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kins said. “I operated the station from 1967 until July of 1983. ”
Atkins rented the station until 1972, and then bought the business. He sold the station last year, and moved all of his operation to the site of his cider press on Route 661. Atkins and his wife, Martha, live above the businesses in a house they built in 1973. “Now I’ve got everything right here, and I don’t have to go down to the station every morning,” Atkins said.
Atkins has four buildings for the refinishing and display of the antiques, the cider press, cold storage of apples and cider and an office. William Sisk has been working with Atkins at the business for 13 years.
The cider press is a 32 inch press which Atkins terms a medium sized press. He estimates that up to 60 gallons of cider a press can be made if the apples are good, and that 2025 gallons can be made a day. October and November are the peak months for pressing, but Atkins makes cider all through the winter. “We make some with preservatives in it to sell in the summer,” Atkins said.
The labels on the cider reads Elmer’s 66 and Antiques, but Atkins will drop the 66 when his supply of stationery articles with that heading run out. Besides his cider and antique business, Atkins also raises a few hogs and cattle.
Of his many years in business, Atkins said that “I’ve done very well, I guess.”
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