OUT OF THE Ashes

MICHIGAN MAN’S HAY CARRIER COLLECTION LAUNCHED BY BARN FIRE

Jerry Mattson

Oddly enough, it was a fire that launched Emil Hecksel’s collection of farm-related memorabilia. Emil, who lives in Coopersville, Michigan, has been collecting farm-related memorabilia for more than 40 years. His collection of hay carriers (or trolleys) began after a barn owned by his cousins, John and Dean Hecksel, burned down in 2008. After the fire was put out, Emil was among the relatives and neighbors who helped clean up the mess. He found some pulleys in the rubble and was told to take them if he wanted them. Some had metal spools; others had wooden ones that were partially, or completely, burned away. The next day, a Louden Junior hay carrier was found. Emil’s cousins didn’t want it, but they also didn’t want to see it tossed into the…

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Farm Collector (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2018

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