Steam Traction Archive
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January 1997
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Carl a nice large appropriate steam whistle for Christmas
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The Friars as a backdrop in the benign shadow of Du Priest Mountain
I BOUGHT MY OWN!
Traction engine was used in a saw mill in Wausau
KITTEN ENGINES:
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
How It Was
Lueken and Pund stored the new Kitten engine when the threshing season ended until it began again the next July
Case Model Inspired By Bridgewater Steam and Gas Show
Fascination with steam power
Dave and Jacquie Dearborn's Engine Show
The meet is sponsored by the New Hampshire Gas and Steam Engine Association
STEAM, GRAIN & DUSTY
Canton Monitor 10 HP built 1893 by Aultman & Co.
OUR HARRISON JUMBO
20 HP Harrison Jumbo is owned by Guy Bunyea
A PORTRAIT OF OLIVER S. KELLY
From Panning Gold to Melting Steel:
A PORTRAIT OF OLIVER S. KELLY
Steam engine manufacturers
GOLDEN ROLL
JAMES L. LAYTON, of Federalsburg, Maryland, passed away April 10, 1994
POST CARD
Montana licensed engineers present at the steam-up to play
CHICKEN TOWN
Steam Show
March 1997
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The quarterly magazine is the Journal of the Vintage Tractor
WAUSEON SCENES
Photos from the 52nd National Threshers Show in Wauseon, Ohio
FARQUHAR ENGINE at Califon Basket Factory
The baskets were made from poplar logs
Locomotive and Boiler Inspector's Handbook
Rules were taken from Locomotive and Boiler Inspector's Handbook
GOLDEN ROLL
Rolland was such an intelligent and knowledgeable man
THE MINNEAPOLIS THRESHING MACHINE COMPANY
The MINNEAPOLIS is the only double cylinder engine equipped with the famous Woolf Valve
NEWS FROM THE ROAD
Real interest in the history of agriculture
GENERATIONS LINKED
Through Letters, Land
Steam At Work
Willard Moore is the biggest reason there is a steam shovel at Denton FarmPark.
Amoco Lubricants Sponsors FFA Tractor Restoration Competition
Amoco Lubricants is sponsoring the 1997 Tractor Restoration competition
Hamilton, Ohio's Contributions to Agricultural Steam Power
Owens provided the opening chapter of Hamilton's steam history
100 Years Ago in American Machinist
The steam engine suffered damage
1996 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion Was a Great Success!
The Old Threshers Reunion has been called the largest Steam Show
POST CARD
Photographs were sent to us by Don Bodine
May 1997
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The lowest deck at gangway level was set up to ferry automobiles.
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Taber & Morse stationary engine of the type made in 1891 and earlier.
Puget Sound Antique Tractor & Machinery Association Show LYNDEN, WASHINGTON 1996
PSAT & M Association was given all of the old machinery from Buzzard Iron Works in Bellingham.
The Steam Engines of the Henry Ford Museum
The Henry Ford Museum contains over 30 traction and portable steam engines.
Clinton County Corn Festival
The festival had several wagon loads of wheat to thresh and several logs to cut each of the three days.
1996 Homestead Power Show AT HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS
The featured tractor of the show was Oliver and the large gathering of Oliver and Hart Parr tractors
STEAM SHOVEL
Steam shovels owned by Dean Redd of Charleroi
Restoration of an Engine
Sawyer Massey Steam Traction Engine was manufactured by the Sawyer Massey Company of Hamilton
Restoration of an Engine
The engine being assembled in Bim's workshop.
Striving for Realism:
Tazewell Olde Threshers Recreate Good Old Days
BLANCHARD MILLPOND SHOW:
A saw mill that was loaned to our show by the Jerry Paulson family.
