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January 1990
SOOT IN THE FLUES
It is interesting if it has to do with the engines, the shows, or your accomplishments
Kitten Steam Engine #224 Makes First Trip To Show
The Kitten steam engine, which is the last steam traction engine made in the United States
Don Gwaltney's Annual Threshing
Don Gwaltney's A. B. Farquhar engine is the main feature of the family's annual show
It Was Destined To Happen: A Higher Power Was At Work
A big Case engine pulsating with power on the belt of the National Threshers' sawmill
This Boy Loves Steam Engines
Case is my favorite engine
ANNUAL SHOW PRESENTED BY NORTH CENTRAL STEAM AND GAS ENGINE CLUB OF EDGAR, WISCONSIN
North Central Steam and Gas Engine Club
Reminiscing About the A.D. Baker
Mr. Blaker described the steam tractor the A.D. Baker Company had developed
Steam and Gas Fairs Recall Bygone Times
16th annual fair of the Tuckahoe Gas and Steam Association in Easton
FOONOTES On Steam History
A three-wheeled steam tricycle called The Craigievar Express
THE GOLDEN ROLL
John spent the greater part of his working life in farming
A Legend In His Own Time
Jim owned, collected and ran several steam traction engines and related equipment
POST CARD
Advance Rumely Universal engine
March 1990
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The only identification on the two turbines is the nameplates on the governor housing
Manitoba Case Expo Show Report
The display of Canada-based steam and tractor power was awesome
Rough and Tumble 1989
Scotty Anderson wanted to get the little Tiny Tim roller
WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD.
By 1860 the company was known as C. H. Waterous and Company
Threshing Out The Sheaves
To date there has never been a method of small grain harvest as colorful and as fascinating as the grain binder
CREATING AN IRON HORSE
Mr. Clarence Turnbull of Rushville, Missouri sure makes some fine models
1989 M.R.V.S .E.A. Show
New large engine museum was opened to the public for the first time.
THIRD ANNUAL BOILER SAFETY/WATER TREATMENT SEMINAR TO BE OFFERED
James Conte, maintenance engineer for Harrisburg Steam Works, is the current secretary of Rough and Tumble's governing board
NEW YEAR'S REFLECTION
Used separators that threshed and measuring boxes to handle grain
JEROME INCREASE CASE ARRIVES IN STYLE
Quality of product and service also was the theme of James L. Ketelsen
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Charles owned a Travel Air 2000 C4949 Airplane from 1929 to 1940
THE PRINCESS LIVES ON
The traction engine was built in 1882 by the Harrison Machine Works.
Is A Man's Best Friend His Dog Or His Steam Engine ?
Mahlon Giffin catches 40 winkshis half scale Case and Terning's 20 HP Minneapolis
Bigger & Better
There were 167 antique tractors, 325 gas, steam, and hit & miss engines, 58 antique cars and trucks
May 1990
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The pioneers developed this nation and get little thanks for the hard labor involved
Steam Rollers in Britain
Steam rollers were being built in reasonable numbers right through until the 1930's
Antique Acres
25th Anniversary Report
Old THRESHERS CELEBRATE 40 Years
Old Threshers Reunion shone like its 40 year color of ruby red in the south east Iowa countryside
Vigo County Fair Gas Engine and Steam Threshing Show
This binder had a bull wheel for ground power and all of it had to be gone over
Engine Brings Back Memories
J.I. Case engine running a Red River separator
Mason & Company
Bruce-Macbeth natural gas engines donated to the project by the Clarksburg Water Board
J. I. CASE COLLECTORS CONVENTION
The largest Case gas traction engine was the 40-72.
PICTURE PAGE
Steam engines at show
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Mr. Pitman was also known for his collection of steam engines and small gas powered engines
Pawnee 1989 Show Again Scores With a Popular Hit
The horsepower curve was smooth with no flat spots and with steady small steps
POST CARD
The plaque, which reads SITE OF THE FIRST Steam Traction Engine Reunion in U.S.A.
