Steam Traction Archive
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January 1991
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The cable saddle should be applied to the line of the hook or loop the U bolt over the tail end
Log Hauler Enthusiast
Colt Firearms Company built a steam engine with about five cylinders
Rosholt Area Threshermens'
Rosholt Area Threshermens'
HISTORY OF WOOD, TABER & MORSE STEAM ENGINE WORKS EATON, MADISON CO., NEW YORK
The portable engines were ideal for threshing
Rough and Tumble 1990
Mike was always a big part of R and T
Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Machinery Association
SHOW REPORT
Greenridge Steam and Gas Antique Show At Irwin, Iowa
The 14th annual Greenridge Steam and Gas Antique Show was held September 15th and 16th, 1990
A HappeningWalking in J.I. Case's Footsteps
Dean of Racine History, also provided well-organized information about sites related to J.I. Case family
Photo Mixup In Gerken Family History
The steam engine was a 10 HP Nichols and Shepard
The Great United Kingdom
Dorset Steam Fair
Vintage Case Equipment Makes JICCA Show A Success
More than 125 pieces of J.I. Case equipment were at the affair
Kitten Engine Comes Back Home
Frank Arnold of Mariah Hill purchased the engine on March 30 1925
Ode To A Friend
Friends gather around from area wide
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Paul owned a 1916 18 x 50 J.I. Case traction engine and a 1935 J.I. Case stationary wire tie baler
POST CARD
The pump was originally sold to Joplin Supply in Joplin, Missouri
March 1991
REUNION REPORT
1990 Midwest Old Threshers
Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee
WHERE STEAM IS KING
Our Russell Engine
It was time for the engine to be replaced by a gas tractor
A True Old-Time Threshing Story
Charles Son Yost increased the speed so much that the hay press blew up
Ontario Agricultural Museum
Sawyer-Massey steam traction engine sat unused at Bobcaygeon until 1953
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Baldwin K-7 that had been exported to China after World War I
Westward Ho, Was A-OK 1990 Case Heritage Expo Report
Tuttle's well-traveled, smooth-running 9-30 HP Case steam engine from Michigan
Rumely Exposition
At PAWNEE 1990
The Byrd Finally Flew North
Once in a while it's been known in nature that biological clocks get confused
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Since childhood, Edgar D. Flowers had a long love for steam engines
The Hickory Nutters
The Bridget 30 tugboat is one of several steam and diesel tugboats
POST CARD
Photos of Steam engine
May 1991
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Publish regarding the inquiry by Ted Stein of Streator.
Steam Engines For Sale
Old Russell and Minneapolis running by Showtime 1991.
A Two-Hobby Trip: Motorcycles And Steamers
The Edaville Railroad was set up with equipment brought from the Billerica
Stumptown Steam Threshers Show
The show started with prayer by Lester Nabb
The Jacob C. Weaver Threshing Machine
Weaver Threshing Machines were manufactured annually to meet the local demand
Branch #6 Show Koster Ranch 1990
The swather and trim up around the wheat field for hay
MICHIGAN TRIP
Trips to Michigan last January.
Straw Piles and G Men
The amusing part of the whole story is that they re-thrashed the entire stack
Threshing Scenes in Art Book
The farmers would build huge stacks of bundles
The Stevens Engine
Stevens steam engine and Stevens separator built in Wisconsin about 1902
A Tall And True Tale
The mill was powered by an old Samson tractor.
Ol' Rum
Rumely was built too light to do a lot of plowing
1990 M. R. V. S. E. A. SHOW REPORT
Preserving Historic Agricultural Past for the Future
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Mr. Evans was the founder of the Delaware Agricultural Museum
Cross Country Steaming
Jim Thomas was born in 1909 in Crawford County
National Threshers 46th Reunion
The National Threshers 46th Reunion was held June 21-24, 1990
1880's Living History Farm
Peerless traction engine built in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Steam for Drilling Wells
Young folk might not believe all this was necessary
Beiler Auction Has Something For Everyone
The annual two-day auction
A Brief Biography: George Henry Corliss (1817-1888)
George H. Corliss was an inventor and manufacturer of the finest
Post Card
At the Buckley Engine Show. One is the Spark Show
July 1991
R & T Restores an Avery
The engine was made by members of R&T in 1978
GENTLEMEN: START YOUR ENGINES!!
