THE QUARTER CENTURY ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM OF ROUGH AND TUMBLE ENGINES HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION AT KINZER, PA.

By W. J. Eshleman
Published on January 1, 1974
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Threshing at Kinzers with a horsepower, four Belgian horses, a hand fed Ellis Keystone thresher, a yoke of oxen and cart belonging to William Handley. They take the straw to a horse baler. Courtesy of W. J. Eshleman, 722 East Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvan
Threshing at Kinzers with a horsepower, four Belgian horses, a hand fed Ellis Keystone thresher, a yoke of oxen and cart belonging to William Handley. They take the straw to a horse baler. Courtesy of W. J. Eshleman, 722 East Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvan
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Peerless and Frick engines belted up for work. The latter belongs to Emanuel Nafe and weighs 18-1/2 tons. Courtesy of W. J. Eshleman, 722 East Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Peerless and Frick engines belted up for work. The latter belongs to Emanuel Nafe and weighs 18-1/2 tons. Courtesy of W. J. Eshleman, 722 East Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
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Four old threshermen in front of a 9 x 10 Frick traction engine. L. to R.: Titus Brubaker, Sr., Rohrerstown, Pa., age 84; William Hovetter, Walnut Bottom, Pa., age 93; Harvey Hoffman, Rheems, Pa., age 86 and Joseph Stoltzfus, Atglen, Pa., age 82. Courtesy
Four old threshermen in front of a 9 x 10 Frick traction engine. L. to R.: Titus Brubaker, Sr., Rohrerstown, Pa., age 84; William Hovetter, Walnut Bottom, Pa., age 93; Harvey Hoffman, Rheems, Pa., age 86 and Joseph Stoltzfus, Atglen, Pa., age 82. Courtesy
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Conestoga wagon built 1828 and six matched Belgians, owned by Elmer Lapp. Courtesy of W. J. Eshleman, 722 East Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Conestoga wagon built 1828 and six matched Belgians, owned by Elmer Lapp. Courtesy of W. J. Eshleman, 722 East Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602

722 East End Ave, Lancaster, Pa. 17602

During the last four days of the third week of August last, the
Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association of Kinzers, Pa.,
celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary by sponsoring their
Annual Old Threshermen’s Reunion.

It was a gala affair with the largest show to date, and a little

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