Staff Report
Monday June 26, 2006
While attendance at some antique machinery shows has been reported as being down, organizers of the Morgan County Antique Machinery Association¡¯s show said they believe the turnout for their event was good. The show was held Saturday and Sunday at the Morgan County Fairgrounds.
The annual event had several working exhibits, such as a sawmill powered by a steam engine, pedal tractor pull for kids, tractor driving contest and an auction.
Saturday night, Randy and Jo Anne Coffman of Martinsville provided the ¡°spark¡± of the show. Their 1920 Port Huron Stream Engine lit up the night sky with a shower of sparks.
The steam engine, when new, moved at a speed of four miles per hour. Now, Coffman says, they keep it down to about a mile an hour. The engine has been in the family for more than 33 years. It was purchased by their grandparents, Frank and Lona Russell. Five generations of the family have ridden on the engine.
Monday June 26, 2006
While attendance at some antique machinery shows has been reported as being down, organizers of the Morgan County Antique Machinery Association¡¯s show said they believe the turnout for their event was good. The show was held Saturday and Sunday at the Morgan County Fairgrounds.
The annual event had several working exhibits, such as a sawmill powered by a steam engine, pedal tractor pull for kids, tractor driving contest and an auction.
Saturday night, Randy and Jo Anne Coffman of Martinsville provided the ¡°spark¡± of the show. Their 1920 Port Huron Stream Engine lit up the night sky with a shower of sparks.
The steam engine, when new, moved at a speed of four miles per hour. Now, Coffman says, they keep it down to about a mile an hour. The engine has been in the family for more than 33 years. It was purchased by their grandparents, Frank and Lona Russell. Five generations of the family have ridden on the engine.
