Visitors can see this "Peerless" and over 100 other steam or gasoline engines at Rough & Tumble Museum in Lancaster County, PA. During festivities such as the Spring Steam Up and Old Thresherman's Reunion, all these old fashioned machines are in operation.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Before modern tractors and combines were invented, this Schied steam traction engine provided belt power for a thresher to separate grain from chaff in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Visitors can see this and a varied collection of industrial, farm and home devices preserved and demonstrated at Rough & Tumble Engineers Historical Association.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
