Steam Traction Archive
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January 1958
In Memory of Karl A. Kepner
Karl was Treasurer of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, at the time of his death.""
Earlene
Every year we have received Christmas greetings""
THROTTLING GOVERNORS
The first ""spring"" governor was invented by Thomas Pickering""
OATS THRESHING IN OHIO
During the feeding season some 3 to 5 tons of chaff are fed ""
Civil War Navy Cutter Now Launch Named ""Ruth""
Ruth was a 10-oar navy cutter on U.S.S. Kearsarge, of Civil War fame""
A REUNION COMPLAINT
Some engineers evidently have given the cold shoulder to them.""
LITTLE ENGINE SPARKED A CAREER
Little Engine performed many duties, such as operating the farm windmill""
My Impression of the Reunions
The experiences and yarns swapped by these fellows will long be remembered""
Missouri Threshing Bee
At Threshing Bee there were 14 engines, most of which had been owned and operated in Missouri.""
ACCOUNT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TRI-STATE HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE ASSOCIATION
The first annual Reunion of the Association was held Aug. 21, 22, 23 and 24, 1957""
RULES FOR THE STEAM ENGINE ROOM
Stay in the engine room as long as you please""
Governors Attend
Governor Loveless of Iowa, had the misfortune of visiting Mt. Pleasant ""
The Clinton Jacksons
Mr. Jackson has patented and perfected an unusual portable saw mill""
I Remember
In the spring of 16 we plowed about 500 acres of both old and new ground""
FOUND THIS OLD STEAMER
The engine is of the center throw type with governor incorporated in the flywheel""
TRACTOR PAGE
MR. Harvey's Miniature Gas Engine""
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD GAS ENTHUSIAST
Backer 1 hp single cylinder gas engine""
TALL CORN FROM IOWA
Corn at the Mt. Pleasant Reunion in 1957""
NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
Northern Development Museum at North Battleford, Saskatoon""
""Father Time""
Henry was known around the Reunions as ""Father Time""""
MODEL BUILDERS SECTION--
Model Case Steam Traction""
THE LADIES PAGE
Being a school teacher this poem struck me in the heart""
PIONEER ENGINEERS CLUB NEWS
Roy is President of the Pioneer Engineers Club of Indiana.""
RODNEY PITTS SERIOUSLY INJURED
Rodney Pitts of Western Steam Fiends Association was seriously injured""
LETTER
Is It A 6 OR 10 HP.""
POST CARD
Parkin & Hunt Threshing Crew of 1895""
March 1958
EARLENE
Wonderful Christmas at house""
-Soot in the Flues-
Elmer as fine a boss as he is in person""
Anana Mae
Anna Mae, local correspondent for the newspaper""
History of THRESHING In Freeborn County
Mr. Charles F. Leonard was one of the first started with a horse power machine""
The Baker Fan
The Late Abner D. Baker, founder of the A. D. Baker Company""
THE AGRICULTURAL MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Annual Threshermen's Reunion which was attended by thousands last year""
THRESHERMAN PASSES AWAY
Luther's life was spent as a farmer and thresherman""
LETTERS
Another lump of coal to keep up the steam""
THE LADIES PAGE
Article on African Violets""
LETTER FROM ENGLAND
Local Rally of the East Anglian Traction Engine Club was a great success""
Peaceful Valley Reunion
Smoke over the valley was evident of things in action the steamers all hot""
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION Saginaw Valley Live Steam Association
Baker steam tractor was something everyone stopped to look over""
A Sure Cure
The good old Steam Language should be used when discussing Steam""
POST CARDS
The Steam Rig of sixty years ago""
May 1958
EARLENE
Roads clogged Pennsylvania Railroad had cancelled 87 passenger trains""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Worden nurse and has a hobby collecting different types of cuff links""
HISTORY OF THE KITTEN
Then engine wanted to climb her gears going up a stiff hill a bunch""
A Roller History
Howard has promised the Saginaw Valley Live Steam Association""
SPRING POP-OFF MEET
Steam and Hobby Club a Spring Pop-Off at Pine Village School""
THE LADIES PAGE
The Ladies of the Central States Thresher Reunion 1957""
Making Recordings Of Steam Engines
Joe Fahnestock in his studio making Steam Engine Records""
LETTERS
Harold Anderson Washington Iowa that the Midwest Old Settlers Threshers Association""
NEWS BULLETIN
Lance Ferraro, President of the Michigan Live Steam Club""
A YOUNG MAN LIKES OUR DIRT
Reunion there was the scale model Oil Pull tractor""
Old Steam Engine Just Rolling Along
STEAM POWER RELIABLE""
PIONEER ENGINEERS NEWS ITEMS
Pioneer Engineers Club at the Rush County Conservation Club""
THE PRAIRIE FARMER STAGES A FARM PROGRESS SHOW
Russell steam engine and Aultman Taylor separator farm progress show""
WELL HERE IT IS
The Midwest Old Settlers & Threshers Associatio""
MORE ENTHUSIASM
Engines in parks and in big city depots""
MODEL BUILDERS SECTION--
A Boys Dream Comes True""
WHERE THE LORD IS
The Parish Priest of austerity""
Some Appetite
Sulphur coal smoke and hot cylinder oil you are soaked for life""
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE
PRR as an engineer in the Columbus yards on steam and diesel""
POST CARDS
Minnesota Mining Company making advertising film""
POST CARDS
Minneapolis for a trip around the parade ground operate this engine""
July 1958
EARLENE
The Pontiac and Mt. Pleasant Reunions.""
