The International Harvester Company Collectors are holding a show and demonstration weekend at the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum from Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July 9.
While the event is to showcase the equipment and household items the Chapter 38 collectors have acquired over the years, the focus is on the family.
“We want to attract families,” said Colleen Urick, Chapter 38 vice-president.
Events on Saturday and Sunday for young people include a daily coin search in a pile of gravel, bouncy castle, airplane crafts session, ring toss, bird feeder crafts, lantern crafts, paper plate flower crafts and sun catcher crafts.
Urick, who works with children, will host the craft sessions.
The show kicks off July 8 at 8 a.m with a pancake breakfast and IHC equipment displays.
IHC planned to be a one stop shop for farmers, making everything from trucks, tractors, farm equipment, refrigerators, deep freezes, cream separators to cookbooks, toys and power generators.
“Our members will display their collections’’ on both days.
The afternoons start at 1 p.m. with a parade of power where members show off more collections. A tractor pull happens at 3 p.m. each day.
Homemade pie will be available at the concession.
Chapter 38 has about 250 members spread across the West from Manitoba to B.C.
This is the third IHC show in Moose Jaw since 2010.
One feature attracting members is the IHC replica dealership at Sukanen which was completed two years ago with funding by Chapter 38.
The distinctive structure displays IHC equipment. The showcases and furnishings came from a dealership in northern Alberta.
IHC dates to the 1800s when Cyrus McCormick invented the first horse-drawn reaper and became IHC with a merger in 1902.
In 1982 the truck division was sold and in 1984 IHC merged with Case which still produces IHC brand equipment.
Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
