Steam Traction Archive
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
January 1971
From England
Each year the Rowell Fair Society produces a Super 8 colour film
The Walschaerts & The Radials
The Walschaerts is NOT a radial type gear, and was never claimed to be
A Snow Job
Crawford Compressor Station was built in 1902 for the purpose of supplying the gas needs
MSU CHOO CHOO MAY RUN AGAIN
Rebuilding a 240-ton Pere Marquette steam locomotive
Steamship
Steam ship modeled after a Navy Cargo Supply Launch of about 1885
This Is The Answer
Reeves 32 H.P. steamer destroyed in a fire near Kokomo, Indiana
Gettin Up Speed
New Year's Resolution is to try to go full speed ahead
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT
The National Museum of Transport is a nonprofit educational corporation
EARLENE
Janet has been working three days a week with Irene
The Ladies Page
To watch a parade in the rain is a dampening experience
Lincoln Bus Tours
Lincoln tours were set up for the 1970 season
Iron Man Of The Month
A mail box was just the shape of an engine firebox
REUNION REPORTS
Prairie Village Threshing Show
A Tour of Steam Shows
1969 NTA Reunion in July and again in September
A REGULAR RUN
Dawned bright and clear and the wheat was ready to thresh in North Carolina
Zumbro Threshers Hold Sixteenth Annual Event
The four hundred and forty acre farm home of Bud is the site of the show
The Jordan Show
Rosenthal Steel Corn husker and Shredder attracted attention at the 70 Jordan Show
The N.X.A. 1970 Report
The N.X.A. 1970 report held in June, was sparked by a visit Earnest
HE HAS A MANIA FOR MACHINERY
15 or 20 old internal combustion engines Frank Grooms has rescued from trash heaps
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Jon Curt was a newspaper boy for several years
Threshing The Wheat From The Chaff
Men in those days shall seek to solve their problems without God
Let's Keep 'Em Puffing
Old Fashioned BUT GOOD method of renewing tubes in a boiler
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Simple Advance engine with a 36 Case separator made a real nice threshing
DOBLE STEAM CARS
The book is so complete it seems like a catalog, instruction book
Westover's Frank Morton -determined hobbiest in battle
Frank Morton pursues the avocation with a great deal of determination
POST CARDS
Marion is one of the larger pioneer steam shovels that worked near Uniontown
March 1971
Earlene
Elmer has had quite a few distant visitors stop at the Home to see him this winter.
GETTING UP STEAM WITH IRENE
Raised up with the steam engine threshing and saw mill
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The store building, blacksmith shop burned about 1915 when Herman Jenrich lived there
THRESHING INCIDENTS
The threshing outfit consisted of a 16 hp. Russell steam engine, with steel smoke-box
Steam
The Industrial Revolution provided More Room
Let's Keep 'Em Puffing
There is pro and con on which rod to use or material to use for the patch
A Pair of Case 50's
Case Steam Engines were featured at the 2nd annual Eshelman S. W. Iowa
Case No. 33992
Case No. 33992, according to records, was manufactured in 1917
The Ladies Page
The element of pleasure in a surprise seems to work well for us
Young People's Page
The Eastern Shore Steam Show is a fine example of a show that is youth oriented
I Am Concerned!
The modern version of the steam auto is a far cry from the old steam car
Iron Man Of The Month
McCorkle never left with his locomotive till everything was inspected and ready for the run
Steam Driven Machine Shop in Indiana
The real-estate we used for coal made lots of smoke but not a whole lot of steam
Threshing The Wheat From The Chaff
The world will be looking hopefully toward the season of Easter
REUNION REPORTS
Stumptown Steam Threshers Club, Inc.
The Old Time Threshers and Sawmill Operators, Inc.
Engines used on the sawmill were Percy Sherman with his Russell
Report of Annual Exhibition of Tri-State Historical Steam Engine Association, Inc.
Threshing and baling, and saw-milling still prove to be the principal attractions
1970 SHOW REPORT of ANTIQUE ACRES, CEDAR FALLS, IOWA
At the show this year, 13 Steamers, around 60 tractors,100 gas engines galore
A STORY ABOUT MY OXEN IN MY FAVORITE HOMETOWN
These oxen pull walking plow and haul wood together in the woods
STEAMBOATING DOWN THE SNAKE RIVER
Steam boats plied up the Snake River as far as Lewiston, Idaho
The Dreadnaught
Sound high grade material throughout and in workmanlike manner
Post Cards
The Fire-proof Champion Traction Engine on the road
May 1971
EARLENE
Nichols from New York state stay overnite with us several weeks past
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Gas motor over to steam by changing a few things
COBS FROM ELMER'S CORN CRIB FREE
National Geographic Society brought new book called Those Inventive Americans.
