Steam Traction Archive
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January 1966
EARLENE
Elmer preached in his old home church as the pastor was in the Hospital.""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
A beautiful autumn day near the end of October.""
Christmas Chimes
The meals for the hungry and dusty lot were almost banquets.""
PHOENIX CENTIPEDE ""Log Hauler""
The Western Development Museum is the home of Phoenix Centipede Log Haulers.""
The Ladies Page
Peace of God which passes all understanding, keeps hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.""
DAIRYLAND DRIFTINGS
9th annual Pioneer Engine and Thresher show held on the Paul Marquardt farm.""
IRON MAN OF THE MONTH
Paulin uses 12 hp Gaar-Scott as aerial for his T-V entertainment.""
Russell wood machine
Lawrence ran a Huber tractor outfit for 10 years, until the combine took over.""
BOILER EXPLOSION STORY
A Boiler Explosion that took place on October 20, 1884.""
MISCELLANEOUS
Judy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Wilburn of Elwood.""
SHOW REPORT THE OLD STEAM AND GAS CLUB, INC. NEW CONCORD, OHIO
The Old Steam and Gas Club held its fifth annual reunion at Bloomfield Grove.""
""A THRESHING EXPERIENCE IN WINTER""
Mr. Alan Henning operated on a rather large scale, several mills and threshers.""
HORSE POWER
Twelve horses on a six sweep horse-power had sufficient power to operate a thresher.""
COURT TRIAL OVER ENGINE
The Geiser engine was found by Mr. Floyd Massoni of Kismet, Kansas.""
The National Threshers Association, Inc.
The 21st annual Reunion of the National Threshers Association, Inc.""
BOYHOOD THRILLS! !
The big red 36 by 56 Russell Massillon Cyclone separator.""
EARLY AMERICAN STEAM ENGINE SOCIETY
LeRoy Ebersol's steam kettle and boiler were used in making the apple-butter.""
STEAM-ERA 1965.
The Ontario Steam and Antique Preserver's Association STEAM-ERA 1965.""
Andy Thiel Delights With Marble Runs
Andy started making the wooden runs at the suggestion of a good friend.""
""Memos from McMillan""
Shriner is known for the droll humor, running folksy chatter on radio and television.""
""OUT OF THE PAST""
Duke Parker bought a new single cylinder Frick engine and Case separator.""
Threshing machine
The Peerless Co. had built only four Threshing Machines.""
Sign-Painter Wilcox Also Collector Of Steam Engines
J. D. Thompson had owned the old Grand Central Hotel.""
NEW YORK STEAM ENGINE ASS'N, INC.
East Bloomfield, New York Report on 1965 Pageant of Steam.""
STEAM ENGINE
A Minneapolis separator powered with a Reeves 32 HP cross compound steam engine.""
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Floyd Anthes started as a Ford mechanic at the age of 18.""
LETTER
In 1906 LeRoy ran a new Reeves 13 HP on the Mississippi River bottom land.""
POST CARD
Elmer is quite modest about having his picture put in the ALBUM.""
March 1966
""MEMOS FROM McMILLAN""
The train always crept up and went past but it was a lot of fun tryin""
DAIRYLAND DRIFTINGS
Harvesting of wire grass begun in June and proceeded until late fall.""
The Ladies Page
Spring is the rush season also to the Greenhouse Lady six miles away""
SHOW REPORT
The Elwood Historical Club's sixth annual ""Steam Threshing and Saw-Milling Show""""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Corliss engine was fitted with a reverse gear.""
BOILER EXPLOSIONS
Boiler had been frozen and stay-bolts broken causing the fire-box to collapse""
IRON MAN OF THE MONTH
Iron Man Percy Sherman making that 10-horse Frick engine do her stuff.""
PERCY SHERMAN, CLOWNS IT UP AT DARKE COUNTY THRESHERS, WESTERN OHIO
Perce and Billy Benner ganged up to drive Billy's wonderful Baker""
TOOTENANNY DAY
Old steam whistles from Ohio and Mississippi steamboats of yore will be blown ""
THANKS FROM A TEEN
The articles explain many of the operations of antique machinery""
EARLENE THE SCHOOL MARM SAYS.
John made Elmer a Chaff Piler thresher and a sweep horse power""
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Mr. Bell was a member of the Plum Creek Christian Church for 79 years""
THE NINTH ANNUAL
The show was presented at the M. D. Fullerton farm, Burgettstown, Pa.""
AMERICAN SCENE THAT'S VANISHING
There is serenity in the Wheatfield, now that the harvest has come.""
