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January 1977
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Largest and most powerful Stationary Steam Engine that was ever built.
STILL A STEAM BUFF
Story about Junker who restored a good used engine could be bought quite cheap.
THE BI-CENTENNIAL PIONEER STEAM DAYS
The highlight of the 1976 Lake Elmo show was the 110 HP Case on exhibition.
THE STEAM ROAD ROLLER
The steam road roller classed among portable engines.
THE DALTON REUNION OF 1975
Dalton Reunion of 1975 exhibited, big old steam engines and tractors.
POST CARD
Scott-Carver Old Thresher's Association Bicentennial Show.
COUNTRY ECHOES
Some Fact and Fiction from my chilhood.
THE MARK TWAIN OLD THRESHERS ASSOCIATION SHOW
Sixth annual show of Mark Twin Old Threshers Association.
THE STEAM GAS FAMILY PACT ONE: ANNA MAE
Anna Mae has been associated with Stemgas Publishing Company.
THE TEXAS STATE RAILROAD NOW A TOURIST ATTRACTION
The Texas State Railroad, extending from Rusk to Palestine.
Maryland husband & wire: a team of restorers
Showing a Nichols and Shepard engine at the Rough and Tumble Show.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
John F.Jack was a farmer, machine shop owner and sawmill operator.
GOVERNOR SIGNS MUSEUM BILL AT DELAWARE SHOW
John Porter had a very old gasoline engine with large flywheels.
STEAM ENGINE JIM
Jim started steam career when a small boy was firing an old Northwest steam engine.
RETURN TO YESTERDAY
Grandpa's Farm has an extensive collection of cultivating implements.
TEXAN AT TRAUGER'S
The ecumenical religious service was beautifully done.
THE BLUE GRASS STEAM AND GAS ENGINE ASSOCIATION SHOW
Frank Cornish, a steam engine fan, owns an Aultman & Taylor 20 HP engine.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN STEAM TRACTION ENGINES
Encyclopedia is a pictorial history of North America steam traction engines.
RESTORATION OF GAAR-SCOTT ENGINE NO. 15899
25 HP Gaar-Scott engine was for sale owned by Ken Scott, Glen Ewan.
JOSEPH FAWKES: steam plow pioneer
The Philadelphia press reported that satisfactorily the plowing was executed.
ROUGH & TUMBLE REPORT 1976
The British terminology for a firewords display is a Guy Fawkes night.
Central North Dakota Steam Threshers, Inc.
Notes from North Dakota to Across the Puddle, by J. Hodgeon, Esq. Berks, England.
CANADIAN FARMER CREATES UNIQUE TOURIST ATTRACTION
Farmer Clayton Laithwaite has created an amusing tourist attraction.
March 1977
SOOT IN THE FLUES
First Annual Meet will be at the Orange Airport, Orange, Massachusetts
THE COOPER STEAM TRACTION ENGINE
the first successful steam traction engine was produced by the C. & G. Cooper Co.
1st annual show: UPPER PENINSULA STEAM & GAS ASSOCIATION
Al Strahl kept the engines on Gasoline Alley gassed, oiled, and running
THE SHOW WITH AN OAL WELL
The steam engine presented a problem that started a search from Pennsylvania to Texas
boyhood experiences
Huge steam threshing rig would pull into the field and set up
1976 SHOW REPORT FROM NORTH MISSOURI STEAM & GAS ENGINE ASSOCIATION
There were several good antique tractors, gas engines and antique cars
ART AND CRYSTAL ANDERSEN'S ELEVENTH ANNUAL STEAM-GAS AND DIESEL MUSEUM SHOW
Other engines at the Andersen show were a 60 HP Reeves double cylinder
INSTANTANEOUS EFFECTIVE CRANK
To find length of instantaneous effective crank,extend the centerline of the crankshaft
COUNTRY ECHOES
The bird feeder needs constant refilling, and Joe's metal bird bath has a white cap
THE SCOTT- CARVER SHOW
The Scott-Carver Show site is located near Jordan, Minnesota in Scott County
OLD THRESHERMAN REMINISCES
Nearly every farm was surrounded by a hedge fence
TIOGA COUNTY EARLY DAYS
The Seventy Six Bi-Centennial show was the most successful reunion ever
STEAM IS HERE TO STAY RICE COUNTY STEAM SHOW
Old tractors were on display as were old farm implements
PAIR OF CASE 50's IN 1976 YEARBOOK OF AGRICULTURE
In the section of Special Events, it depicts such activities as Fairs, Tractor pulls
STEAM ENGINES STILL EXCITE ELMER ADAMS
Steam engines seem to hold a fascination for boys of all ages
REPORT OF 20TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF TRI-STATE HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE ASSOCIATION, INC.
