Steam Traction Archive
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January 1956
Earlene
Jensens manage the Harold Warp Pioneer Village at Minden""
A SUCCESSFUL THRESHERMAN
Custom Threshing was Considered a Poor Business in late 80 an 90s""
Threshing Bee in the Far West
Old Time Threshing Bee on November 7th, 1954""
The Other Boy
The Other Boy, the Eyewitness of the Bygone Tragedy""
LETTERS
Fourth Generation of Pleasterers making Sorghum""
THRESHING STORY OF THE OLD TIME
Threshing rig, consisting of 16 HP Advance Engine, 33x54 Port Huron Rusher""
The Baby Keck
Scale Model of a Keck-Gonnerman Engine""
A DESIRE REALIZED
20-Horsepower Steam Engine Built by Minneapolis Threshing Machine""
An Interesting AND Unusual Outfit
Huber Engine with 14 foot Binder Mounted on the Front""
ADDITIONAL HISTORY of the GRAIN BINDER
Cyrus H. McCormick invented the first successful reaper in July, 1831""
NO REASON TO APOLOGIZE
Article about Excello, Nichols & Shepard Separator""
A VERY INFORMATIVE ARTICLE
Words Star and Mogul are Trade Names for two different Model Engines""
THE CANADIAN TRACTOR
Canadian Tractor built by Alberta Foundry and Machine Company""
A LOOK AROUND THE YARDS OF ROUGH & TUMBLE AT KINZERS, PENNSYLVANIA
Yards being Cleaned up over the Winter, around the Sawmill""
NOTICE OF ALL REUNIONS
Renewal to the Iron Men Album""
SQUEEZE IT IN
Subscription to Little Magazine about the Time of Midwest Reunion""
THE Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion AT Rollag, Minn., October 2, 1954
Poem describing the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion""
THE LADIES PAGE
Crochet Nook Displayed at Mt. Pleasant Reunion""
FROM OSCAR BREWER
Sturdy Enough to Withstand the Lurching and Ramming""
THE OLD FARMER AND ""OLD BETSY"" CONVERSE
""Old Betsy"" Comes to Life""
POST CARDS
Mt. Pleasant Iowa Reunion""
March 1956
Earlene--
Elmer has-quite a collection of cards.""
ARTHUR S. YOUNG
Mr. Young was the founder of the Rough and Tumble Engineers Association.""
Old Steam Thresher Engine Warms Seat of Government
6 Degrees temperature is not comfortable for office work.""
MODEL BUILDERS SECTION--
Shocks of grain in the background of a threshing scene in North Dakota.""
""TOO LATE FOR THE PARTY""
THE STORY OF THE AVERY 20 THAT ARRIVED.""
FLYING IN THE PIPER CUB-
The fourth annual Fly-In Breakfast.""
PIONEER ENGINEERS CLUB OF INDIANA
The annual reunion of the Pioneer Engineers Club of Indiana.""
Marcus Leonard Corrects a Mistake
The shipping of Foreclosure machinery""
PIONEER VILLAGE
The story of a very interesting project which was a dream of Harold Warp.""
THE LADIES PAGE
A Thresherman's Wife's diary.""
JOHNSON'S STEAM ENGINE DAY
The sixth annual Steam Engine Day at the Gilmar Johnson farm.""
THRESHING BEE ATTRACTS ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD
An article taken from the Great Falls Tribune.""
THE OLD FARMER AND ""OLD BETSY"" CONVERSE
Driving a span of ponies hitched to a light wagon.""
Post Card
Fourteen hp Double cylinder Oshkosh Hog built in Oshkosh.""
May 1956
Earlene
Karl in finding your record and is not absolutely necessary""
B B. BROWN PINS NAME ON OLD ""UNKNOWN""
OLD steam traction engine that the Angels Camp Museum ""
LETTERS
THE GREATEST ALBUM""
LETTERS
MACHINES OF PLENTY""
IN THE COOK CAR YEARS AGO
Cookie replied ""Its water gone crazy with the heat""
We Must Stick Together
Steam engine Joe will take off the cylinder cover""
Nelson Speaks On Advances
Advance Rumley thresher and Advance side mounted engine Models""
ON BECOMING A TRACTOR ENTHUSIAST
The tractors cared for like a pup""
Montpelier Tests
The Baker engines were developing one horse-power hour on 24 lbs.""
