Friday, July 1, 2011

Thee Olde Time Farm Show at Perry Farm in Bourbonnais

Perry Farm in Bourbonnais hosted the 2011 Thee Olde Time Farm Show.

The Show featured antique tractors, especially David Bradley equipment.  David Bradley owned David Bradley Manufacturing Company, which moved in 1895 to what was then "North Kankakee" and what is now known as Bradley, Illinois.   In 1910 the Bradley family sold to Sears, which operated the factory in Bradley until 1962.

Photos from Thee Olde Time Farm Show:

Vintage David Bradley check at Thee Old Time Farm Show in Bourbonnais, Illinois

Furst and Bradley Manufacturing Tractor Seat at Thee Olde Time Farm Show at Perry Farm

Visitors can also view a large collection of vintage John Deere tractors.  On display are a John Deere 60, a John Deere 80, a John Deere Model A, and many more.

Vintage John Deere tractors at Thee Olde Time Farm Show at Perry Farm
A newspaper for David Bradley employees published during the late 1940s and early 1950s.  There was a large display of these newspapers that described life for David Bradley employees.

A steam engine and vintage threshing machine thresh wheat at Thee Olde Time Farm Show at Perry Farm
David Bradley equipment at Thee Olde Time Farm Show at Perry Farm



Wheat Threshing Demonstration


Here is a John Deere Small Engine running an ice-cream making machine: