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January 1992
My First Steam Engine
20 HP return flue Avery was built around the turn of the century
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The Nebraska Test on farm tractors showed the Bryan to be 15 HP on the drawbar and 80 HP on the belt
My Life with the Rumely Oil Pull
1918 Oil Pull has its original piston that came from the factory
Where Has Summer Gone?
The North East Indiana show lives up to our club pledge
WHERE IS GRANITE, IOWA?
The Granite Threshing Bee is held where the town of Granite was located
Announcing the International Stationary Steam Engine Society
Two well-known stationary steam engine groups have merged to form the International Stationary Steam Engine Society
EVOLUTION OF THE THRESHER
The threshing machine is an evolution, rather than an invention
Early Thresher History
Grain threshers were among the earliest of the agricultural implements to be developed
A Nice Load of Engines
Fred's estimate is that he has hauled about 25 steam engines a year
Steam Library Exhibit Travels The Globe
Norbeck Research Educational Library Exhibit THE GREAT STEAM ERA02:19:41 PM Thu, Feb 16 2006
Conditioning Boiler Water
PART TWO
POST CARD
NICHOLS & SHEPARD ENGINE
March 1992
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The railway locomotives on this line were one Dingy and three Shays.
Woodruff and Beach Steam Engine
An exciting feature of the engine found was the identification cast on the engine bed, Woodruff and Beach, Hartford, Conn. 1849
42nd Reunion Among The Biggest In Association's History
The 1991 Old Threshers Reunion was among the biggest events in the history of the Association
I Blew The Whistle Years Ago!
The engine was exhibited at the J.I. Case Collector's Convention at the Le-Sueur Pioneer Power Show
Deer Creek Sodbusters 1991 SHOW
The 9th annual Deer Creek Sodbusters Antique Machinery Show was held on Sunday, August 11, 1991
Skinner Family Threshing Outfit
The engine is an 1887 C & G Cooperbevel-gear steam engine
Advance Rumely #15046
Grandpa Koob also used the engine in his sawmill
Growing Up Around a Steam Powered Sawmill
Crowd ready to watch the big Advance Rumely go through the bridge
Rollag To Celebrate 150 Years of J.I. Case
Minnesota is planning the 1992 J.I. Case Exposition celebrating 150 years of the Case Company
This Is Just A Little Reminiscence From The 1940s
The questioner was the owner and operator of the local threshing mill
Trigger Jim Is a Living Legend
Trigger Jim is one of the last two remaining buckaroos of the Utah Construction Company
Blue Ridge Show Report
Our 1991 show was very successful due to enthusiastic community support
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Grubbie saw his dream fulfilled of owning a steam traction engine in 1968
Threshing Reunion in Shawville Quebec
The sheaves were big and the half-bushel dump on the mill was going steady
POST CARD
Birdsall and Son began manufacturing engines at Penn Yan, N.Y. in 1860
May 1992
SOOT IN FLUES
Anna Mae in response to an item about the Society in her column.
OF MICE AND STEAM:
What It's Like To Be In A Movie On Location
Cedar Valley Engine Club 1991 Show
The Cedar Valley Engine Club had a wonderful show this year
Old British Engines in Steam
The British scene to investigate the ages of some of the steam engines that appear on the current rally fields
THRESHER TEETH
The Corrugated teeth for clover hullers were 8 cents
Frick Company & Stanley Brothers
Frick Company built for Armour and Company the largest refrigerating machine in the world
Ireland No. 8 Saw Mill Left Hand
The No. 8 Mill, as shown in the illustration above, has ties bolted under the track rails to space them for the carriage wheels
Petersburg, Virginia: Civil War History and Classic Southern Spirit
The Civil War, Petersburg had been an industrial and trade center for the Southern states
A Trip to Remember
Vic Johnson purchased a 25 HP Gaar Scott engine from the Reynolds Museum
1916 Huber 16 HP
The working model was scaled from an engine owned by the Myers family of Perrysburg, Ohio
The Scovill Engines
The latest acquisitions include three pieces of equipment from the old Scovill plant in Waterbury
South Lake County Agricultural Historical Society Steps Back To The Past
The Lake County Fairgrounds, are generously covered with tall shade trees which protect the rolling grounds
Photos From Donald Werth's Collection
Pictures come from Donald Werth
Only Three Best Steamers?
