Foster Hill, West Brookfield, Massachusetts 01585
June 29th dawned bright and shining and by 8:00 the engines and
exhibits started to arrive. Soon there was the hum of people
greeting old friends and meeting new, and everyone was active
arranging their pet hobbies.
There were gas engines, pumps, steam engines, hot air engines,
saw rigs, old tractors and farm machines. Many of the items were
active most of the day.
In the craft area, there were people making hand-split shingles
and Harry Bates and son were hewing timbers. Orin Bates was making
wooden water pipes with his pug auger. He also had a tremendous
display of old hand tools.
There were engines from Pennsylvania and Maine as well as the
local area. Visitors were present from California and Florida and
all the northeastern states.
I had my family of headless Witte engines arranged in a circle,
and every now and then, I would start up my shingle mill and show
the people how wood shingles were made.
All in all, I believe everyone had a good time and we are
looking forward to our next show on July 28, 1979.
