Lancaster County Bird in Hand 2023 Carriage &Antique Amish Auction

The Lancaster County Carriage & Antique Auction is an annual event that takes place on the Thursday and Friday before the last Saturday in June. The auction is located at 2737 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand, PA 17505.
HISTORY
The Lancaster County Carriage and Antique Auction began in July of 2000 when Weavertown Coach Shop hosted the National Carriage Makers’ Reunion in Bird-in-Hand. Jake King and Elam Petersheim, a local antique dealer wanted to clean out the corners around their shops and barns where extra items had accumulated. With potential buyers coming to the area for the reunion, Elam and Jake scheduled a small sale on the day before the get-together. The news of the auction spread by word-of-mouth and 60 other people brought consignment items. It was a successful day and a fun addition to the reunion.
Those who attended the sale encouraged Elam Petersheim, Jake King, and Paul Stoltzfus of Leola Coach, to make the auction an annual event. For seven years the auction was held at Elam Petersheim’s farm on Belmont Road east of Gordonville. The auction grew steadily every year.
In 2008, the sale moved to the village of Bird-in-Hand on land made available by the Smucker family. Proceeds now benefit the Bird-in-Hand Fire Company. The sale has remained a quality auction with over one hundred carriages sold on consignment as well as quilts, collectibles, antiques, tools, plants and other quality merchandise. The response has been so overwhelming that in 2013 the Thursday afternoon and evening Early Bird Auction was added since there were too many items to sell on Friday alone