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Lakefield Steam Days showcases historic and modern farming gear
Clarence Coons of Lakefield Ontario runs Lakefield Steam Days each summer to aid the Canadian Cancer Society. The show draws crowds with Sawyer Massey George White and Reeves steamers powering saw mills shingle mills and a turn of the century New Favorite thresher. Antique car buffs attend with restored autos and engines include a Bell steamer a Rumley Oil Pull a Waterloo Boy and a century old hay wagon. The event features the last Sawyer Massey engine built completed in 1926 sold in 1932 for 400 with a one year guarantee. Modern farming machinery is shown for comparison.
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Clarence Coons
New Holland
Lakefield
Ontario
Canadian Cancer Society
Sawyer Massey
George White
Reeves
Peterborough
Waterloo
Coons