Steam Traction Archive
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January 1962
EARLENE
Marsha has been busy practicing for the County Chorus""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Halloween costumes and gadgets put away for another season""
Steam Whistle Concert
A unique ""Concert"" of steam whistles was the feature of the second annual Schweizer""
THRESHING
A friendly toot from the engine's flute""
HERE IS THE LATEST IN STEAM POWER with potential atomic application in the future.
James H. Lawlor re-activated his four cylinder uniflow engine""
Question
Steam outfits were common when Garnet was a kid""
REUNION REPORTS
North Carolina Steam Historical Association""
MIAMI VALLEY STEAM THRESHERS REPORT
Miami Valley Steam Threshers had another bang-up show at Goshen Memorial Park""
ROCK RIVER THRESHEREE
Threshermans Park""
NEW YORK STEAM ENGINE ASSOCIATION REUNION REPORT
A throng of 15,000 visited Honeoye Falls during First Pageant of Steam four-day reunion""
THE OLD SAG CLUB REPORT
First reunion on the New Concord school grounds""
7th ANNUAL REUNION OF THE RICHLAND COUNTY STEAM THRESHERS ASSOCIATION
Show opened on Saturday morning by an opening prayer by Chaplain, Charles Divelbiss""
Question
Mr. Marcus Leonard sold an Advance 36-60 separator to Ed J. Streckfus""
A Zoo Railroad
Portland Zoo Railway trains glide and chug through the woods""
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Roaring through the telephone would make old Niagara sound like a faint moan""
MODEL TRACTION ENGINES
Model of Avery Traction engine, 40 hp, cut and built to one inch scale""
FRED LAWRENCE WRITES
First engine Fred ever ran was a Stillwater""
The Ladies Page
The Old Time Fiddlers really played up a storm on The Bowl of Cabbage rag""
OLD TIME THRESHER CENTER OF INTEREST AT FOOD FAIR
Peerless engine at the fair -grounds is equipped with eight whistles""
Experiences
Old Gaar-Scott's whistle sounded early of a morning""
A WONDERFUL GASOLINE ENGINE
John Miller have 12 other gasoline engines in his collection""
3 QUESTIONS - 1 EXPERIENCE
Old locomotive that brought back many memories to I.J. London""
MY OLD STEAM ENGINE
An aged man whose tired hands enjoy the days of rest and ease""
Dairyland Driftings
Ripening of grain Reunions swung into action""
Obituaries
Dan one of the founders of the Richland County Steam Threshers""
AN ENGINE FOR YOU !
(Corliss Type)""
GOSSIP FROM THE BACK SHOP
Loud talking of a steam engine down in Hanson's shop""
LETTERS
Ashville, Ohio-October 21st was the day set aside by the Tustins""
POST CARDS
Oxen were used to snake logs for the Saw Mill and to turn the Horse power""
March 1962
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP FOR OCTOBER 1, 1961
Stament Of Ownership For October 1, 1961""
EARLENE
Holly Balls and liquid painted several pieces for gifts""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The state Farm Show is being held this week in Harrisburg""
Experiences of MR. REED....
Pictures A and B show an oil burning arrangement on a boiler""
CLEAT TRACKS IN THE SANDS OF TIME
worked until the harvest and threshing season""
A CORRECTION and HISTORY
The Cockshutt Plow Company was started by Ignatius Cockshutt""
OBITUARY
The Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association""
WILLIAMS GROVE GROUP PLANS RAILROAD
The Williams Grove Steam Engine Association""
Old Transportation
A Story About Pierce A. Miller and his Collection.....""
Reunion Reports
Fifth Annual Reunion""
Reunion Reports
The 11th AnnualReunion Show.""
Reunion Reports
Miami Valley Steam Threshers Elect Officers""
Reunion Reports
TWELFTH REUNION AT MT. PLEASANT, IOWA""
THE THRESHING MACHINE.
The Threshing Machine""
OBITUARY
Diesel engineering and continued to run the Monon passenger train to Chicago""
The Ladies Page
Hidden deep Pure gold was preserved on which to sleep""
Eulogy On The Horse
A horse A horse My kingdom for a horse.""
