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January 1996
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The main boiler stop valve is a 3inch flange mounted Lunkheimer Globe valve
Recalling Bygone Times
The special feature of the year was equipment of Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company
When Steam Was King... and Cincinnati Was Queen
The American Thresherman and Farm Power magazine published his series of articles on the historical development of the traction engine in the United States.
In and Out of the Shop in Two Weeks
A steam leak in the smokebox
How Steam is Developed
Steam is an elastic fluid resulting from the combination of heat and water.
O.S. Kelly Company
O.S. Kelly steam engines had a crosshead pump and an independent pump.
North To NEBRASKA
The first subsurface weeder and summerfal-low machine built in Cole's shop was demonstrated on the Mike Pontius farm in Sherman County
Boiler Inspector: Friend or Foe?
Proper maintenance demands that your boiler be cleaned often to prevent unnecessary corrosion which can ruin any boiler.
Harris-Corliss Steam Engine
The Randall Brothers' Harris-Corliss engine is rated at 350 horsepower at a speed of 90 rpm.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Lawrence was a member of The Darke County Steam Threshers
POST CARDS
Old Timers Antique Tractor and Engine show
March 1996
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The steam guys at this show are fun loving, helpful individuals.
Hot Days at Highland Homestead Power Show
The Highland, Illinois, show was held August 11-13 on some of the hottest days.
ARTISTRY IN IRON
The steam engine initiated the mechanical revolution of agriculture.
FULDA INDIANA 1995: The Working Men and Their Show! 150 YEARS
Fulda has a beautiful church on a hill similar to the church at Ferdinand.
The Art of Loading and Feeding Bundles
The butts of the bundles needed to extend six to ten inches beyond the edge of the wagon
OLD WOODEN SAWMILL WORKS LIKE NEW
The King of Steam and the sawyer are already planning to take the sawmill to a few shows
St. Clair County Farm Museum Bee
St. Clair County Farm Museum's eleventh annual Threshing Bee and Antique Engine Show
REMEMBERING FONDLY: Times I Had with Harry Woodmansee
The first time Harry was at the Michigan Steam Engine and Thresher's Club Show
Harrison Machine Works Jumbo Engines
Harrison Machine Company Jumbo engines in order to set the record right about the number of engines the company produced
Aultman-Taylor Experience
Aultman-Taylor to be used in grading the roads.
A Pioneering Steam Plow
Joseph Fawkes was developing a steam plow in Pennsylvania
Wallis and Steevens No. 7572: Lady Luck
Wallis & Steevens did a brisk business with tractions, wagons and rollers up to the First World War
GOLDEN ROLL
The Midwest Old Threshers Reunion at Mt. Pleasant
POST CARD
Illustration from an old Reeves Corn Shelter ad which appeared in the February 1913 issue of Threshermen's Review.
