Steam Traction Archive
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January 1993
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The good Lord gives us the gift of memory to remember the good and sort a push back the bad times
Advance Steam Thresher Tractor Restoration
The boiler and cylinder were in good shape from the start
Steam-Up
The annual steam up for the Minnesota Steam Engineers Association was held at the Rollag
Tommy Jordan Gets His Steam Engine
Half-scale 65 Case steam engine is the biggest toy Tommy Jordan has ever had
A Brief History of The Utica Steam Engine and Boiler Works of Utica, NY1831-1983
The 1970s using steel fabricated and erected by Utica Steam Engine Company.
Zip Eaton A Star Of Broadway
A small steam engine that ran on compressed air
If A Little Kid Asks To Help, Give Him a Break!
Old Threshers Reunion in the grade school library
OLD CASE PHOTOS
J. I. Case Company
Road Rollers
A Book Review
Over Fifty Years Ago
Terre Hill and a strong east wind came toward the farmer's straw stack
Engine Extravaganza in England and Wales
The magnificent neoclassical Mansion which houses one of the finest collections of furniture in England
Canton Monitor
The engine is a 10 or 12 horsepower Canton Monitor of 1892 to 1895
THE GOLDEN ROLL
LEONARD BEAL, JR., 73, died at his home in Brooklyn, Michigan, September 10, 1992
STEAM TRACTION IN SINGAPORE
The trip on which Denis conducted Margaret
March 1993
SOOT IN THE FLUES
One of the things that is impressive about the steam engine society is their safety record
Auction of Large Agricultural Museum Pieces
Mr. Chapman operates a large potato farm
Celebrating 200 Years of Steamboating in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The 18-piece Navy Show Band gave an outdoor concert, sponsored by the Slater Mill Historic Site
New Logging Modelers Magazine
Timber Times is a new quarterly magazine dedicated to logging modeling in all scales
American Threshing Machine Beats British, 1853
Knight says that the threshing machine was invented by Andre Meikle, a Scotsman, in 1786
My Steam Tractor Fantasy
The timing gear on the crankshaft was replaced with an eccentric also turned from cast iron, and has a strap made from mild steel
'92 Midwest Reunion Review
The gas engine area featured the engines manufactured by the Hercules Gas Engine Company of Evansville, Indiana
Down Texas Way
FREDERICKSBURG ANTIQUE TRACTOR AND GAS ENGINE CLUB, INC.
Recent Roller Sales in The United Kingdom
Pat Freeman is the Publicity Officer for the Road Roller Association of Great Britain
Baltimore Steam Tug: Steaming Since 1906, and Still Working
The steam engine performed countless different jobs in industry and agriculture between the onset of the industrial revolution
How Well I Remember!
The Minneapolis-Moline was nice to drive because it had a hand clutch but was hard to steer
Steam Powered Automobile Under Development
THE CENTURION
Two Years of Spare Time Became a Little Traction Engine
The water tank is an expansion from a hot water heating system
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Elmer was interested in steam tractors
POST CARDS
500 HP Ruston Homsby engine is the winner of Best Restored Engine, held Labour Day weekend.
May 1993
SOOT IN THE FLUES
PICKERING BALL RANGER GOVERNOR
Threshing with An Indiana Special
Mechanical repairs to the machine
Past Shows Reviewed
Watching an old pro like Paul Hahn
Northern Indiana Historical Power Association Show Report
Plans of featuring tractors and equipment
The Clarksville Steam and Gas Association Show Report
Displays of gas and hot air engines
Chippewa Valley Antique Engine And Model Club's 29th Annual Pioneer Days
Firing up several of the steam traction engines
Project Update
Restoring it back to a traction engine
Seventeenth Annual Upper Peninsula Steam and Gas Engine Show, 1992
Displays including antique tractors and gas engines
Barnyard Backtalk
One blustery autumn Saturday
THE GOLDEN ROLL
The Mason-Dixon Steam Historical Society is saddened to report the death of RAYMOND
Golden Spread Antique Machinery Association Show
Various upcoming antique machinery shows
POST CARD
Steam traction engines
July 1993
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Gauge had gone around almost twice and the correct figure was 18 gallons for the day's work
RUMELY EXPO '93 . . . A NEW TRADITION!