POST CARD
20 HP 1916 Twentieth Century engine owned by Art Blair of Petrolia
July 1997
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Nittany Antique Machinery Association Show
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The information I would like IMA to help with is in deciphering the bronze tag affixed to the boiler. While some items are understood
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The more I find out about Uncle Joe, the more I'm impressed with his knowledge of this hobby
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The stories of the 'old timers' who lived the Steam Era are sure interesting
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The article about the double cylinder, double smokestack Minneapolis steam engines was very interesting
Logging As It Was, Way Back Then
The industry was anxious to find a way to utilize a mechanical means of hauling logs
My Blossoming Interest in Steam
Founders of the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association
Clarksville Steam and Gas Association
Enjoyed the bark of the 19 HP Keck-Gonnerman as Jim loaded the log on the carriage and turned it to suit by hydraulic
TERRY GRICE: An Iron Man With Steam in His Blood!
Terry Grice operating his vintage Case steam engine
Eastern Shore Threshermen & Collectors Association Show
We had a large and varied assortment of antique tractors, gas engines and steam models
1916 Case 50 Continues farm Tradition
Steve Eckman's 1916 Case 50
GOLDEN ROLL
Norma and her husband, Stuart E. Jake Leiphart, attended many shows in the East, where he exhibited model steam engines
What's In Store at OVAM?
Steam engines, tractors, and related equipment in conjunction with the Ohio Valley Antique Machinery (OVAM) show
Plowing With Steam In New York State
It is unusual to see plowing being done by steam engines
Oklahoma Steam Threshers & Gas Engine Association Steam School
Some of the classes taught at steam school
The 48th Pioneer Engineer's Show at Rushville, Indiana
Twenty-seven steam engines were at the show and took their turn on the sawmill, dynamometer or Baker fan
DRESSING FOR STEAM
Indiana regarding dress of steam engineers at the shows
POST CARD
1924 Keck-Gonnerman 22 HP
September 1997
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Nichols and Shepard steam threshing outfit owned by George Kestler
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The point to be made to the steam hobby is that there are two types of valves
Firebox Repairs on a Case 65
The first step in this process was to design and fabricate special dies
SAWMILL MEMORY
McNamar sawmill and a 30 HP boiler and engine manufactured in Newark
Greenridge Steam and Gas Antique Show 1996
The new shingle mill was a real drawing card
26TH ANNUAL Antique Power Exhibition in Century Village
The sawmill itself is a lefty from the Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Columbiana
1996Best Show Yet for Connecticut Antique Machinery Association
The main event of the year was the running of the Skinner Universal Uniflow engine
Rollag;, Minnesota: LAND OF THE GIANTS
The boiler powers two large stationary engines
Move From Arcola to Jerseyville A Great Success!
For 16 years the Douglas County Historical Steam Festival was held near Arcola
It Keeps Getting Better Every Year!
The late Ole Aslakson, built a model of a 1916 double cylinder rear mount Nichols and Shepard
A Tale of Two Cases
The missing parts list
BOOK REVIEW:
Oscar's Dreamland Yesteryear Museum
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Lamb took part in steam shows from Maryland to Iowa
Post Card
15th annual Northeast Indiana Steam and Gas Association's show at LaGrange
November 1997
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The threshing reunion season
1914 Advance Tandem-Compound Engine
An Advance built about 1914 at the works of the Advance Thresher Company
80 Years With An 80 Case
80 HP Case steam engine
Oklahoma Steam Threshers & Gas Engine Association Steam School Class of 1997
The School itself was not set up or promoted as a school to teach one to run an engine from scratch
East Coast Model Engineers Expo Set for January
The second annual Cabin Fever Model Engineering Expo will showcase model engineering on the East Coast
An Aultman At Austin's
A 16 HP Aultman-Taylor for sale by Knute Kirkberg, in California
Steam Show in Derbyshire
1997 Steam Fair held by the Buxworth Steam Group
After 21 Years A Thank You To All From Cattail Foundry
The TT Peerless had a small leak in the mud ring
How To Manage A Traction Engine
A traction engine is usually the simplest kind of an engine made
DAYS OF STEAM
112 steamers built by Sentinel in 1950 for the Argentine Government
PARADE FROM THE PAST
Parade of engines at the Pioneer Steam and Gas Engine society of NW Pa. show in 1984
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Charley was a member of the Michigan Steam Engine and Threshers Club
Farm Steam Engines and Works of Art
Farm Steam Engines and Works of Art, A well known name in the field of American agricultural history