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Puget Sound Antique Tractor & Machinery Assoc.

FIRST SHOW

By Jay Van Lant

569 Birch Bay-Lynden Road, Ferndale, Washington 98248.

It was a cool, brisk August 26th when the Puget Sound Antique Tractor & Machinery Assoc. set out to put on their first Threshing Bee. This was all going to take place in the little town of Lynden, Washington which is located ten miles from the Northwest corner of the U. S.

Preparation for the big show started early that morning with Bill Molden-hauer and Howard Blankenforth stoking up their Steam Engines. Most of the machinery was brought the night before the show but some of the tractors were brought in early that morning and lined neatly along the fence.

The gates opened at 8:00 A. M. and the people streamed in. Both young and old were interested in the new event as there were people of all ages present. It was fun to see the older men ge...

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