Thank you John for detailing our "Massey Journey in Onatrio with Peter", it is hard to comprehend where those 26 years have gone since you took that photograph in 1996 in the storage building of what was known then as "The Ontario Agricultural Museum" followed by "The Farm Museum" which then became "Country Heritage Park".
Peter was a very genuine and true collector of Canadian Agricultural Heritage, his knowledge on local Canadian Companies was immense, which he shared with us and he ignited our enthusiasm to spend so much time over the years in Ontario with all the Massey-Harris collectors of that era, we owe so much to Peter which in later years has enabled us to add so much variety of both artifacts and knowledge of M-H and associated Companies to our collections back home in the UK.
Peter was the driving force behind the 1997 150th Anniversary of Massey Show in Milton which was called "The Great Canadian Antique Tractor Field Days", he brought like minded collectors together from all over the world that weekend, M-H enthusiasts travelled from the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Great Britain, Scotland and Wales to name just a few. Peter also encouraged Hart Massey to join the celebrations, it was a pleasure to meet him in person.
Had it no t been for Peter Ledwith and his foresight, knowledge and contacts I do not think the celebration event would have been such a memorable event in 1997.
Peter certainly put "Massey- Harris Collecting on the world map in Onatrio", some of us will never forget his passion and enthusiasm for all things Massey-Harris.
RIP Peter,
I
Malcolm