WEST COAST PROFESSOR DEMONSTRATES NEW COMPACT STEAM CAR AT SEATTLE
West Coast Professor Demonstrates New Compact Steam Car At Seattle""
Dairyland Driftings
A friend of mine operates a sawmill on his ""back 80""""
Dairyland Driftings
A friend of mine operates a sawmill on his back 80""
STEAM ENGINES PLAY THEIR PART
Kelly Duplex mill, Kenwood stone burr grist mill""
STEAM ENGINE JOE.....
R. F. Straw Burner; J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. Engine""
Village Blacksmith
The corn has all been gathered The Spring is here again""
61 WESTERN WASHINGTON THRESHING BEE
Western Washington Threshing Bee at Fort Steilacoom""
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Golden Wedding Anniversary.""
REPORT OF AMERICAN THRESHERMANS ASSOCIATION SHOW AT HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS
Report Of Threshermans Association Show At Highland, Illinois""
LETTERS
The Grain Header In Montana""
POST CARDS
Steam engines such as this 1920 Port Huron model""
May 1962
EARLENE
The Dave Egan family presented Gal, Marsha, on 16th birthday.""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The sweetest music is not in oratorios, but in kind words.""
SMOKE and GAS FUMES
From my Threshing and Shelling Experiences.""
Reunion Reports
Pioneer Harvesters -- 1961 Activities.""
Reunion Reports
Central North Dakota Show Third Annual Show.""
Reunion Reports
Nysea News.""
REPORT OF THE EARLY AMERICAN STEAM ENGINE &OLD EQUIPMENT SOCIETY, INC.
Election of officers was held on January 9, 1962.""
Reunion Reports
The Ladies Auxiliary has 37 members.""
ONTARIO STEAM & ANTIQUE ASSOC.
The 1st annual meeting of the Ontario Steam and Antique Association.""
""THE BOILER IS LEAKING, DAD""
Two conditions are necessary to make a boiler Sweat when fired.""
STEAM THRESHING RIGS AT BRIDGEPORT, NEB.
Dave Martin was the Republican candidate for Fourth District Congressman.""
MODERN STEAM ATOMIC POWER
Steam is without doubt the greatest mechanical power.""
THE UNIFLOW STEAM ENGINE
Steam Generator that would apply to a Modern Steam Car.""
Trivia...
Kansas is rightly called the wheat state.""
Operating Costs of a Traction Engine
An Advance Separator was fast, heavy in the belt.""
THE COUNTRY DEPOT
A memory that ever remains.""
a letter- AND the story
May day nearly fifty years ago.""
UNIQUE PROBLEMS PLAGUE ALASKA'S RAILROADERS
Numerous tunnels mark the roadway through mountainous areas.""
A KANSAS HARVEST
The privilege of experiencing a wheat belt harvest.""
The Ladies Page
Each individuals has their own decision to make.""
He gets up quite a 'head of steam'
Minnesota farmer collects machines of by-gone days, has annual exhibit.""
CLEAT TRACKS in the SANDS OF TIME . .
Karl's father had operated steam engines and threshing machinery.""
THE STEAM ENGINE
The versatility and performance of steam has not yet been duplicated in industry.""
Dairyland Driftings
Several individuals whose lives span is a great period of changing times.""
GOSSIP FROM THE BACK SHOP
When the Firemen almost quit.""
LETTER
The early model 1914, 20-24hp has, a tapered smoke stack.""
POST CARDS
Baldwin in his threshing days had complete Port Huron outfit.""
July 1962
EARLENE
Sympathy goes out to Winter Mantel's Family""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
C & O engine at the Greenfield Museum""
THE PRINCESS 80 YEARS AFTERWARDS
A Tale of Resurrection""
Cook Car
Cook Car or Chuck Wagon was Familiar Sight among Threshermen""
'OLD MIKE'
OLD MIKE an 18 HP. Gaar Scott Would Develop 22 HP""
Smoke & Gas Fumes
Threshing and Shelling Experiances""
A REMARKABLE STEAM ENGINE
Authentic History of a Steam Traction Engine""
Woman - Powered Sawmill
Couple of Ancient Steam Engines which Drive the Sawmill""
The Ladies Page
Memory of Hugo""
A CORRECTION
Apologize to Mr. Leonard who is a most Accurate Informant""
Dairyland Driftings
Plowing some Horned Lark or Field Sparrow Nests""