Shipping A Case or A Case of Shipping?
Antique Engine Thresher Association steam show held on the Kite farm
Somewhat Bulky, Steam Engine Is Unique Hobby
Model 65 horse power steam-tractor the case threshing machine size 40
Let's Keep 'Em Puffing
Vertical boilers just the part under water
Iron Man of The Month
Fred Leathermon the big friendly guy with the big heart and appetite
The Ladies Page
Nation and each city raised their throne with pride
Young People's Page
Patterns can be made from scrap wood or even plastic
Threshing The Wheat From The Chaff
Two male Indians and one of their wives on the broadcast
REUNION REPORTS
It Never happened Before In Tennessee
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THRESHERS REUNION
Corn Sheller at the Southeast Nebraska Hobby Show
DAYTON, OHIO, MEETING
Engine Collectors and their wives had a winter meeting on 13 December
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Member of the Immaculate Conception Church and the Holy Name Society
A Nutty Power Plant
Chimney made a Draft on the furnace through the Bank of grates
PORT HURON DOUBLE TANDEM COMPOUND
Port Huron double cylinder tandem compound engine
DOBLE STEAM CARS
Historical write-up as well as a biographical write
THE BROKEN DISC
Apparently it was re-borrowed until Dad lost track of it A month
POST CARDS
Philip Laudons 4 inch scale Russell engine and 4 inch scale Woods Brothers Thresher
POST CARDS
Philip Laudon's 4 inch scale Russell engine and 4 inch scale Woods Brothers Thresher
July 1971
INK SPOTS
Mr. Richard Starkey is in need of a or 1 inch governor
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Elmer was a retired minister of the United Methodist Church with 42 years' service
A Tribute to Our Owner and Editor
Elmer became a preacher and administered to many people throughout his lifetime
Traction Engine Movie
A movie in a theatre in which an old steam traction engine played a prominent role
Iron Man Of The Month
Old Pence Machine Shop where Harold Fleisch presides as high priest
The Ladies Page
Visiting minister preached on the signs of hope in our days of turmoil
Let's Keep 'Em Puffing
Best method of firing coal to get the least amount of smoke
Threshing The Wheat From The Chaff
True Christianity is popping up in the least expected circles these days
FLYING LOW
Big logs were the big ears of corn that Stanley Mouser was growing up there
Young People's Page
The core box is a mold in which the core is made
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Miller will be missed at the steam reunions as he was a regular attendant
A SMALL TRIBUTE TO A GREAT LADY
Delta Queen has plied the rivers of the United States for forty years
THREE IN ONE
The Saskatoon Exhibition, The Rodeo & Pion-Era combined to make one show
What It Was Like To Be A Traction Engine Driver In England
Charles experience of working with Steam traction engine goes back to before 1900
A VISIT TO SPRING GROVE FARM
A team of horses drawing a load of kids riding around the grounds
A Stronghold of Steam
Grand old all steam sawmill in its picturesque setting at Nespelem is gone
From Our Early Files
The boiler of the sawmill of Messrs. Gabbert & Curry exploded with extraordinary violence
Starrucca: Built to Last
Starrucca Viaduct is still busy after 122 years of service
IN ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE YOUNG
H.S. Fox has built steam models for the past 30 years
POST CARDS
Mogul steam locomotive in operation at the 1970 Butterfield Minnesota Threshing Show
September 1971
Steam on a Dare
Almost immediately the engine became the star attraction for many motorists
Iron Man Of The Month
of Dayton Daily News And Radio's Joe's Journel
Let's Keep 'Em Puffing
Most of the rules deal with grate surface and the area of the valve
The Ladies Page
Yet across all of these human lines God's Spirit has stepped
Threshing The Wheat From The Chaff
The herb we're speaking of is a most common farm ingredient used in many dishes
The Two Last Frick Traction Engines
Early in 1927 this 9 x 10 Frick traction was built for stock
In Search of Steam
The Great Lakes had their share of small marine steam
Veteran Subscriber Writes First Letter
There was another man in Rhodes that had two steam engines
A WOOD-SPLITTING MACHINE!
