Collecting Antique Farm Memorabilia
A growing number of people are collecting antique manure spreaders brochures and other farm memorabilia. It doesn't matter whether or not these souvenirs and keepsakes are old printed advertisements, metal or paper signs, a mint condition brochure for antique manure spreaders can be a great collectible.
Collecting Antique Farm Memorabilia
While it takes to very deep pockets to buy and sell real antique new idea manure spreaders and antique wood John Deere machinery, not to mention researching all those antique tractor parts, just about anyone can collect farm memorabilia. Many farm families and former equipment dealers and employees often keep souvenirs of the machines they owned or worked with.
It is not uncommon to find a loose flyer or manual hiding away in a trunk or shoved out of sight in a box in the corner of a barn depicting antique manure spreaders, tractors, hay wagons and balers in robust black and white. Most memorabilia is worth little more than just simple nostalgia pieces.
But if occasionally, a collector with a sharp and discerning eye for detail will come across an advertisement or signage for a rare model of John Deere tractor. Or better still something displaying an early model antique New Idea manure spreader.
American farmers turned inventors, Joseph Oppenheim and Henry Synck developed the first commercially available manure spreader in the 1800s. The New Idea Company (under various owners and names) has made manure spreaders and other mechanized farming machines ever since and recently celebrated its 100 year old anniversary in 1999 as a division of the AGCO Corporation.
As you can tell any type of keepsake or toy or advertising that depicts any antique farm tool, machinery or equipment is not only valuable for its own sake but could also be of interest to both collectors of full size tractors or well as farm toy enthusiasts.
Types of Farm Memorabilia
Collectors have various ways to organize their collections:
• By brand or manufacturer
Like John Deere, New Idea or International Harvester. This type of collecting is the most popular for both ease of organization plus displaying a whole set of green John Deere replicas has a certain visual appeal.
• By machinery type
Tractors vs. hay balers. This is the next most popular method; since people normally want to buy toys or items that match the type of equipment they remember the most fondly like tractors.
• By age
Vintage manure spreaders (20-30 years old) vs. antique manure spreaders (75-100+ years old). The age of collection is often set more by budget restrictions than any other factor since true antiques are often out of price range of a beginner collector.
• By individual preference (a collector just likes the way the advertisement or sign looks or it reminds them of personal memory.)
In any of the cases mentioned above, investing in farm memorabilia be it vintage dealer signs or posters of antique manure spreaders, you can see how this simple hobby can turn that old trash in the attic into a treasure or two.
Old School Farm Equipment
I don't know much about these little pieces of equipment. They can be used to run pumps and what not, and other small things, but how they originated and such, I do not know.
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Machines From the Past Cars and Farm Engines
People with a passion keep old cars and old farm equipment still running; from the Apple Fest Car Show in Elyria, Ohio to the LaGrange Engine Show held at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio
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More Old Cars & Tractors Sept. 5, 2009
Here is more old cars and tractors plus some old farm machines. Video was shot using JVC GZ-MG330 camcorder.
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2009 pocono old time farm equipment tractor pull.
Doubled my pull distance from 75 ft last year to 141 feet this year.
Old School Farm Equipment
I don't know much about these little pieces of equipment. They can be used to run pumps and what not, and other small things, but how they originated and such, I do not know.
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Steam Tractors 1950s
This clip is from a steam tractor show during the early 1950s. May be Kansas but not sure. However it is interesting to watch this old farm equipment in operation. And in the early 1950s, this equipment was not all that old. This video is blocked only in Germany due to a music copyright according to You Tube. Really odd. Oh well. So for the non viewers in Germany, this banned video shows Steam Tractors at a Steam Tractor show during the early 1950s. Sorry, no x rated material here, just banned music.
what is this farm equipment?
i have some pics of some farm equipment and i need to know what they are and i need to know how much they are and the tractor also how much is that worth to they still work and they are about 37 years old thanks .
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Huge auction lot tour (antiques, trucks, tractors, vintage farm equipment, etc.)
huge tour of the auction lot up at the tractor show. I didnt get too many videos of up there, but my Bolens was one of the show tractors and i ran it from Monday-Sunday in the parade and drove it around showing it off hours each day. It would have had the foot throttle if i would have started working on it a day before i did, but at least the straight pipes were on it. Enjoy the huge auction lot tour, you might find something interesting in this video that you like.
