Steam Traction Archive
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January 1989
SOOT IN THE FLUES
In the early 1800s in rural Robertson county
Annual International J. I. CASE HERITAGE EXPO
20the final day of this year's four-day 2nd Annual International J. I. Case Heritage Exposition
Rough and Tumble Report 1988
R & T men were very civilized at the 40th Reunion and J. I. Case Exposition
Case Expo and Case People: Another View
There were all sizes of the Case steam engines
Heatwole Revisited
Four half-scale Case 65 models at Heatwole Threshing Days.
Gaar Scott Recalls First Romance
Gaar Scott engine on arrival in 1952 at the Roy Kite farm
Michigan Steam Engines and Threshers Club, Inc.
Threshing Paul Bollinger baled the straw with an old Ann Arbor baler.
Stationary Engine Society Publishes Inventory
This inventory includes some 800 engines of widely varied sizes and types.
KENNETH & MINERVA KELLEY
The Fabulous Oklahoma Kelleys
Some Banting BACKGROUND
Mr. Banting was the principal owner of Company
CHATTEL MORTGAGES On Old Engines
Rumely 12 HP self guide traction engine
RECOLLECTIONS OF A LEGEND
WALT SPREEMAN REMEMBERS ...
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Joe and his Joe Dear tractor have been a familiar sight at Darke County Steam Threshers
In Search Of . . .
The Paxton Portable Steam Engine
Walking Beam Engine At Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Colorado has in its permanent collection a magnificent 25 foot tall walking beam steam engine.
March 1989
My Days As A Thresherman
Perry Heinemann had a 16 horse Baker and a Baker separator
A Collector's Dream
During the 1985 Sycamore Steam Show, Engineer's Alley was abuzz with the schuttle-butt
PLOWINGThe Big Peerless 40-120
Austin Monk's big Z3 Peerless 40-120 at the 1988 Barnes Steam & Power Show
OLD GERMAN WOODCUT
Lokomobile has been used used in agriculture
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Big Mac McMillan of Kansas in 1956 wrote a very comprehensive article about the legendary 150 Case road locomotive
Engine Stamp Idea Backed by Readers
The ideal format for a steam traction engine would be a first class commemorative-size stamp
A Hard Hill To Climb, A Man Who Climbed It, & A 992B With A Dent
It was at the '87 Bird City Show that I met the man, Everett Rohrer
A Model Collection
These models are made of scrap material
The Pioneer Steam And Gas Engine Society's Twenty-First Annual Show
1988 Show was a real success
Sliver Jubilee Rally At Harewood, England August 27-29, 1988
A Grand Parade in which some fifty engines took part
WATERLOO Manufacturing Company Limited
Watertloo 20 HP stream traction engine built in 1918 by the Waterloo Mfg. Co.,
Steam King Passes On
Morgan H. Hill was interested in improving the way of back-breaking farm chores
DWIGHT M. SABIN
Thresher King and U. S. Senator
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Roy was always interested in model building and steam engines
Private Cruise in Old Fashioned Steamship
An old steam tugboat
POST CARD
Waterloo 22 HP steam traction engine built in 1925 by the Waterloo Mfg. Co.
NATIONAL THRESHERS Steam Engine Economy Run
Report on the revival of the National Threshers Steam Engine Economy
May 1989
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Stationary engine which was manufactured by Harrisburg Foundry and Machine Works
35th Annual BIRD CITY SHOW
Threshing Queen was Blanch McDowell born in 1902
1988 M.R.V.S.E.A. Show Report
Tractors and machinery, trucks and engines were followed by the steamers
The ULTIMATE Surprise
FOR A MAN FROM SURPRISE, NEBRASKA
Pickett, Wisconsin 1988 SHOW
Gil had made a gristmill powered by an overshot waterwheel
Northeast Indiana Steam & Gas Association Show
Reeves handled the John Deere two-bottom plow very well
Stumptown Steam Threshers
1988 SHOW REPORT
A Real Steam Booster
The steam engine is truly the farmer's power plant
Homestead Old Tyme Power Show HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS
The show is held at the Latzer Homestead
Working Together
Farming has undergone continuous change throughout the years
ANTIQUE ACRES 88 SHOW REPORT
Homemade pipe organ powered by a vacuum cleaner! This is really a big shot to the show
Puget Sound Antique Tractor & Machinery Association and Branch 20 E,D.G.E. & T.A.
A-C 75 HP generator being restored on the grounds during the show
British Table Engine
he entire boiler is silver soldered and tested to 350 PSIG Hydraulic
THE GOLDEN ROLLs
Mr. van Driest began working for the Cleveland Tractor Company in the 1930's
POST CARDS
The engine graces the cover of 1989 Steam and Gas Show Directory
July 1989
Old Threshers Pick 1989 STEAM ENGINE OF THE YEAR
The engine, owned by Charles and Alden Fricke, Mt. Union, Iowa was chosen several months ago
Steam Enthusiasts Gather At Rough & Tumble Museum For SEMINAR
Ralph had been a director and worker at Rough and Tumble back in the 1950's
Paul Kusnefsky Memorial
The Charlie Burkhardt family of Witchita also displayed their Case model steam engine built by Paul
The Cat That Held Up A Freight Train
The way and the dispatcher set us over on another track out of the way of everything
DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR ENGINES
A Reader's View
A SEVEN BINDER OPERATION
This seven binder operation was William (Dad) Fletcher's outfit of Brant, Alberta, taken in 1916
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The Iron Men Album that a Steam Engine Economy Rumely Run is planned for the Darke County Steam Thresher Show
Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Association
Silver Anniversary of Antique Power Show.
ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
New Huber and other engines to some shows in 1989
Thresherman Still Steaming Along at 100
The 100th birthday of Titus Brubaker, Sr. Brubaker threshed for the first 50 years of this century
What's For Dinner?
Mr. Bill Timerberg, had a 19 HP Keck-Gonnerman engine
NORTHCENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOW
The 16th annual North central Wisconsin Steam and Gas Engine Show
Antique Acres Celebrates Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Antique Acres Old Time Power Show
The Sycamore Show
The 32nd Annual Northern Illinois Steam Power Club Show was held at the Taylor Marshall Farm
Louis H. Nottlemeyer's First Farm Machine
Louis Noltemeyer had been a Franklin County farmer
Rough and Tumble's Christmas
A historic early gas engine was part of the Willock collection to come to Rough and Tumble
RECALLING THE OLD THRESHING DAYS
The field to pitch bundles on the wagon, a man on the engine and a man to run the separator.
J. I. CASE Headed Into Ag-Hall of Fame
The Ag-Hall of Fame and the International J.I. Case Heritage Foundation
It Was Not A Good Idea For This Case...
The early days of Case steam engines and separators for threshing the small grains in South Dakota
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Joe's favorite pastime was operating his 1915 Advance steam engine.
BAND ORGAN RALLY
The Musical Box Society International holds its 14th Annual Band Organ Rally
POST CARDS
The Stnolik Brothers' Phoenix log hauler on parade at last year's Antique Acres show
September 1989
POST CARD
Post cards of traction engines
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Rebuilt the throttle valve and gave the engine a new paint job
Buckeye Steam Traction Ditcher
Buckeye steam traction ditchers were built and shipped from Findlay before 1910.
Sweet Sixteen The Story of Old Betsy
Engine had been named Old Betsy by the threshing crew
Bringing in the Sheaves
Steam engines furnished the power for threshing
HISTORY OF THE FRICK ENGINE CLUB
Dispensing information on Frick steam engines.
Tracing The TOWNSEND
Designer and engineer for Fairbanks Morse
I.M.A. Rates To Rise
The subscription rate for Iron Men Album.
The Harrisburg Car Manufacturing Company
Engines were built with locomotive-style fireboxes and single-riveted boilers.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
ALFRED owned and operated large construction machinery.
A Tribute To A Great Locomotive
Super power steam locomotives under steam and in operation.
One Hundred Years Of The Tractor Celebrated In New Zealand
Tractor rally put on.
Warnings on Use of Tubular Gage Glasses
Gage Glass breakage in applications involving pressure and/or flammable, corrosive or toxic materials can cause personal injury.
From A Missouri Farm To The Blue Ridge Mountains
Generating funds for the purchase of a steam-traction engine
Elmer Gray Steams Up
Gears and pinions are the drive gears and pinions
ONE FROM THE ARCHIVES
Pictures and more stories from Steve
Vouk's Steam Show To Celebrate Silver Anniversary
The Vouk family celebrate the 25th anniversary of its' Steam Threshing and Lumber Sawing Show
E&E And IMA Subject Index
History of manufacturing concerns and farm machinery.
November 1989
SOOT IN THE FLUES
There was an exchange of small talk
Mark Twain Old Threshers
Monroe County fairgrounds where the show is held
STEAM ENGINES Cavorting On The Hillside
Many steam traction engines were assembled at one farm
KID STUFF CONTINUES INTO ADULTHOOD FOR JIM MONAGHAN
Jim promotes his sixth Antique Engine Show
PHOTOS FROM NEW ZEALAND
The Brighams, well known for their Case activities
I Hate Steam Shows!
With the locomotive, carousel, and organ providing a steady hum in the background, the sawmill swung into operation.
ERIE STEAM SHOVEL MODEL B-2
The Erie had not been operated for about 38 years and was in an old strip mine operation
U.A.W. ANTIQUE GAS ENGINE AND TRACTOR SHOW
The first steam engine to be in operation at the show was exhibited by Russell Merrell
An Eccentric Sawyer
Bob had five sawmills and five steam engines
REMINISCENCES
Threshing at that time was rough
KECK-GONNERMAN Steel Pea and Bean Huller
Starting about 1944 there were a lot of the bean machines
A Staunch N & S Disciple JOINS CASE FOUNDATION
The founders of the J. I. Case Heritage Foundation are to be commended for starting this great organization
NEW STEAMBOAT MODEL BROADENS FAMILY APPEAL
The first of this new model has been delivered to Captain David Cooper
History Of A BURRELL GLADSTONE
Five Ton, 4 NHP Steam Tractor
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Harry was a life member of the Thumb Region Steam and Gas Engine Association
POST CARDS
MD keeps his 50 HP Case on the move at the Mason-Dixon Historical Society's 1988 Steam & Gas Round-Up