Antique Tractors

 

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errorAntique Farms: A Great Family Heritage to Discover Part I
By: Aliza Adar Levine

Antique Farms provide a fascinating time tunnel of what once was.

Theres nothing like actually experiencing Living History to make it come alive.

If you are into collecting Antique farm bells wagons or tractors its a lot of fun to go to farm Museums and country tractor shows.

They are really fun and are a great way to spend a family day that will be remembered and appreciated.

I remember playing on old tractors as a kid in my home town over 40 years ago! Playing farmer with my two wild brothers on old ramshackled tractors is a memory I still delight in.

Who knows Maybe that is what hooked me into the Antique Farm passion

What is really amazing though is that you can find ancient relics at these shows often in Top running shape. Did you know you can still order parts for some of these living history machines

To share in the fun here is a list of some of the best Farm Museums out there. Here is a list of Farm Museums by Area:

(Please note: There are a lot of them so I will present the huge list via several articles).

Alaska


Museum: MUSEUM OF ALASKA TRANSPORTION & INDUSTRY


Location: Wasilla Alaska


Contact: (907) 3761211


Info: Open seven days a week from May 1st to September 30th and Tuesday through Saturday the rest of the year. Hours are 10AM until 6PM during the summer season and 9

Arizona


Museum: STUTTGART AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM


Location: Stuttgart Arizona


Contact: (501)6737001


Info: Large farm equipment specializing in tractors and steam engines. Open Tuesday Saturday 1012 & 14

Museum: THE GOLDEN ERA MUSEUM


Location: 297 W. Central Coolidge Arizona


Contact: (602)9489570 weekdays or (520)7235044 weekends


Info: Open 11 am to 5 pm weekends October through May. Admission price

California


Museum: ANTIQUE GAS & STEAM ENGINE MUSEUM


Location: Vista California


Contact: (619)9411791


Info: Open daily 104. Guided tours & tours organized demonstrations available.

Colorado


Museum: CONEJOS CO. FARM/RANCH MUSEUM


Location: LaJara Colorado


Contact: Gene Williams (719)2745765


Info: Open June 1 September 30.

Delaware


Museum: DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL MUSEUMS & VILLAGE


Location: 866 N. Dupont hwy. Dover Delaware 19901


Contact: (302)7341618


Info: Featuring antique

tractors dating back to the early

settlement.

Illinois


Museum: WAUCANDA TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY


Location: Waucanda Illinois


Contact: (708)5269303


Info: Many collections of farm equipment and old engines. Open May to September Sundays only 14.

Museum: KLINE CREEK FARM


Location: Winfield Illinios


Contact: (708)8765900


Info: Featuring many collections of farm equipment and tractors from the 1890s. Open Thursday Monday 95. Closed on holidays.

Iowa


Museum: FLOYD CO. MUSEUM


Location: 500 Gilbert St. Charles City Iowa


Contact: (641) 2281099; Fax (641)2281157


Info: Museum is open all year.Large selection of tractor manuals & Oliver Promotional Films on video tape available.

Museum: HEARTLAND MUSEUM


Location: 119 9th Street SW Clarion Iowa 50525


Contact: (515) 6026000


Info: The museum has over 16000 square feet of antique tractors trucks and machinery. Visit the museum website at www.heartlandmuseum.org

Museum: MIDWEST OLD SETTLERS & THRESHERS ASSN. INC.


Location: Mount Pleasant Iowa


Contact: (319)3858937


Info: Collections of steam tractors & engines. Open mid April to mid October Monday Friday 94.

Museum: VAN HORN TRUCK MUSEUM


Location: Mason City Iowa


Contact: (515)4239066


Info: Open daily May 25 to September 22

Indiana


Museum: SKINNER FARM MUSEUM & VILLAGE STEAM & GAS SHOW


Location: Perrysville Indiana


Contact: Norman Skinner (765)7934079


Info: August 15 & 16 1998. Call for more information.

Kansas


Museum: CENTRAL KANSAS FLYWHEELS MUSEUM


Location: 1100W. Diamond Dr. Salina Kansas 67401


Contact: (785)8258473


Info: Hours are 15 pm Tuesday to Sunday. May 1st through October 31st. Call for special tours. Our museum has a rare policy of accepting items on loan. We feel this policy makes items available to us that would otherwise be difficult to obtain.

Museum: NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CENTER & HALL OF FAME


Location: 630 Hall of Fame Dr. Bonner Springs Kansas


Contact: (913)7211035; Fax (913)7211202


Info: Open mid March through November

Museum: NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CENTER & HALL OF FAME


Location: Bonner Springs Kansas


Contact: (913)7211075


Info: Open mid March to November Monday Saturday 95 Sunday 15.

That is enough for now. More Museums to come next time!

Aliza Levine is an Antique Farm Nut and Historical Researcher

Check out http://www.AntiqueFarm.com Feel Free to copy print and frame the stunning Historical Farm Photograph Collection!




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