50 YEARS AGO.....
Fairfax Standard of Fairfax, had Items in their 50 Years Ago Column""
GOSSIP FROM THE BACK SHOP
Experiences Related in Gossip from the Back shop""
LETTERS
Article taken from The Daily Monitor - Leader, Mt. Clemens""
POST CARDS
Gaar Separator with Ruth Feeder and Farmers Friend wind Stacker""
September 1962
EARLENE
The Glessner and the Branyan families cannot be topped.""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The rope came endless and could be easily spliced and one rope lasted several season""
Valve Gears an outline
Franz Wood used a curving sliding block instead of the center hung idea""
Farewell to Steam ...
Retirement Of The Last Steam Locomotives In Western Washington""
Story
Ed Mahoney was working on his separator while nearby set the Advance engine with steam up""
smoke & gas fumes
The big main flue buckled, the cast iron front was blown about 125 feet""
Old Abe' Leaves N. Main
Sioux Falls Case Emblem Moved""
Farm Wife
The farm wife quickly brought another pie to the table ""
SCOUTEN'S HOT HOBBY
Scouten describes himself as ""a natural born mechanic.""""
REUNION Report
A Report On The NTA Reunion of 1962""
OLD TIMES ....
The engine was self propelled but was steered by a team of horses or mules""
The Ladies Page
A small gas burner is keeping us comfortable here""
HOW WE TOOK OUR VACATION TRIP (1895)
vacation trip is usually by railway train or automobile""
Dairyland Driftings
Much advertising is simply a means in deceiving people and dwelling on their imaginations""
First Reaping Machine Made In Carroll County
The first reaping machine in America was built in 1809""
GOSSIP FROM THE BACK SHOP
""Country-Style Never-Leak""""
Modeled after nothing, this outfit will parade in a class of its own
The machine is powered by a one-cylinder, three-horsepower Fairbanks Morse farm engine""
LETTERS
The thresher was first hand fed, but they found it too big to keep loaded""
POST CARDS
Rumely 18hp steam engine put in service July 6, 1914""
November 1962
EARLENE
Anna Mae reports a good number of new subscribers to the Album""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
steam enthusiasts and while some of the big Steam Reunions""
STEAM in ENGLAND
Traction Engine Rally near Lincoln steam engine in England""
""John Turnipseed""
Prairie Farmer and ""John Turnip seed, the author""
Dairyland Driftings
Gas Engine and Tractor Association Meeting at Sussex""
Atomic Power
LAWLER STEAM OPERATED PUMPING AND BOTTOM HOLE HEATING EQUIPMENT FOR OIL WELLS""
Reunion Reports...
The Old Steam and Bas Club, Jnr.""
Hindsboro, Piper City Drivers Win in Tractor Pulling Meet
The crowd got an obvious kick out of a concluding demonstration""
Reunion Reports
Williams Groove Meet""
Reunion Reports
Report Of The Early American Steam Engine And Old Euipment Society, Inc.""
PLEASING SURPRISED
Advance Rumely. Mr. Ormann Keiser was each had an engine""
CENTENNIAL OF IRON HORSE IN MINNESOTA ON JUNE 28.
Minnesota Historical Society and the Great Northern Railway""
Out-of-Date in Modern Machine Age, Steam Farm Engine Still Has 'Glamor' for Visitors at Roger Zabel Farm
Zabel then gave the engine a new role ""belting up to the sawmill""
The Ladies Page
The Supreme Family Man""
OBITUARY
He was the first man in the ;Reunion Era"" to take an engine""
GOSSIP FROM THE BACK SHOP
Gossip From The Back Shop""
MY FIRST TRACTOR
Fordson Titen and Happy Farmer tractor""
INFORMATION
1962 we had a picture of which we had very little information""
LETTERS
1961 threshing at his farm near Longmont""
POST CARDS
Model Case engine and Red River Special Thresher""
POST CARDS
Model Case engine and Red River Special Thresher ""