Kindersley Museum receives addition to their collection of implements

By Joan Janzen

The Kindersley & District Plains Museum acquired a recent donation from Judie and Larry Lyons. The Brock couple donated a 20-foot Self-propelled Case 950 swather that Larry’s father purchased in the mid-1960s.

Larry had been chatting with the volunteers at the museum and asked if they would be interested in having the swather added to the museum’s equipment. “They were excited to have it as part of their collection,” Judie said.

Judie and Larry Lyons from Brock recently donated this Case 950 swather to the Kindersley Museum. It was one of the first self-propelled swathers to come out in the 1960s.

They were even more excited when the swather arrived. It was in excellent condition, having been stored inside for over twenty years. And when Judie and Larry’s son went to start it, it fired right up! One of the original wooden reel slats was broken, so they replaced it with a tin one.

The crew at the museum changed the oil and gas and discovered it ran perfectly, so they used it to cut the crop adjacent to the museum.

It’s one-of-a-kind, as it was one of the first self-propelled swathers that came out during that time period. Larry’s dad had used the swather for quite a few years, and so did his son. “Larry opened all his fields with it for years,” Judie recalled.

Now the swather is positioned in front of the Brock station at the museum, a welcome addition to the museum’s collection.