connecticut antique machinery

I am a machinery buff, and the variety of old steam engines, natural(underground)gas driven was delightful. Power units big and small all working and staffed with informative, knowledgeable volunteers. A piece of our very important past comes alive here, and you can can feel the passion and pride of all those who make this possible.

You can find it as an old train just off the Route 7 it is amzing collection of bygone machinery muddy underfoot lots of parking great for all ages

I will admit. I live in CT and Travel to different things Events etc During the Nice weather, I travel up in the Kent area every Fall for the Ride. But Never ever heard of this place till this Fall, We Drove by Bounced over the Railroad tracks and say a little Sign. We Turnned around " Just to See " Wow we were surprised at what was there. The State Runs Some kind of Museum in the First Building. We drove around it down the Road to the Mine and Machinery Stuff . Very Cool Place. We will go back this summer to see it in Action. The Volenteers were ALL Vary Nice People.... Fun For kids and The not so. Alot of Fun stuff there Worth the Ride ! Donations Accepted - Worth it.... I added some OUTSIDE pictures. The Buildings are full of stuff

Although the idea of visiting a museum of antique machinery may not sound exciting to some, we found the experience well worth it. The folks running it are friendly , well informed and more than happy to share their knowledge. They have an amazing collection of farm machinery, steam engines and trains. There is even a wood passenger car. Be sure to look at the door and see if you can make out the writing on it. A reference to sad time in American history.The countries oldest agricultural school is there as well. Really quite fascinating. They deserve any admission donation you can give.

Staff very accommodating, personable and knowledgeable! We thoroughly enjoyed. Recommend as a nice thing to do.

We were diving north on route 7 when I saw the sign for the machinery museum and had to stop. When we found out there was no admission charge just a voluntary donation we were sold. ( i wish we found these kinds of places when the kids were small) There are quite a few different buildings and each one is different. I liked the steam engine building with all the big and small steam engines inside. The working blacksmith was interesting. The tractor building shouldn't be missed. I can't wait to go back in the fall when they have the engines running. If you are any kind of gear head plan on staying at least 2 hours.

My great uncle (2x) attended Cream Hill Agricultural School in the 1850's. I was excited to find that it is still standing, so I decided I had to include it on my trip back East. We went on a Friday afternoon and as I pulled up a very kind, gentleman asked us what we were interested in seeing. I said the school/house. He went and grabbed the keys and accompanied us around. It was really amazing, everything original was left in the school part of the building, the books, furniture, schedules and even biology items. It was an interesting step back in time. My 18 year old niece enjoyed looking at all the artifacts, comparing them to schools today. The house was not all the original furnishings but still fun to imagine what it would have been like to go to school while living there. Though slightly out of our way, it was really worth the stop. The best part of the experience was our guide. He was so kind, answering all our questions. He did not rush us while we were taking time to look at everything. We did not get to see anything else on the property but we were all so glad we went, from ages 18 to 78, we thoroughly enjoyed the visit.

the food at the Lion's club booth is outstanding and goes to a great cause. All money raised is given to charity, 100%, so eat up, burgers,dogs, pulled pork, fries,etc

Found this by accident when visiting the Sloane Stanley Museum next door. Absolutely incredible collection of running steam engines, trains, tools etc. New operational blacksmith shop and sawmill. Restored steam trains that run and they are restoring a real caboose. Volunteers are very knowledgeable and friendly. Check for their spring and fall festivals as this is really something to see. Not sure if it stays open in the winter so ck before you go.

Thanks to all the people here who this place so good. We visited mid week and had a fabulous time being guided around the machinery and the mining and mineral exhibition. As the musuem runs on donations it offers great value for money. Steam engines, traction engines, vintage tractors and other machinery there's lots to see, the stories of how the museum gets and installs it's exhibits is as aweinspiring as some of the exhibits themselves. You must visit if you have any interest in victorian engineering and as Kent nearby is a nice village to stroll around it's a full day out.

Fascinating old machinery, tractors, & train engines. Wonderful rock, gem, & mining exhibits. Definitely worth a stop.

Engines and Rocks do not at first seem to go together but the volunteers who offer huge amounts of time to the Connecticut Antique Machinery Museum near Kent, CT know exactly what they are doing! Here you can walk among giants of the industrial past ranging from stationary steam engines (with 14 foot diameter flywheels) to oil field combustion engines, railroad engines, and associated machinery used in large scale agriculture. The best time to visit is during their yearly fall festival (the last full weekend of September) when the machines are put into action. Some of the machines were used in mining and this museum offers an amazing mining exhibit that has one of the best mineral collections to be found anywhere outside of major Natural History Museums! Study the mining history of Connecticut with carefully constructed models and maps. We had a wonderful guide who was so pleased to take us around and explained how everything worked and where it came from. Strongly recommended educational visit for children. There is a well stocked science and technology gift shop and although there is no explicit fee for entering, I felt a need to make a good donation to support the program.