The Flues
One Spuzz car with piston ring; two rear wheels, one front spring.""
Advance Thresher Company Built and Sold 20 and 22 hp. Simple Engines
The building of the 15hp Simple Engine was discontinued in about 1895.""
PIONEER ENGINEERS CLUB NEWS
The Pioneer Engineers Club of Indiana, Inc., held its yearly meeting for the election.""
ILLIANA STEAM & HOBBY CLUB MEET
The Illiana Steam and Hobby Club meeting was held at the Pine Village School.""
MODEL BUILDERS SECTION--
Ideas On Model Boilers.""
AN ENGINE BUILDER
John W. Stackwell built a small oscillating engine in 1942.""
WESTERN MINNESOTA STEAM THRESHING
The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers held their fourth annual Reunion.""
The Battle of the Fans
The Baker and Huber 16hp. engines on the Baker test fan at Wichita.""
BAKER HUBER CONTEST OF 1907 AT WICHITA, KANSAS
A. D. Baker and Prairie Queen Co., took 3 Baker engines and 2 Prairie Queen separators.""
Woodbuzzing Experience
Every farmer had a woods and everybody used wood as fuel.""
MY THIRD COPY-
Jay M. Fower loves the old steamers and threshers, pictures and stories.""
The Kitten Engine AND A Kitten Thresherman
Mr. Florenz Kitten, builder of the Kitten engine.""
THE LADIES PAGE
Mrs. Hampsmire is interested in engines and Reunions.""
Post Cards
The Mt. Pleasant Reunion never fails to draw attraction and comments.""
September 1958
EARLENE
President of TNT gave a Brief Review of the Growth and Activities""
-SOOT IN THE FLUES-
Montpelier Reunion""
My Moments with My Port Huron
National Threshers Reunion at Montpelier""
MAKES IDENTIFICATION
Motor Wolf type M. F. 6 made by R. Wolf, Magdeburg-Buckan, Germany""
STEAM MAN FROM MAINE
Learning more about the Armitage-Hershell Co., and Merry-Go-Round Engine""
LAST RUN
Locomotive built in 1949 by Lima Locomotive Co""
LETTER
Members of Missouri Antique Threshers and Settlers Association""
TRACTOR PAGE
25-50 Avery Tractor Exhibited at the Lions Club Fair at Lancaster""
MODEL BUILDERS SECTION--
National Threshers Reunion Report""
A NEW CLUB
1954 First Trip to the Pontiac Reunion""
THE VAN NATTA BROTHERS
1904 Model Miniature steam Train being Operated by Virgil Van Natta""
The Best Reverse Gears
Using Radial Reverse Gears on Steam Traction Engines""
United States Patent Office.
Steam-Engine Valve-Gear""
Pioneer Power
Nut Shell Version of Inquiries made at Fred Heide Front Door""
A Letter From England While He is in America
East Anglican Traction Engine Club""
THE LADIES PAGE
English Cookery Books Exchange for TNT Cook Books""
EXPERIENCE WITH A HOADLEY
Memories of 1892 with Old Hoadley in Central Oregon""
The Last of the Old Wood Burners
Pioneer Engineers Club holds its Annual Meetings at Rushville""
SOME ENGINE HISTORY
Upton Machines in the Ford Museum""
POST CARDS
Mississippi Valley Reunion""
November 1958
EARLENE
Reunion enjoyment is over for the year""
A Salesman's Thrill
When we think of thresher salesmen we think of Marcus Leonard and E C. Foreman""
GOOD OLD RED RIVER DAYS
The biggest engines in 1891-92 were 18 hp. Buffalo Pitts return flue center crank engine""
THE SAGENG THRESHER
This is threshing machine was invented by Halvor O. Sageng of Dalton""
Saw Mill Characters
All the old fellows could run a 54 inch, 10 gauge solid tooth saw in frozen timber""
A Young Nichols & Shepard Fan
The Engine is a 1915 model with a double riveted lap seam boiler.""
History of an Engine
The engines history started in 1906 and was first sold in Iowa ""
Straw Spark Arresters and Firing with Straw
In a good strawburner straw was a satisfactory fuel""
A Water Bill Changes the Course of Events
The Baker fan contest was on, several Advance customers had come in""
THE LADIES PAGE
Mrs. Alfred E. Baber is our lady doing the Ladies Page this issue""
Mt. Vernon and Keck Shines
Machines in collaboration with William G. Hollers 18 hp. Keck engine and separator""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Ralph flies an airplane besides being interested in traction engines""
LETTERS
The rig belonged to August Bolliger of Deer Creek, Illinois, now deceased""
POST CARDS
Keck Gonnerman engine at the Rushville Reunion 1957""