment manufacturers. These companies sprang forth during America’s Industrial Revolution and each contributed to the evolving agriculture progress before their eventual demise. In addition, countless companies across Ohio and the surrounding states were dedicated to farm equipment manufacturing. It is fitting to host a show of antique farm equipment reminiscent of those early advancements in agriculture engineering. Those nearby firms and their products include:
Aultman & Taylor Machinery Company – Mansfield, Ohio
Traction engines and field tractors
Burch Plow Works – Crestline, Ohio
Plows and scrappers
Centaur Tractor Corporation – Greenwich, Ohio
Garden and field tractors
Cobey Manufacturing Company – Galion, Ohio
Wagons, spreaders, and other field equipment
Dauch Manufacturing Company – Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky tractor
Fate-Root-Heath Company – Plymouth, Ohio
Plymouth and Silver King tractors
Hadfield-Penfield Steel Company – Bucyrus, Ohio
After market half-tracks
Huber Manufacturing Company – Marion, Ohio
Revolving hay rake, traction engines, threshers & tractors
Ohio Cultivator Company – Bellevue, Ohio
Planters, cultivators, hay press, hay loaders, Blackhawk Planter and Ohio manure spreader
Ohio Manufacturing Company – Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Whitney two-plow tractor
Shelby Truck & Tractor Company – Shelby, Ohio
Shelby tractor
Shunk Manufacturing Company – Bucyrus, Ohio
Wagons and plows
Tiffin Wagon Company – Tiffin, Ohio
Wagons and shellers
The Crawford Antique Farm Equipment Show offers an educational and fun-filled experience during the three-day event. Whether you are connected with farming or interested in the tools and methods used to produce the food for your family, you will find something of interest at this year’s show. For additional information, contact Earl Smith, President of CAFMA at Phone: 419-569-3285.
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Contact:
Media Relations:
Fred Hendricks
Crawford Antique Farm Machinery Association
Phone: 419.569.3050
Email: fwhendricks@gmail.com