The three steamers with ore wagons was taken at Milton, California
THE KITTEN: From Wood To Cast Iron
Florenz Kitten, like so many other manufacturers, had hundreds of wooden molds
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Darke County Steam Thresher shows nearly every year and rode on a Garr Scott engine at the 1990 show
Post Card
These photos were taken at the 25th anniversary of the Western New York Gas and Steam Rally in Alexander
July 1992
Mountain Reflections
The hills rumbled with thunder as typical summer showers
The 1991 Stumptown Steam Threshers Show
The first chore for the sawmill was to square timbers for the shingle mill
Another 'Rescue' of Old Iron
Muskoka Pioneer Power Association is a young eight-year old club based in the heart of cottage country
Pioneer Engineer's Club of Indiana 1991 Reunion
The 43rd annual reunion of the Pioneer Engineer's Club of Indiana was held the first weekend of August 1991
Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power Association, Inc.
The 1991 show, held August 16-18th, was blessed with good weather which held until just before our 3:30 parade on Sunday
1992 J.I. Case Exposition
Celebrating 150 Years
SOOT IN THE FLUES
A 60 HP vertical boiler supplying steam to run the engines on a buzz saw and a replica of a 1908 wood-splitter
The Day Adam Harmon Believed
Engine would normally roll out on the road with just fifty pounds
I'm Eleven and It's 89!!
The boiler was in bad shape on the engine
Threshermen & Collector's Show ALBERT CITY, IOWA
The featured line of farm products was Massey-Harris
A Fun Year
Sikeston is home to several trailer manufacturing companies who sell to the general public at considerable savings
Northwest Pennsylvania Steam Engine and Old Equipment Association
The 15 inch gauge railroad under the management of Chuck Burr and crew gave train rides to hundreds of children
International Steamboat Muster To Commemorate 200 Years of Steamboating
The Blackstone River Valley is recognized as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution
Bellamy's Steam Hour Mill
The mill's first opening was in 1822 the pioneering work of Samuel
POST CARDS
Case did make smaller traction engines in the center crank style
September 1992
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Baker engine and a Russell separator
Company History: A. B. Farquhar
Manufacturers of farm equipment
How's This For A Homemade Engine?
Tractor running gear
The Good Little Double Keck
Double rear mounted Keck
Threshing: How It Actually Was
Area of the threshing operation
Pontiac Threshermen's Reunion
Clank of hammers and the spray
One Man's Passion
Working of the gears of a steam engine
Auction on a Cold November Day
Auction held at the Earl Weaver farm near Purcell
LaGrange Engine Club Show
Eleven steam engines were in full operation
Custom Steam Threshing, End of an Era
John Weaver furnished a tractor for power
Grandpa's Aultman Taglor Steam Engine & Hag Press
First threshing rig at a sheriff's sale in 1898
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Tim was employed as an automobile mechanic for twenty years
POST CARDS
Georgian Bay Steam Show
November 1992
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Christmas shopping done at the great reunions
A Steam Engine and a Sawmill: Memories of Yesterday
World War II brought a temporary halt to Dad's sawmill and plant bed steaming business
A Few Thoughts
A perfect example of a great steam show was the Mississippi Valley Steam Show located in La Motte
The Saw Mill and Box Factory at Floyds Knobs, Then, and Now
the first steam powered saw-mill was put in operation at Floyd Knobs about the year 1890
A Woolpit Steam-Up
ABurrell, a Showman's engine, Works No. 3433, built in 1912
Sorghum in My Blood
The first sweet sorghum seed was brought to the United States in the early 1850s from France
Pat's Steam Dream Comes True at Last
Mechanical engineer Pat Neilson has dreamed of owning his own steam traction engine for 20 years
Ole Man Winter
Ben was somewhat interested in buying a Kitten steam engine
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Mr. Sejkora owned many different steam engines in his lifetime.
POST CARD
20-22 HP Waterloo engine, built in 1918, is owned by Allen R. Leis