MODEL BUILDERS SECTION-
steaming tobacco in case for bulking is preparing it for market""
THRESHING RICE
Rice growing here in the gulf coast country started about 1890""
A. D. BAKER HISTORY
The Port Huron engine is operating a Baker thresher a Huber thresher""
EXPERIENCE AT AN EARLY AGE
C Aultman Star engine I had painted up for trading stock ""
MY DREAM
While the feeder hums and the engine""
CENTRAL STATES THRESHER REUNION
Steam line hooked up to Milford Rees antique Peerless engine""
THE OLD FARMER
The time a railroad spike went through the machine""
POST CARD
Michigan Live Steam Clubs Port Huron ""Rusher"" thresher""
July 1956
Earlene
Mrs. Bednar was prominent at the Mount Pleasant Reunion""
THE LADIES PAGE
Pre-Season Get-Together""
The Old Settlers Way
The way to a mans stomach is the Old Settlers Way""
MODEL BUILDERS SECTION
One Of The First Built""
THRESHING EXHIBIT
The threshing was staged in a natural ampitheater with several hundred spectators ""
Thresher Builder and Inventor Mr. Franz J. Wood Passes at 92
Wood designed a full line of threshing machinery and steam engines ""
THE SHREDDER STAYED ALL WINTER
Nubbin got the shredder and fixed the tractor wouldnt run right""
Tractor Page
First, the high wooden wagons were converted to low rubber tired jobs""
RARE ENGINE
The Engine was built by Watertown Engine Co., in Watertown, New York""
Buried 51 Years
The engine was buried 51 years and was dug out about 18 months ago.""
LETTERS
Almost forgot to send in my renewal and I really don't want to lose any issues""
THREE CRANK LOCOMOTIVE
Locomotive was submitted to an extensive program of tests on locomotive test plant""
POST CARDS
Engine at the Old Time Threshers and Saw Mill Operators""
September 1956
Earlene
Good wishes were sent to Elmer at the National Threshers Reunion.""
A DEFENSE OF ADVANCE THRESHER COMPANY
Advance Thresher Company was the most highly rated thresher companies.""
A Report on the 1956 N T A Reunion
The 12th annual Reunion of the National Threshers Association, Inc.""
John Jenkins Experiences
John Jenkins' boss was an expert with the engines.""
Wood's Annual Threshing Bee 1955
Mr. Wood is an unusual man who has built many Models and machines.""
THAT LONG FALL THRESHING RUN
Sam Helwick was an old time thresherman who lived in Aberdeen""
AN UNUSUAL TRACTION ENGINE
Traction Engine is in use to date and is indispensable for the job it does.""
A Real Thrill
George Shepherd is the curator of the Western Development Museum.""
THE LADIES PAGE
Remember the little house out in the back.""
Heard & Seen At Montpelier
70 years old were standing with one foot up on the white pine fence.""
THE NORTH AMERICAN THRESHER'S REUNION
The fifth annual Thresher's Reunion and Steam Engine Contest.""
LETTERS
Howard Kaster was a director of the Northeastern Wisconsin Steam Club.""
POST CARDS
Mr. Reed says the separator was a terror to try to hook up to the trailer.""
November 1956
Earlene
Glowing Reports of the Reunions""
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
The Stevens Cross Compound Under-mounted engine, published in 1956""
""THE GENTLE PERSUASION""
The Gentle Persuasion, with Gary Cooper as co-star""
MEINRAD NOT MEINARD
Meinrad, the Christian name of the Founder of M. Rumely Co""
FOUR DOLLARS FOR 2 YEARS
Scale Model of a Warren Oil Field Engine""
Midwest Old Settlers & Threshers Hold Seventh Annual Reunion
Midwest Old Settlers & Threshers Association Reunion""
Reunion Report
Threshing Pageant Depicting 100 Years Progress""
MY DINNER GOT COLD
S. H. Herum of Dodge Center referring to the Old Engines""
THRESHING IN WASHINGTON STATE
Machinery used in Threshing Loose Grain in the State of Washington""
Saginaw Valley Live Steam Association Convention Report
Annual Convention of The Saginaw Valley Live Steam Association""
Letters
Engine at Floyd Lumber Company of Quaker City""
MORE TROUBLE
Sitting at Corn Crib, Sleeves Rolled Up, no Leaves on the Tree""
THE LADIES PAGE
Rees Threshermens Reunion at Franklin""
STEAM ENGINE DAY
Rees Steam Engine Day at Franklin""
Illinois Threshermen's Jubilee
Illinois Threshermen's Jubilee held at Neal McClure Farm""
ABOUT MARVIN WILKINSON
Marvin Wilkinson, when 11 years old fired, oiled, kept water in 20 hp. Case""
""CHAMPION"" vs: ""CASE""
Champion Engine and J. I. Case & Co. Engine, Re suits in favor of Champion""
""HOME SWEET HOME""
For Antique Steam Traction Engines, Machinary & Farm Implements""
ONE OF TWO ENGINES
During Centennial June 9-16,Engine was used in an Agriculture Demonstration""
THE NORTH AMERICAN THRESHER'S REUNION
Agricultural Memorial Museum of Manitoba""
Post Cards
National Threshers Reunion""