Steam Traction Archive
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January 1988
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The trips were projects of our local Kiwanis Club
Why The Injector Don't Work
All injectors should be equipped with a fine screen
Boiler Water Treatment Primer
Scale causes failures of metal due to local overheating and also contributes to boiler corrosion
Terning's Power Show
Machinery to be powered by the assembled engines
The Sycamore Show
The saw mill powered by massive steam engines was the main attraction
Tall tale About A Buffalo
The Buffalo being only two feet longer than the Nichols
OHIO VALLEY ANTIQUE MACHINERY SHOW
It held their 17th annual Machinery Show at the Brown County Fairgrounds
KINZER REPORT 1987
The fall show, A Time of Harvest, held October 9 & 10, 1987
SUGARLAND
The big engine smashed the rails like paper
The Locomotive Find Of The Century
Things are on a roll at the Hesston Steam Yards
HASTON L. ST. CLAIR
The design, construction, and promotion of model traction engines
Short Story On The Buffalo Pitts
Buffalo Pitts engine was never used for road work; it furnished power for a cheese factory
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Mrs. Creek was 89 years old at the time of her death
POST CARD
Ernest Stinebring of Piper City, IL demonstrating steam power with his scale model Case
March 1988
SOOT IN THE FLUES
After getting the engine to North Carolina I hydro tested to 210 lbs
KAMMERUDE'S Early American Farm Scenes
Wisconsin Art Board has called Lavern Kammerude an outstanding talented man exceptional
34th ANNUAL BIRD CITY SHOW
The folks of Tri-State work hard to put on a good show
John Goodison Thresher Company
In 1902 John Goodison Thresher Company began to build a few portable engines
WHY NOT A U. S. POSTAGE STAMP TO HONOR STEAM TRACTION ENGINES?
The gasoline tractor is shown on a 7.1 cent stamp created for use of non-profit organizations
Plowing By Steam
Steam had conquered the face of nature, and the Steam Plow had become a fact
Green Straw Stacks
One time we lost a soft plug in the 22 HP Peerless
A MODEL ENGINEER'S VIEWPOINT
The only two countries in the whole world with unarmed borders
15th Annual North Central Steam & Gas Show
Demonstrations included lumber sawing, threshing, and plowing with vintage tractors
Case Heritage Foundation Picks Annual Expo Sites
Launched at the first International J. I. Case Heritage Exposition at Pawnee
Can Steam Come Back?
There is always a romantic halo about something old
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Paul was a true steam man and he made several model engines
OUR PURCHASE OF THE KITTEN SAW MILL
There was an elevator for carrying the bark and small pieces away from the mill
Old Machines At Oldest Mennonite Meetinghouse
A Frick traction engine, and a Frick thresher, were in their full glory on Heritage Day
A PORT HURON
Russ Gelder have owned this engine for eleven years now and have spent countless hours restoring it
May 1988
Stumptown Steam Threshers Show Report
The Silver Anniversary Stumptown Show opened with a little less than sunny weather.
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The engine was in good shape except for the four short l flues that are in the sides of the firebox.
1987 Texas Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association Annual Show
A wide range of antique tractors and equipment was displayed in the field loaned to the association.
SMALL WONDER
Original Idella was built in 1872 by L. Button and Sons
SMALL WONDER
By late 1980 Jim had completed the engine and pump and was ready to tackle the boiler.
Antique Acres 1987 Show Report
Today Ray is going to put the 140 horse Reeves to the test.
Can You Help On 'Skinny Rooster'?
Many collectors know about the Skinny Rooster emblem of a bird.
Where In The World Is Heatwole, Minnesota?
Bob Elliot of Hutchinson is the present president of the Heatwole Threshing Association.
READERS SPEAK EOR TRACTION ENGINE STAMP
More than 500 organizations conduct shows at which restored steam traction engines are shown.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Ernest had been a member of the old Saginaw Valley Live Steam Association.
All Aboard The D S M & W Line For The Ride Of Your Life
The narrow guage locomotive,was engineered by Dane Hutcherson and Jim Vogt
IHC Agricultural Catalog
International Harvester Company (IHC) has been catalogued by the Ontario Agricultural Museum.
A Cordial Invitation
The Bergen Tech Stationary Engineering class extends a cordial invitation to visit our steam plant.
Horsepower Performance Plays Part In Case Heritage Celebration At Pawnee And In Mt. Pleasant Activities 1987
The 1987 Pawnee Show continued with more tests on the Prony Brake
Old Ship Steam Whistles Are Played In Concert
Steam traction collectors have heard their whistles play tunes.
POST CARD
A 1915 Case Steam Traction Engine was restored in Brookings, South Dakota, during 1983.