What would Lincoln think?
The Golden Roll
Loyd was an original and active member of the Early Engine Club
Reverend Bell's Reaper
Rev. Bell's reaper had all the essentials of a practical reaper to wit
Spectacular Freight Train Wreck Here Thursday Evening
41 of 62 Cars Derailed
Wait and See!
Steam engines are only a start
GREAT GET-TOGETHER
Threshermen were invited to Ollie Knepper's Club House for a great get-together
Perkin's Pretty Popper
The steam engine is made from the original patterns of the Cretor engine
BIOGRAPHY
Biography of the first Thresher sold by Aultman and Taylor Co., Mansfield, Ohio
MY EXPERIENCES
Threshing 650 bushels of oats
MOVING DAY
Moving a house into our neighborhood, to place where another house had burned down
INTERESTED IN N&S ENGINES
Nichols & Shepard engines were shipped from Battle Creek, Mich., to the eastern states
A THRESHING BARN
The sides and ends of the building were hued timbers, eight inches thick
41 North - 44 Back
Train No. 41 north bound to North Bay
Reminiscing with Steam
The bundle wagons had gone to the next job, about a mile down the road
EARLENE THE SCHOOL MARM SAYS
Elmer is no longer here to help us with the magazine
What became of the Doble Steam Auto?
Doble Steam Auto was developed to a very high degree of mechanical efficiency
Of Spokes Lugs and Movies
Movie cameras do not record continuously but snap stills at discrete intervals
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Reunions and meeting your old friends again renewing the past years
POST CARDS
Shay geared locomotive, Class 60-3 built by Lima Locomotive Works
November 1971
EARLENE
Kinzers in Lancaster County all three days and what big three days
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Tommy made a trip over to Williams Grove for a few hours and enjoyed the festivities there
MY STEAM MEMORIES
Earliest recollection of the steam engine is of one that was pulled from job to job by horses
The Complete Story of Reeves No. 8091
Lon Pickett's favorite engines were Keck, Baker and Rumely
Iron Man Of The Month
Buckeye has lived, farmed and threshed all his days in Ohio
MY THRESHING DAYS
Threshing seventy-five years ago in southern Chester County
Young People's Page
Most jewelry or the finest gold and silver, is made by investment molding method
The Ladies Page
One never knows just what your hobby is going to cause you to do
Threshing The Wheat From The Chaff
Health comes from natural foods that enable the body to function
Let's Keep 'Em Puffing
Water For Use In Boilers
OOPS! APOLOGY
Errors which occur from time to time in the best of organized printing houses
SHOW REPORT
Twelfth Annual American Thresher men Agriculture Power Program Show
Casey Chats Again
Neither Tom nor Gerry was pullen a pound and they knowed et
NOAH'S NOTES
Diesel fumes cause heart attacks
Stuart, Iowa
Town of Stuart, Iowa celebrated its centennial year
28-30 Hp. Keck Gonnerman
Keck-Gonnerman built early 20's Bore 7 - Stroke 12
MEMORIES OF YESTERYEAR
The old steam thresher of yesteryear
LOCOMOTIVE VALVE-GEARS COMPENDIA
Double-eccentric hook motion had naturally evolved into a shifting-link action
SOME INTERESTING ITEMS
First sawed lumber in Caroline was manufactured by the pit and whipsaw method
ENGINE SHOWS COULD BE BETTER
Too many engines of the same make and horsepower at the shows
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Hollis has had several good articles in the Iron-Men Magazine
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
Ernest's interest in steam traction engines is a part of his hobby
BOILER INSPECTION
Each state has its own boiler inspection laws
Veteran Boiler Maker
Mr. Glenn H. Adney, the last living boiler maker
MYSTERY ENGINE
Frick portable engine was built rather unusual with the engine bed
A Dumb OI' Country Boy
A dumb ol country boy, that ain't so very smart
KECK GONNERMAN DATA
Keck built 25 HP in two types, single cylinder and double cylinder
THRESHING AT ITS PEAK OF PERFECTION
Jack attempt to describe the best days threshing he witnessed in that period
Steam Locomotives & Whistles
Steam whistles used on locomotives of those days were of two types
POST CARDS
U.S.A. of Yesterday Museum at Dundee in Central Florida