82-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 2, 2002 Lancaster Farm Toy Show LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) On Nov. 9, farm toy collectors from all over the east will con verge on the Farm and Home Center in Lancaster. Since the late 1970 s grown men, and a few boys, have begun collecting farm-related toys and advertising. Most collectors col lect toy tractors either in the pop ular l/16th scale or pedal trac tors. The hobby started in the mid-west and moved east, south and west. The Lancaster fall show is the longest continuous running show east of Ohio and draws more than 1,000 collectors to view the 50 or 60 display and sale tables of collectible farm toys and toy re pair parts and collector books. A special feature for the 20th show is the extremely detailed 1/ 16th scale layout of a central Pennsylvania farm designed and built by Terry Spahr from Cali fornia. This display involves hun dreds of hours of design and building to copy exact detail even down to the interior of the origi nal bam. Another 20th anniversary toy show feature will be the offering of a licensed John Deere 2520 show tractor, made exclusively for this show and in limited quantities. A local 4-H group will again operate the food concessions. Prototypes of the 2003 Pennsyl vania Farm Show collectibles will be shown to the public for the first time. The show is open from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. and is followed by a 4 p.m. toy tractor auction. For informa tion, call Dave Nolt at (717) 768-3066. To Feature Bam Display Bui ft To Scak The bam that is on display is a 1/16 replica of a Pennsylvania German bam. It was built in 1840 near Bowmansdale in Cumberland County. David Dobbs and his wife Katie, farmed Fertility Farm for 35 years until 1958 when they retired from farming and moved to town. The farm was left to deteriorate and the barn finally fell down in 1995. Terry Spahr, who built the display, played in that bam as a youngster and helped in the sum mer with the harvest. In 1998, after having become a toy farmer in California, Spahr de cided to re-create the barn in miniature to be a part of his toy collection of 1/16 toys. Another uncle, Wilson Sipe, made drawings. They examined all of the old pictures to gether that could be found to add authenticity to the replica. Some of the original parts were salvaged and are on display with the barn. A slate from the roof, a tile from the silo and two pegs that held harness in the horse stable are all that remain. ( 6 Another 20th anniversary toy show feature will be the offering of a licensed John Deere 2520 show tractor, made exclusively for this show and in limited quantities. 5 5 Dave Nolt Nolt Enterprises Inc.
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