May 1996
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Travel on the English canal systems
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Nick kuz receiving IMA for four years and enjoy reading of these good old time steam engine days
Pioneer Day 95
29th annual show featured all the usual events: tractor parade, shingle sawing, sawmill, steam threshing, etc.,
Early Plowing Photos
Charles Chester's farm
Mendota Manufacturing and Transfer Company
A firm of loyal Case dealers that do business under the name of The Mendota Manufacturing and Transfer Company
Steam Engine Therapy
The tempo of the therapy changed with the arrival of threshing season
DORIS LINDENMIER
Engineer Extraordinaire
Our Straw Pile and How It Grew
The beam scales on back of the thresher
MEMORIES
A 25 HP Russell traction engine and a McCormick-Deering separator with a water wagon
STEAM MAKING STEEL
Bethlehem Steel Company into one of the country's great steel producers
Clarksville Steam & Gas Association Show
International tractor and equipment
PICTURES TO SHARE
A 65 HP Case lap-seam taken in Easterm Indiana
Boiler InspectionsAnother Viewpoint
A traction engine boiler
Florenz Kitten: Full Steam Ahead
Yellow poplar was used for many pieces on a Kitten engine, although Florenz favored oak for the beams
1995 Riverbend Steam and Gas Show
A special feature of show was the rare 1918 John Deere
THE GOLDEN ROLL
George was also very knowledgeable about the Harrison Machine Works
The Belden Engine Collection
Lloyd Belden, who in the 1960s and 70s, collected Case steam engines
1906 Advance #9467
1906 Advance, #9467, in good condition and 100% complete under an allover coating of oil and grease
POST CARD
This unidentified photo comes from Tim Sollman
July 1996
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The Gaar-Scott can be seen at the Lake Region Show at Dalton
SOOT IN THE FLUES
A number of county roads over the years were closed by a steam engine
Rebuilding a 1915 65 HP Case Traction Engine
The 65 HP Case traction engine was rebuilt in 1993
OLD TIME FARMING FOR THE CITY FOLKS
Ninety percent of the visitors to the Indiana State Fair Pioneer Farm are non-farmers
On The Road: 1995
A nice spark show from Myron and Tracey Powers put a nice end to a beautiful day in September
GOLDEN ROLL
G. H. GARVER was a very active member of the Owensville Old Thresher Show for 32 years
TUSCARAWAS VALLEY SHOW
32nd Annual Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power Show was held August 18, 19 and 20 at the fairgrounds in Dover
E. B.
E.B. is a 50 HP Emerson-Brantigham Peerless
Notes of Interest
The sixteenth annual High Country Crank-Up was held in July 95
IN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS For Machinists, Firemen, Electricians and Steam Engineers
Zwicker's Revised Practical Instructor
How I Became a Case Man
A crimson sunset blazed on the spokes of the wheels
Jacob Price Patents
List of patents granted to Jacob Price
Prairie Homestead Show
Prairie Homestead show in Belmond
POST CARDS
Highlights of the 1995 Nittany Antique Machinery Association
September 1996
A Sixty-Five Case RESTORATION
The new valves and all of the pipe is stamped for 300 lbs
Wm. Bloede & Sons & Lewis
The steam engine was used to run a 36x60 Port Huron threshing machine
From Iron Ore To Engines
Steel in molecular structure
Russell Saves Bus
Myron backed up slightly to get out of his own ruts and eased forward
Steam Engineer School at Pawnee
The school stresses the Oklahoma Steam Threshing and Gas Engine Association's commitment to the steam hobby
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The Milton Museum had been selected by an international Massey-Harris-Ferguson enthusiasts
Why All Pitchforks Are Not Alike
The pitchfork got its name from its use in pitching bundles
My Very Own Engine
Chuck keeps in touch with steam people all over the country
A Red Hot Boiler
The boiler was one of a pair of H.R.T.'s located in a factory on the edge of the Pratt Institute campus
East Lycoming Farm & Heritage Association
The East Lycoming Farm and Heritage Association Show held August 25-27, 1995, at the Hughesville Fairgrounds
THE GOLDEN ROLL
LEHART FREIDRICH was an avid Steam engine and Gas tractor collector
What I Learned about My town
State historical marker on a piece of land
POST CARD
Wonderful scene is a photograph sent by Morris Blomgren
November 1996
The Harvest of '95
Keith always brings some wooden shims from the railroad
The Things I've Seen
The First Mechanical Industries Department, Suizhou Engineering Machinery Factory
Aultman On View At Harvest Fest In Louisiana
Invention of power-driven vehicles
Advice For Boiler Buyers!
A majority of states have boiler laws that cover the operation and repair of boilers
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The Michigan Steam Engine and Threshers Club Show
An Analysis of America's Two Threshing Novels
The Hawkeye can be described as a quirky autobiographical romantic historical sociological novel
GOLDEN ROLL
The Buckeye Traction Ditcher Company of Findlay
PHOTOS
Larry Creed for the photos on this page showing some engines he photographed in Tennessee
Women at the Throttle
In his visits to steam shows around the country, Bill Lamb has observed expert engineers who were women