July 1988
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Reeves C.C. engine at the National Threshers Association Show
Chicago Water Motor Search
The water motor's horsepower was determined by the size of the internal jet
1882 McLauthlin Engine Runs Again
The Essex Region Conservation Authority, looking for an authentic stationary engine
The Great Dorset (England) Steam Fair
The Great Dorset Steam Fair of the north's big guns in the fairground organ world
Midwest Old Threshers Reunion
The Stevens engine was built by A.W. Stevens and Son
Climbing The Hill
The engineering of Murray Little and Frank Doris was as smooth as the twin cylinders
The Ottaways Are Always Steamed Up
The magnificent organ which played and amazed show goers was built by Mr. Gibbs
Restoration Of The U-1-2 Peerless 2 - Cylinder Traction Steam Engine
The Kent Island Days Parade to advertise the dates of Tuckahoe's 1987 Steam Show
J.I. Case Collector's Association Winter Meeting Report
Summer 1989 is the Centennial Year of South Dakota's statehood
KANSAS Reminiscence
1913 was a dry year in Kansas and a very good year for alfalfa seed hulling
Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association Show
Trophies were given for oldest tractor
Tazewell County Olde Threshers Association: Three-Way Threshing!
The cockeyed notion of threshing with all three machines at that summer's show
The History of One-Half Size 13 HP and 16 HP Reeves Engines
The Missouri River Bottom and was also threshed on the Northern Callaway until approximately 1930
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Don was born on January 30, 1910
Some Tips On Photographing Engines Or Machinery
The canopy acts like a sun roof keeping off the light needed to show the detail of an engine
Going To Grandma & Grandpa's Place
The milk was used at home and also to feed to the hogs and cats on the farm
Steaming With The Mid-South Flywheelers
The Mid-South Flywheelers had their second annual show at the Agricenter International located near Memphis
September 1988
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Our tractor show is the 2nd weekend in August
COULEE ANTIQUE ENGINE CLUB
TO THE RESCUE!
PORT HURON
Henry Ford was a Port Huron man, having owned numerous complete Port Huron rigs
The Ingenious LANDIS BROTHERS
Frank had developed a cylindrical grinder
A MODEL OF STRASBURG'S #90
trasburg Railroad to show the boys in the machine shop
Nordberg Corliss At Cedar Valley
A beautiful engine with lots of rods with brass ends
The Little Engine That Could
Big Avery 40 sat next to LeRoy Blaker's sawmill
ONE-OF-A-KIND CASE ENGINE
Thomas G. Lee Case Serial Numbers records revealed engine was built in 1897
The Steam Bug Bit
Henry Tate had a Case steam custom threshing outfit in Ontario, Canada
The Big Engine COMES HOME
The big adventure finally got underway in October of 1985
A Rusty Wreck
A lot of the early engines had cast iron steam domes
HISTORY OF Weaver Fodder Shredder
Jacob C. Weaver born 1852, was a machinist of top quality
A Man And His Library
The second publishing adventure Gas Engine Magazine was started in January 1966 by Elmer
The History Of An Old Model F Peerless Portable Engine
Old hot air furnace door was adapted by making a door frame from flat steel bar stock
Scott Carver Threshers Prepare For
The Threshers' food and beverage stands are all owned and operated by the association
J. I. Case And His Thresher Warranty
Jerome Increase Case was sixty-five years old
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Earl was one of the founders of the Turtle Mountain Flywheel Club
POST CARD
An Advance-Rumely Universal 20 HP #14949 made in 1919
November 1988
SOOT IN THE FLUES
THE BELL WITCH
Space Age Farmers LIKE STEAM ENGINES
Steam traction engine spawned the Agricultural Revolution.
WINDMILL ACRES 1988
Windmill Acres is more than a weekend exhibition
Russell Engine Sams' Life Story
Steam engine show in 1945 on LeRoy Blaker's farms
SALVATION OF WOODBURY
Specific location on Gulick Road in the town of Honeoye
REMINISCENCES
The 16 HP Baker turned the fan faster than the 18 HP
BIRDSILL HOLLY: A Biography
Holly produced machinery for the Lockport water works system
Steam Engines Buried Here
The behemoth machines that once powered threshing rigs and pulled huge plows to turn the prairie soil
Poem Recalls The By-Gone Days Of The Old Threshing Machine
Threshing machine and operator to visit each farm and harvest the grain
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Collector of old tractors and gas engines.
A Tribute To Milo Mathews & Neil McClure
Engines were designed to pull separators and sawmills
Commemoration Book For Tri-State Club
Commemorative item in a different form is Fred and Brenda Nolan's video cassette
POST CARD
Building the model 65 Case steam tractor at a scale of two inches to the foot