The fast and slow model steam traction engine races at Terning's 13th annual Steam and Gas Engine Show
37th ANNUAL Tri-State Antique Engine & Threshers Association Show
The folks in Bird City have been working all winter, fixing some old things up for this year's show
Steam Engine Bug Bites Nine Year Old
The Provincial Museum in Edmonton, Fort Edmonton Park, and also in Edmonton for each of their Heritage and Antique Day's Shows
How Safe Are Your Goodies?
The Northwest Pennsylvania Steam Engine and Old Equipment Association, which has its shows
SOOT IN THE FLUES
M.K. Schroeder and wife, Dorothy, got the bug when I let them run my Russell and Case and Gaar Scott engines in 1960
Family and Friends: That's What It's All About
Heatwole Threshing Days near Hutchinson, Minnesota, to visit with family and friends
Two Good Little Steam Shows
The Montgomery County Old Threshers Show
On Top of Old Kentucky
The engine and boiler were purchased by Victor Shepardson in 1985.
I'm Looking!
The Centennial Parade in my hometown of Yale, Michigan in 1962
Threshing Day in the Upper Ottawa Valley
A demonstration of the old threshing process is still held annually at Eric's
Heavy Traffic On Main Street
The 1990 parade was led by several steam engines which were taking part in the tractor and machinery show
THE GOLDEN ROLL
The Tri-State Antique Engine and Threshers Show
A TEENAGER'S VIEW OF VALLEY CENTER SHOW
The one we planned to enjoy was Tom Terning's show at Valley Center
Hey, You Guys!!
Neil Drummer's Port Huron steam engine and threshing machine as the backbone of the show
Illinois Low Water Club
Kentucky and Illinois stop by to visit when they come to the shows where we've taken our engines
POST CARD
ENGINES SEEN AT SHOWS
September 1991
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Separators surviving in this world, especially the Sagend Threshing Machine Company 1908 to 1912
Incidents On The Farm
John began to clown on the horse's back
What Did I Do Now!?!
The Avery Yellow Fellow can be seen steam threshing during the fifth annual Menno Pioneer Power Show
MONTANA SKETCH:
Moonlight Stinson became a garage owner
4th Annual Menno Pioneer Power Show
65 Case steam engine had steam up and was the first in the belt of the Avery threshing machine
PROFILE OF A STEAM ENTHUSIAST
Fred moved to the Midwest in 1937.
Tinkering with Messrs. Springer, Woolf, Etc.
Watt discovered that a cam or eccentric
Case #27816
Engine is restored to its original beauty
1915 Threshing
Steam engines have a way of making more sparks rigs have to be set with the wind
Conditioning Boiler Water
Most steam plants use water treatment of some sort
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Bill loved steam engines, and his dream was to own and operate one
Northern Indiana 1990 Show
Northern Indiana Historical Power Association's 14th annual Harvest and Steam Show
November 1991
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Anna Mae prefer to purchase drawings of the Z-3 engines
British Engine Clubs
The first ship built there was launched in 1586
Where Is the Oldest Traction Engine
THAT IS STILL RUNNING?
Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Machinery, 13th Annual Show Report
Being a three day show the first day is set-up day
The 80 Horse Case Steam Engine That Never Had A Chance
The old Case separator was pulled out to a plowed field and set on fire
I Was There
IT was the time of year when you could hear the whooping crane down in the swamp
An Interview With Mr. AM. (Andy) Hess
Idea of lateral moving rolls and this feature was designed into the grain cleaning system
Calling All Kittens
Updated listing of kittens
Loading Gas Engines Long Ago
The locomotive was shipped to Halifax by sea in 1889 from Patterson, New Jersey
Learning To FIRE THE BOILER
Daniel M. Gehman did learn to keep the water as low as safely possible
A Tragic Accident Of Long Ago
The whole engine was thrown twenty-five feet
Connecticut Antique's June Event
Traction engines and the steam roller fired up and running
Illinois Summer Storm, 1927
Temperature must have been close to the 90 degree mark
POST CARDS
Case Portable Boiler is owned by Joe Beesley
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Logo were federally registered in 1957 at the time of incorporation
I.S.S.E.S. FORMED
Invite for you to join us in the International Stationary Steam Engine Society