The Early Engine Club, Inc.35850 Booth Street Westland, Michigan
48135
The second weekend of August, 1983, the Early Engine Club held
its first annual ‘Pageant of Power’ antique engine and
machinery show at Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan.
This marked a departure from other shows that the Early Engine
Club of Greenfield Village has had. Previously, we had smaller
shows of only members’ machinery. In 1983, Mr. Harold
Skramstad, the president of The Edison Institute, which runs the
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, gave us the ‘go
ahead’ for a public show, and the ‘Pageant of Power’
was the result.
Everyone agreed that the show was a success, especially since it
was our first. We were fortunate to host another club and 75 other
exhibitors featuring tractors, steamboats, engines and machinery.
We even had some exhibitors from as far away as Pennsylvania.
Fortunately, the weather was warm and sunny the entire weekend, and
we made a favorable impression on the Friends of Greenfield Village
during a special tour arranged for them late Saturday evening.