""SAWMILLING IN THE SHADOW OF THE DEVILS TOWER""
Wyoming took the contract of finishing a steel bridge at Devils Tower""
RIPPLES IN THE TORQUE
The big Niagara proved to be soft-spoken, energetic and fast""
LETTER
Story concerning a tragedy that occurred sixty-five years ago""
FANFARE AND CROSS
The FAN is the result of considerable study, as to what other people had made.""
MIX CLAIMS 'MIX-UP'
The steam engine looks exactly like Frick 8 - 10""
THINKING BACK
Thomas Tompson will remember when they put a green steersman on the ""Phoenix""""
WOOD PRESS BALING WIRE SHOW
Frick Steam Traction Engine has 8"" bore and 10"" stroke""
TRAGEDY
The explosion occurred early A.M. Had threshed about 50 bu. of oats""
A NICE EXPERIENCE
The best pleasure of running Mr. Holtcamp's engine in the Parade""
POST CARD
Case Steam Boiler set on end by Neil Miller ""
May 1966
EARLENE
Elmer got his sign on his Museum""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Performance and economy of over-mounted steam jacketed traction engines""
Thirty Years At The Throttle
Image of the engine stamped indelibly on Smith's memory""
DAIRYLAND DRIFTINGS
An occasional steam up and the field work takes up the more interesting slack""
SHOW REPORT
Account of the trip to the Early American Steam Engine and Old Equipment Soc.""
National Watch Fob Convention
The first National Watch Fob Convention was held in Norwalk""
The Ladies Page
Never should things be allowed to get too deadly drab and always the same""
STEAM TRAIN
Steam Train used at the Railroad Fair in Chicago""
STEAM IN THE TALL CORN
Rain of August 20th. provided good traction and spirit of attendance was high""
ONE OF THE RARE ONES
Sumner in the process of building"" a steam traction engine""
MODEL ENGINEERS INC..
The Caroll County Narrow Gauge R. R.""
MENDON BOASTS
The old railroad warehouse still stands in Mendon""
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Albert J. Ahlers worked for the R. R. for 35 years""
""WILLIAM MAYBERRY SHOW""
Threshing meet was held the first week-end in October, 1965 ""
""Modern Navy Pilot Has Old Fashioned Steam As Hobby""
Lt. F. A. Orr is gallavanting around the world as a Navy pilot""
DAYS OF YORE
John had ups and downs in the saw-mill and threshing career""
One-Eight Scale Model Of 80 HP Case Traction Steam Engine
Every feature on the Case engine model is just like on the big engine""
SAWMILL FAMILY
Sawmill which is a wonderful power and cheap to operate""
LARGEST MINE HOIST
Largest steam powered mine hoist ever manufactured""
WANTS TO KNOW?
Steam wood saw had a ""square"" boiler, upright""
POST CARDS
Santa Fe steam engine considered the heaviest and most efficient four axle driven engine""
MISCELLANEOUS
Second Annual Steam Threshing Show at Old Smoky Ranch""
July 1966
EARLENE
This enables me to write of work on reports which ordinarily""
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Kitty Snell will now be taking care of all the business for you""
Thirty Years At The Throttle
Power take limited the use of the steam tractor and instead of an old smokey ""
RED RIVER VALLEY KERNELS
The name Post office was Snake being situated near the Snake river""
Iron Man of The Month
John Limmer the threshermen's reunion always fetches back those memories""
DAIRYLAND DRIFTINGS
Picture was taken on the Chambers Farm who operated 2880 acres.""
The Ladies Page
Grandma has come back to the farm brought back many memories""
SHOW REPORT
The Maryland Steam Historical Society Show Report""
Out of The Past
There was lots of shoveling I nearly froze to death on the engine""
Locomotive
This mountain type locomotive surviver of the steam engines""
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Anthony threshed many years with Aultman-Taylor equipment""
REPORT
The annual business meeting of the Tri-State Historical Steam Engine Association""
Let's Play Safe
Authority steam shows would shut down should a boiler blow""
Post Card
The bridge was moved piers on rollers and pulled old Lynn tractor""
LETTER
Covering your 1965 old threshing rigs powered by steam""
September 1966
COBS FROM ELMER'S CORN CRIB FREE
Eiffel Plasterer of Huntington, Ind., gave his interesting entertainment""
EARLENE
Elmer is as busy as ever with two Magazines""
SOOT IN FLUES
Eddie is taking some graduate work this summer at the college ""
THE LONELY THRESHER.
