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This 10 HP Famous was one of the first engines to greet me. This one belongs to Don Crawford of Mebane, NC |
Reidsville
April 27-28, 2001
| This was my first show of the season, and the day turned out to be perfect for any type of outdoor activity. I was on a limited time schedule, so didn't get to see much more than maybe a quarter of the displays;-( It appears that it was a great "off season", since there were quite a few new and interesting engines displayed. |
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This 10 HP Famous was one of the first engines to greet me. This one belongs to Don Crawford of Mebane, NC |
| Walter Weddington, of Mooresille, NC was there with this neat new cover on his display trailer. Walter, in the green shirt, has a 1 1/2 HP "Big Chief", a 1 1/2 HP Olds, a 1 HP Brownwall, and two 1 HP Union Giants on the trailer. |  |
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This beautiful 2 HP Mietz and Weiss was shown by Carl Rhodes,Jr. of Bridgewater, VA. In the background is a trailer load of McCormick Deering "M"s, representing the full size range of this line of engines. Owned by Dale Hollen, Mt. Crawford, VA. |
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Gary Shifflett of Pleasant Valley, VA is the proud owner of this 8 HP Bessemer. On the right, is the perfect way to haul old iron, a Mack B61. |  |
| Tom and Millie Schmutz of Concord, VA had several engines here, including his latest, (I think) acquisition, this 7 HP Economy. |  |
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Several members of the stationary engine list got together for a chat and to reluctantly pose for a picture. From the left, Larry Sain, Cat Square, NC, Robby Harris, Lynchburg, VA, Dallas Cox, High Point, NC, Tom Schmutz, Concord, VA, and myself. |
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Here are two shots of a 6 HP Gade owned by Bill Hash of Peterstown, WV. Bill and another friend from WV, Pete Stauffer of Lerona were sharing their shade with Greg Doby of Burlington, NC. I don't know what happened, but I failed to get a picture of the Olds engine that Pete was showing. |  |
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Greg was showing his new 3 HP Schmidt Chilled Cylinder. |
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Tom Weatherford of Big
Island, VA is shown here with his nicely restored 6 HP Faultless. |
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Bailey Wilkins of Amherst, VA is shown here with his display featuring a John Deere engine running a pumpjack, a 1 1/2 HP Lister "D"running a pump to water the flower garden, and a Cushman "Cub" running a squirrel cage fan. |  |
| A great day for a great show!! Many thanks to all the members of the Antique Engine Association of Reidsville for a great way for me to start the show season. |