Dean Redd showed and demonstrated his Keystone Skimmer Shovel
ROCK RIVER CLUB HISTORY
Being close to the Rock River it was soon christened Rock Thrasheree Park
THE GOLDEN ROLL
James was originator of the Old Time Thresher & Saw Mill Operators Show
What is a A Steam Show?
The articles exhibited at a steam show help us to appreciate all the modern conveniences
INFORMATION NEEDED
Stationary steam engine made in Erie, PA., during the early 1920's
SHOW TIME
Twenty-two large traction engines and over fifty tractors and oil pulls were exhibited
POST CARD
Ermin Morrels 16 HP Advance engine for power
May 1977
THE BRIGHTON & HOVE ENGINEERIUM
Goldstone Pumping Station
Oklahoma Steam Threshers Show Report
Oklahoma Steam Threshers Association annual show
1976 STUMPTOWN SHOW REPORT
Russell Portable and a scale Case 65 Model Steam Engine
casey jones siept here
Chicago Van Buren Street and the World Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park
SPECIALS
In 1976 At Hickory- Oaks Farm
SHOT IN THE FLUES
Schiermeier-Hoefelmann Threshing Association Inc Antique Auto Machinery Show
THE GOLDEN SPELL OF HARVEST
The feeder wide slatted-canvas conveyor received the bundles from the pitchers forks
Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show
Valley Antique Machinery show at Georgetown Ohio
COUNTRY ECHOES
Memorie moments both happy and sad and its untidy pages
PONTIAC 1976
Annual Central States Threshermens Reunion and Horse Show
FLYING ENGINEER
Gas tractor and the combine approaching like a storm of grasshoppers
SILO FILLING CREW AT EGREMONT, MASSACHUSETTS
steam silo filling crew in a small town called Egremont Massachusetts
FIVE NEW SHIRE PUBLICATIONS
book review
ONTARIO, CANADA TRIP
Canadian and American Steam and Gas Engines and Threshers including a large 50 H.P
SHOW GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
1976 Lake Region Pioneers Threshermens Reunion, Ada Boone of Buffalo Minnesota
GEORGES ENGINES
George had real problems in the beginning restoring the engine
...And away we go!
Plowing was done with a fourteen bottom John Deere pulled by the 110 HP Case
THE GOLDEN ROLL
D.C. electric motor as a generator belted to traction engines
POST CORD
Propelling tricycle for one or two persons able to operate for several hours on steam
July 1977
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The official Fire Up Day of Oklahoma Steam Engine Show.
Steam doings on swift run
Joe Newton was placed in charge of the 20 HP A & T of Tom Ackerman.
HORSEPOWER
Engineers and Mathematicians adopted the Foot-Pound as the unit of energy.
YOU NAME IT, THEY HAVE IT!
10th Annual Spring Grove Steam Show was held at Charles Hitchcock Farm in New York.
BOILER INSPECTION AND SAFETY IN KANSAS
The annual meeting of the Kansas Antique Engine Show Safety Association, Inc.
RURAL AMERICA A CENTURY AGO
Book Review.
COUNTRY ECHOES
A garden is a good place to dream in and gather new ideas.
POST CARD
The month of May marks the anniversary of the driving of the golden spike.
7th annual bluegrass steam & gas show
The 7th Annual Show of Bluegrass Steam and Gas Engine Association of Harrodsburg.
A LETTER FROM DOC
Daymude kept the A & T engine busy with sawmilling, threshing, hulling clover.
ALBERT CITY SHOW
The Albert City Threshermen and Collectors Assn., is a non-profit organization.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS STEAM POWER SHOW
20th annual Northern Illinois Steam Power Show.
REMINISCING AND RECIPE OF THRESHING DAYS
A Menu for a threshing dinner and recipe for homemade bread.
Boiler Seam Technology
Two types of boiler seams used on the barrel part of the boiler.
JUBILEE IS 25 YEARS OLD
The Farmers and Threshers Jubilee celebrates its 25th Birthday.