Although harvest time was interesting, we all looked forward to threshing""
LETTER
During the past zero days in Ohio it has been mighty satisfying to have bedding indoors""
DAIRY LAND DRIFTINGS
Ed Cockle had his sawmill, using an Avery undermounted steamer""
Iron Man Of the Month
Of Dayton Daily News And Radio's ""Joe's Journal""""
The Ladies Page
Elmo Mahoney, curator, said he plans to have horse-drawn hay wagons""
A REPORT ON THE 1965 'OLD TIME THREHER AND SAW MIL OPERATOR SHOW
There was plenty of threshing for the visitor at the show as nine acres of wheat was cut""
Attracts Attention at Fair
A special attraction at the Sioux County Youth Fair was huge Advance steamer""
Rices Landing Hobbyists Build Models Of Engines
Everything except the steam and water gauges were made by hand""
SHOW REPORT
There was a big display of Gas engines, almost every make, and in fine condition""
MIDWEST OLD SETTLERS
The Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion of 1965""
A Reeves traction engine,
A Reeves traction engine, 20 Horsepower, after explosion which occurred circa 1915""
Can You Help This Man?
Dutton operate a small engine powered equipment shop, and sell Chainsaws""
Data on Return Flue ""Geiser""
In the 1897 catalog, there is shown a ""Geiser"" return flue traction engine""
How Time Flies
The Ozark Steam Engine Assn. had our first show here at Billings, Missouri""
The GOLDEN ROLL
Charles was a member of Kinzers and Williams Grove and a subscriber of Iron-Men Album""
Low Water-Look Out
In case of low water, remember that bare tubes will become red hot""
RED RIVER VALLEY KERNELS
There was quite a little water in low places inside the dike from the great amount of snow""
BITS BY BUTLER FROM
G. C. Butler, bought a 16 HP Garr Scott Engine which was 2 years old""
The Canadian Pacific Locomotive
There are several U.S. straight frame engines that have a higher T.F.""
POST CARD
John Barick pitching wheat sheaves into the Red River Special Thresher""
November 1966
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The Reeves Separator has the return elevator on the side.""
THE GREENCASTLE # 159
Greencastle line of machinery was built by the Crowell Manufacturing Company.""
DAIRYLAND DRIFTINGS
Hingtgen is primarily engaged in logging and sawing.""
Iron Man Of The Month
Of Dayton Daily News and Radio's Joe's Journal.""
SPEAKING OF SEPARATORS
The Nichols was a very good machine, good solid frame and was put together well.""
LETTER
Homer Carmical, age 84, started working in a boiler factory around 1900.""
""THIS AND THAT""
Earl J. Robinson is interested in astronauts and their vehicles.""
STEAM DREAMS.
Fourteen men met in Hohwald one-room school to form Hohwald Threshing Ring.""
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Mr. Vaverka fanned all of his life in Richland township.""
THE ENGINE ROOM
Goliath of an engine, contributed by Max & Edwin Smith of San Marcus.""
BARN THRESHING
A 16 horse engine and a 27 x 46 separator made a good sized outfit.""
""CASEY CHATS""
A Double or Triple Cross-or tandem cross compound""
REPORT
The N.T.A. 22nd Reunion.""
HISTORY OF CENTURY FARM
Century Farm has been in the Priseler family ever since.""
REPORT FORM THE WEST
Case steel hand-feed machine was powered by an 8 HP gas engine.""
A DOUBLE CYLINDER HUBER
Double Cylinder Huber Engine didn't have a friction clutch.""
""MUSICAL ENGINE""
Savage Traction Showman's Engine was the actual center of the carousel.""
""Christmas In Bannock Valley""
Onward and upward in the sturdy bob-sled.""
""On Display in Washington, D.C.'
The Huber Manufacturing Company manufactured miniature Huber Traction Engine.""
A Man To Remember
A young fellow wanting to learn a steam engine.""
EXPLANATION
Diedrich had ran Huber, Peerless, Gaar Scott, Minneapolis and Northwest engineS.""
MEMORIES
In 1911 Holmquist's job was to ride in tender wagon and push down straw to fireman.""
WHITE PIGEON TRAIN CRASH STEAM ENGINE
Engine 362 pulling a westbound freight had been delayed several hours by drifts.""
POST CARD
Steam Road Roller was manufactured in 1922 by John Fowler & Sons Ltd.""
""COFFEE BREAK WITH KITTY""
Kitty handles all mails, subscriptions, ads, etc.""
COBS FROM ELMER'S
Rough and Tumble Reunion are to be congratulated on their Show.""