Milking Machine

The Tired Iron Tractor Museum down the road is being auctioned off so we visited yesterday for a last look at an amazing collection showing the ingenuity of our forebears.  This 1898 milking machine is my favorite.  I can picture a woman escaping household tasks like cooking and laundry as she sneaks a book to the barn and reads while pushing the pedals to milk her two cows at the same time. Website for the auction:
http://www.aumannauctions.com/index.php?subp=1&sct=&pg=ap&pid=30285&ap_sub=bid