Restoration of a 30 HP Rumely Steam Engine
The separator was parked behind the Rumely Steam Engine
A TREASURED MEMENTO
Late Arthur S. Young was a founder of the Rough and Tumble Engineers at Kinzers.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Edwin was an active member in the Boonville Indiana Steam and Gas Engine Club.
September 1977
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Williamsburg Lions Club having their first show on September 25
The British Steam Plough Club
British Steam Plough Club stirred up an interest in historical method of ploughing by steam
FLOOD on SWIFT RUN
The ford which led across Swift Run was replaced by a highway improvement
KING OF THE GIANTS
The tremendous Twin city 60-90 tractor begins to move
MISSISSIPPI QUEEN
Mississippi Queen is the first overnight steam wheel steamboat to be built
THRESHING
A blast of the whistle, the sound of the engineer bringing the engine to life
STEAM THRESHING DAYS
20th Annual Steam Threshing Days Shows at the E. G. Huppert farm
COUNTRY ECHOES
The family glue that holds the home together
SHOW NEWS
The Williamsburg Lions Club Gas Engine, Steam and Tractor Show
THE HOVLAND DITCHING MACHINE
Ditching machine was guaranteed to dig a ditch from two to thirteen feet deep
NIAGARA'S DEFIANT SCOW
The remains of the old scow about a thousand feet above the Horseshoe Falls
MARYLAND STEAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY BICENTENNIAL SHOW REPORT 1976
Annual Maryland Steam Show on the Arcadia Carniva Grounds
THE FAMOUS RACE
The race was over a 200 mile course from Waupum to Eagle River, Wisconsin
COUNTRY STYLE COOKING
Steam boiler used to can vegetables and fruits; also to make apple butter
POWER SHOW AT ANTIQUE ACRES
A new and larger souvenir booth has been added to Antique Acres
PONTIAC SHOW REPORT
Pontiac Show had one of the best scale model displays in the Ottawa Valley
RETIRING OFFICER HONORED
The retirement after 25 years of continuous service as treasurer of the Pioneer Engineers Club
That wonderful steam!
The old timers from the Good Old Days were on hand to tend the separator
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Mr. Stuart was a member of the Church of the Living Word
FIRST IMA COLOR COVER IS A CROWD PLEASER!
The first color cover of Iron-Men Album drew quite a bit of reader praise
POST CARD
Port Huron steam tractor engine is one of many that participate in Greenfield Village's Country Fair
November 1977
SOOT IN THE FLUES
It seems so many of those fine old timers are now gone
GETTING WATER IN YER BERLER'
Penberthy was the type most widely used by us Steam Blokes
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AT ROUGH & TUMBLE
Elmer Lapp was on hand with a full Conestoga wagon team
Rhinemiller Reflections
Rhinemiller, had a scarf caught in the gears of his engine and had a close call.
SHENANDOAH
The Shenandoah Valley Steam and Gas Engine Association
STEAMLAND AT MOUNT PLEASANT
The first Reunion had 15 steam engines and eight separators
THE SHOW AT WILLIAMS GROVE
The eighteenth annual show of the Williams Grove Historic Steam Engine Association
COUNTRY ECHOES
Mr. Baumez learned his trade as a young man in Germany
STEAM WHISTLES
The two largest copper bell whistles are for large Great Lake ships
KNUTE THOMPSON SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE MONTH
Knute Thompson is a well known Iron-Man in the upper Midwest
Threshing in the good ol days
A thresherman's life is surely work clear up to the chin
CAN YOU NAME THESE OLD FARM TOOLS?
Old Farm Tools
PERFECT SUNDAY 'SAVES' 11TH THRESHING BEE
Four big steam engines and several scales did their work in the field
HISTORY OF A SILO
Filling the same silo about every ten years apart on the George Althaus farm
WESTINGHOUSE INFORMATION
Westinghouse made steam engines from 4 HP to 18 HP as well as grain and bean threshers
Rumely 20 HP And A 36-60 Separator
George's run was in the Ninnescah River Valley southwest of Wichita
PATENT RIGHTS ON AVERY
Patent number 842,840 was issued to Avery on January 29,1907
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Mark was a member of the Tennessee-Kentucky Threshermens Association
POST CARD
Reeves steam engine is a 60 HP double cylinder