The Pioneer Engineer's Club always has a good turnout of OilPulls
My Experiences with Steam and Machinery
The National Threshers Show was a very important focal point in Gerald B. Lee steam and machinery hobby
Wacks Engine
The engine can power a 32inch buzz saw blade with ease
The Last Russell To Leave the Factory!
The old overhead crane still worked and ran through what was once the assembly floor
Britannia Iron Works: A Book Review
Comprehensive account of the artifacts manufactured by Marshall's over almost 150 years
22nd Annual LaGrange Engine Club Show
Straw was baled with an Ohio baler powered by a John Deere GP tractor
A Thank You To Steam!
Bill Thurman was just 14 he bought a 1932 F-20 Farmall that hadn't run in 20 years and hauled it home
A REEVES RIG IN THE STEAMING TEENS
The water boy and the pitchers received two dollars for every day they had worked
Pioneer Engineer's Club of Indiana 1992 Reunion
The club had a fine display of John Deere tractors
OVAM '92 Reunion
The club works very hard to make the show a fun event for the entire family
Engine Documentation
Engine and boiler records used in the manufacture of their respective engines
THE GOLDEN ROLL
At age 18, Charles L.(Junior)Geisler became an over-the-road truck driver
POST CARD
Steam engines on display
September 1993
100 Years Harvesting on the Homestead
In June of 1892, a big cyclone came across the river from Ontario
The Proposed Kansas Lien Law
A good lien law is one of the best aids in collections a thresherman can have
Ice Plant Fairbanks-Morse Oil Engine
The Fairbanks-Morse Y 25 HP oil engine was once used to turn ammonia compressors which froze ice at the old ice plant in Hamilton
Stumptown Threshers Association, Inc. 1992 Show
The flea market vendors were preparing their items for sale
Museum Receives Significant Gift
The Robert Bell Engine and Thresher Company was founded in 1899 and incorporated in 1903
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The plan of the Trask-Detroit Steam Car, developed way back in about 1924
Leonard and the Old Timers
Leonard built another mill and powered it with a Packard engine
History of the Geiser Plant at Waynesboro, Pa., in 1903
The entire plant is protected by automatic fire extinguishers
A Cracker jack Steam Engineer
Carl Mickelson, acquired steam in his blood and became known throughout Shelby County as a cracker-jack steam engineer
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Lynn was a long time member of the Michigan Steam Engine and Threshers Club
Memories Of George Seghers
George he had a blacksmith and machine shop in Rolla
POST CARD
Threshing at Spiritwood Farm, 1880
November 1993
1914 Russell Steam Engine
1914 Russell steam engine, 20 HP, owned by our family located in Council Bluffs
The Barn Unraising
Brad and Amy Hauenste in purchased the farm in 1990. They were increasingly concerned about the safety of the barn, and decided that it had to come down
Canadian Big Game Hunt
All steam engine and tractor collectors to try to visit the Reynolds Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin
A 1960s Story Finally in Print
In 1947 the old Case separator and Allis Chalmers were scrapped
Aspiring Author Needs Long Distance Help
The history of the Russell and Company of Massillon
The threshing rig and Peerless steam engine
The threshing rig and Peerless steam engine were brought by rail to Fisher
Steam Became A Family Affair
Celebrated the 25th reunion with the NTA at Wauseon
A Short Analysis of Traction Engine Governor Spring and Fly Weight Design
The spring balances the centrifugal force of the rotating weights
Over A Century Older Than The Petrol Car!
Watt constructed his first experimental engine in 1774
An American Treasure
The Reeves was exhibited at the Pontiac Thresherman's Show
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The grain was put in the hopper at the top and flowed onto a screen in the shaker box
POST CARD
The Rough and Tumble Threshermen's Reunion held each August in Kinzers
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Bert was an honorary member of East Lake Simcoe Pioneer Society