Model Threshing Machine Finely Detailed Inside And Out

Model Threshing Machine Finely Detailed Inside And Out COMBINES Miscellaneous Elmer Bruder’s model threshing machine definitely has a “wow” factor that attracts crowds Besides being a perfect replica on the outside a couple of lids open on top to allow a peek inside “There are four decks inside the machine ” says the Breslau Ont model builder He purchased gears pulleys wheels and accessories but cut and bent 24-gauge metal for all the other parts The work involved a lot of trial and error Bruder built the model in 2008 and spent about 1 500 hrs on it The retired sheet metal worker and dairy farmer notes that when he was a boy his neighbor had a Robert Bell threshing machine and he helped thresh grain with it “I run it slow but it all works ” he says of his 1/8th-scale threshing machine It’s about 4 ft long 8 in wide and 15 in tall At 80 Bruder says he isn’t working on any new projects But he enjoys taking the threshing machine and model steam engine tractors he has built to area shows All have been appraised for thousands of dollars Though most people who see his toy models have never worked with the real thing they seem to appreciate seeing them “People take lots of pictures of them ” Bruder says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Elmer Bruder Wellington Co Rd 30 Breslau Ont Canada N0B 1M0 ph 519 822-9658

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