Klair’s Gas Engine Party, June 8-9, 1974. Seated, the late
Mr. Masten. Mr. & Mrs. Bradley, engine collectors, Oxford, Pa.
Kneeling between John Deere and New Holland engines is Howard
Smith, Millsboro, Delaware and Herb Masten, Northbrook, Pa. owner
of engines. Malcolm Yearsley, Wilmington is kneeling back of
Hercules engine owned by John Oas, Unionville. Standing in
background is Sam Jones, Curator of Ron McVey’s 8 HP Columbus
back of tree. Facing you is Mrs. Harold Reed, Curator of the
several engines on display by her family.
A rare 2 Cyl. New Way exhibited by Robert Lefever, Lancaster,
Pa.
A real fancy 1-3/4 HP freshly restored Associated brought in by
Clyde Thomas and Sons, Quarry-villePa. This one has an air-cooled
head. Some of them also had water-cooled heads.
The Reed family were sawing wood again and also showed their big
Ohio, the engine which was on the button for 1974. Pumping water
again was the Bill St. John family, Lincoln University.
Courtesy of Marvin W. Klair, 2801 Limestone Rd., Wilmington,
Del. 19808
John Oas, watching his Hercules 1-1/2 HP pulling Red Hat
Clark’s corn sheller, from Unionvil le. Pollution in background
is coming from Ken Hanby, Wilming ton, using too much diesel oil in
Maytags. The Palmer, Domestic and big Columbus belong to Ron McVey,
Wilmington, Del.
Who said 8 Cycle Aermotors were scarce. Here are 7, 2 of them
with magnetos. Two owned by Ron McVey and Marvin Klair, one each by
Dave Reed, Jim Riley, and Paul Sechrist – Quakertown, Pa.
Courtesy of Marvin W. Klair, 2801 Limestone Rd., Wilmington,
Del. 19808.
46 makes of engines were exhibited including Bull Pup, Bear Cub,
Stickney, Galloway, Nelson, Associated, Geiser, Pioneer, Tiny Tim,
even an old open crankcase John Deere.
Here is a real nice set-up, with chairs and their own shade. On
the left is a 1-3/4 HP Olds and a 1 HP Mogul, in back an Olds
model, owned by Richard Shelly, Manheim, Pa.
The 1-1/2 HP John Deere and the 2-1/4 HP Galloway are owned by
David Landis of Lititz.
Several marine engines included Fox, Palmer, Universal
Fisherman, Wright, Caile, and Falcon.
The miniature engines, mostly gas and a few steam, numbered 18.
Ben Clark brought his windmill again up from Crumpton, Md. It
really spins when all the guys get to talking about their
engines.
Our distant exhibitors included the Chapman family from
Martins-burg, West Va. J. C. and R. L. Schlough from Bangor, Pa.,
John Adkins from Cambridge, Md., Bob Lutz, Arlington, Va. Edgar
Miller, Westminster, Md. and the Ware-hides, Lineboro, Md.
Rodney Cooper manned the registration tent, and Lawrence Price
was up from Harrington, Del. with a load of engines and lots of
help for the entire event. Our neighbors pitched in with the food
table. We were lucky to have all this help and we appreciate it
very much.
Courtesy of Marvin W. Klair, 2801 Limestone Rd., Wilmington,
Del. 19808.
Owner, Nevin Brubaker, Landisville. The sides of the 1935 Ford
fold down while on the road. The display included a New Holland
1-1/2 HP Domestic 1-3/4 HP Fairbanks-Morse 1-1/2 HP Hercules 1-1/2
HP A Maytag and Bear Cub, and a small steam engine.
Mrs. Brubaker escorts him to the shows with the children in a
pickup and camper.
In addition to the 130 gas engines, about 40 antique autos
stopped by, most of them on tour with the Ontelaunee Region of the
Allentown area.
Courtesy of Marvin W. Klair, 2801 Limestone Rd., Wilmington,
Del. 19808.