Published September 25. 2013 12:00AM
PRESS PHOTO BY PAUL WILLISTEIN
Robert Long, left, of Alburtis, and Lee Kern, of Maxatawny, Berks County, showcase gasoline-powered tractors and engines near the Agri-Plex at the 2013 Great Allentown Fair. The men are members of the Antique Engine, Tractor & Farm Toy Club, Inc. Long displayed a 1942 Farmall H tractor. Kern, a founding member of AETFTC, which was organized in 1985, displayed a large green machine used to grind apples at harvest time. The 475 members of AETFTC, which holds its annual exhibit in June in Bowers, Berks County, preserve antique tractors, farm machinery and household items manufactured from 1900 to 1965.