July 1990
Peter Cooper Celebration Sought
Cooper was an early advocate of the emancipation and the enlistment in the Union Army of Southern negroes
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The Wellsprings of Wisdom by Ralph L. Woods entitled The Ideal House
The Return Of A Giant
The Automatic Engine Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Steam Show Shenanigans
Illinois steam engineers made the Sycamore Show fun to attend this year
Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power Association Show Report
John Deere's 150th display, a show featuring the Russell Co., and in 1989, the International Harvester Company
How Do I Run The Darn Thing?
In 1982 the Stemgas Publishing Company of Lancaster
A Vacation Well Spent
Lyman showed us his steam engines and Oil Pulls.
Was It A UFO?
The atmosphere in Gord's shop was one of complete freedom
36th Annual Tri-State SHOW
The members of the Tri-State Antique Auto Club were at the show as usual
The Story of Frank 'N Steam
J.I. Case into the Agricultural Hall of Fame were assisted by two friends originally from New Zeal
Leaky Flues Weekend
The home of Sam Myers near West Milton, Ohio.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Ray was a tireless worker at the Stumptown Show
POST CARD
Advance Rumely steam engine, which he purchased in 1988
September 1990
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Story of Two Ships taken from Wellsprings of Wisdom by Ralph L. Woods
A LUST FOR RUST
Rumble of an old engine coughing to life
THE KITTEN ENGINES AND SEPARATORS
Kitten separator was tried out on the Gerhard Auffart farm
Stumptown Steam Threshers 1989 Show Report
Show got underway with sawing, threshing, baling, cornmeal grinding, power eater demonstration.
BOILER CODE HISTORY AVAILABLE
X rays are used to check steel piping sub surfaces
The Phantom Whistle
Filling the boiler through the whistle opening
Keep Smiling!!
People are more than eager to share information about their exhibits
Buried Treasure
Machine was thought to be too dangerous for children to play with
Some Little Known Little Locomotives
The engine, being an 0-8-0, would have the full Rushton gear
Plowing with Kitten Steam Engine No. 220,25 HP
Engines were built by Kitten's Foundry and Machine Works at Ferdinand.
Why Michigan?
Michigan is the home of one of the few men left who worked in the factories which produced steam traction engines.
Steam Engines: The Why and How
The era of steam engine use for grain threshing was a relatively short
Logging History Comes Alive in Lincoln, New Hampshire
Antique engine enthusiasts and forest historians gathered from all over New England
MY1907 Geiser Peerless!
Missouri decided he wanted to own a steam engine
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Charlie was a retired farmer and an advanced collector and restorer of antiques
POST CARDS
Threshing and plowing show in 1979 at Glenn Crandall's farm
November 1990
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The project advanced the feeling of brotherhood in New Brunswick
WARNING!!! J.I. CASE STEAM ENGINE OWNERS BEWARE!
65 Case made at the first J.I. Case Expo
THE ONE, THE ONLY, PINKY
Stinky pipe wiggling all the time
Wheat Harvest In The Twenties, ILLINOIS STYLE
Tractor was rapidly becoming an important farm tool
MINNESOTA Steam Engine Association
One of the first things accomplished by the Association was establishment of a life-time steam engineer's license for hobbyists.
That Old Peerless
Mr. Ford used the engine to power a shingle mill
Gerken Family History
The grain had to be fed into the threshing cylinder manually
BOY, DID WE HAVE A SHOW!
The People's Choice Award for the tractors was presented to Leon Keller from LaPorte
Engines at British Garden Site
Purpose of the exhibition is to show the development of steam power from 1820 to 1920
Threshing Days
Preparations for feeding the threshers were begun days in advance
How Steam Boosted Farming
Steam threshing seems to have started in the first third of the 19th century
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Daniel T was an active member of the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion at Rollag
Atteberry Heads J.I. Case Heritage
Atteberry is one of North America's best known leaders in the ag heritage
Dress Rehearsal
The idea of recreating an old-time threshing scene as accurately as possible
27th Annual Pioneer Days
The Star of the show was a Phoenix log hauler built by the Phoenix Company of Eau Claire
POST CARD
1990 Rough & Tumble Threshermen's Reunion, held in Kinzers