Diebold Agricultural Hall

	Join us for our 6th Annual Spring Power-Up The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Presents Our Spring Power-Up and Open House! Saturday, May 1, 2010 (one day before our Annual Meeting) Rain or Shine (we have plenty of shelter)
Laidlaw-Dunne-Gordon Under Steam	>>>>Come one, come all. Everyone is welcome to attend our 6th Annual Spring Power-Up!<<<< Our usual yearly routine is to have our Annual Meeting on the first Sunday in May, where we start up most of our steam, gas and diesel collection for the benefit of our members. This involves alot of pre-event planning and set-up, so we asked ourselves: Why not tie this event in with a similar event open to the general public? Unlike the Fall Festival, our Spring Power-Up will be a showcase of our own extensive collection of steam and internal combustion engines, tractors, the historic Cream Hill Agricultural School and the Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science. That being said, either member or non-member outside exhibitors are welcome to bring their machinery and set up for the day. There is no charge for exhibitors to display their antique machinery-related items. Outside vendors are welcome to set up for a nominal fee. If you would like to sell (vend) at the Spring Power-Up, please email us with your request. As with the Fall Festival, only antique, vintage or machinery-related items may be sold at the Power-Up.
Hawaii No. 5 out of the engine house	CAMA's own extensive collection of antique machinery will be highlighted at the Spring Power-Up. In our Industrial Hall, our stationary steam engines spring to life, including our newly resotored C.H. Brown steam engine with a massive 14 foot diameter flywheel. In our 5-bay shed and oilfield power buildings, our large one-lunger "hit and miss" engines and our impressive Wolverine Diesel will be fired up. Over in the Diebold Hall, our museum- and member-owned tractors will see the light of day after a long hard winter. On our narrow gauge railroad tracks, our 1925 Hawaii Railway Co. #5 Baldwin steam locomotive will steam up for a few trips up and down our track. Our 1922 Plymouth Diesel locomotive will be out and about. Visit the Mining Museum and see what new exhibits have been created over the winter. *Please note that we are at the mercy of the "machinery gods". Although we make every effort to get our antique machinery running, we can't always predict that all machinery will be operational on the day of the Power-Up*
Testing out a new acquisition	So bring your friends and family and come on down to CAMA. Watch this space for additional information about the event. Admission fee: $5.00 for non-member adults, age 6-12 is $2.00, and children 5 and under as well as CAMA members are free (NOTE: Admission Fees have been lowered by $1.00!!) Spectator Hours: 10AM to 4PM. The show is on our grounds in Kent, CT. Click here to see how to get to CAMA. Parking provided close to event. Handicap parking area. CAMA will be providing food this year for the Spring Power-Up
Dusting off a Farmall	For specific information for either exhibitors or spectators, please call CAMA at 860-927-0050, Jim Daly (our show chairman) at 860-354-1859, or John Pawloski (CAMA's President) at 860-354-0296. Please note that there is no rain date. There is plenty of shelter in our many buildings, so rain will not dampen your day at CAMA. For Spring Power-Up spectator, exhibitor, or vendor information please email: SpringPowerUp@ctamachinery.com

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