REPORT FROM THE STEAM DEPARTMENT OF THE Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association, Inc.
July/August 1999
Eric Harvey
Show Co-Chairman and Director P. O. Box 636 Easton, Maryland
21601
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This past July 10, 11, 12, 1998, the Tuckahoe Steam and Gas
Engine Association, Inc. celebrated its 25th anniversary. Our show
grounds are located five miles north of Easton, Maryland, on U. S.
Rt 50. We are proud to say we own our own grounds, and have ever
since the beginning. This was one of our greatest reunions ever. It
takes at least a whole year's planning to put on a successful
show. Our show committee, which consists of all our standing
committee chairmen and directors, is continually trying to find new
exhibits and exhibitors to participate in our show.
I think even the newest person to our hobby realizes it takes a
lot of us 'Iron Men' to put on a show. At our show, I'm
proud to say we even have a few 'Iron Women' that help put
on the show, but we sure could use more help at times, whatever the
gender.
At this year's show we had some friends bring their steam
tractors down from Pennsylvania and Delaware. Norman Gay brought
his 1895 8 x10 Frick traction engine and Mike brought his Farquhar
traction engine from Rough and Tumble. For the third year Butch
Biesecker brought his immaculately restored Keck-Gonnerman. Norm
and Mike were an extra special hit when they belted to our Baker
fan late Saturday night for a spark show. WOW!
A trademark sales ploy for the Frick Co. So we tried it. Jamie
Hall of Church Hill, Maryland, at the throttle of his Frick 8 x 10
#17590. After six years of restoration, 53 new castings, parts,
machining, Imron paint, original striping and twenty years of
sitting idle, she ran like a Swiss watch. Belted backwards to Eric
and Pat Harvey's Lane shingle mill at the third annual Old
Queen Anne's Days at the museum in Centreville, Maryland,
1998.
Norman Gay's Spark Show: Take one 1895 8 x 10 Frick, one
belt, one Baker fan, one good hot fire, add five bushels sawdust,
planer chips or shingle dust. Combine late at night. Get: one
pretty good late night iron man spark show. Everybody loved it!
Just another unexpected highlight of our 25th annual show.
Anyone wishing to bring a steam related exhibit to our show is
always welcome. If you are coming from another state and you do not
have a current Maryland boiler inspection, please contact us as
soon as possible to have your engine inspected in time for our 1999
show.
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