Steam Traction Archive
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January 1998
RUSSELL
Steam Traction Engine #12857
SOOT IN THE FLUES
1997 has been a good year for IMA
Old Postcards Sent To My Grandmother
I enjoy seeing old photos
Sunflower Pioneer Power Association
75 HP Case is owned by the Sunflower Pioneer Power Association
The Fireproof Champion Traction Engine
The Fire-Proof Champion traction engine was made by the Waterous Engine Works
Hovland Inventions Have Stood The Test of Time
Hovland's inventions were the windrower
RUMMAGE SALE MYSTERY SLIDE
There were several slides of Kaiser-Frazer cars
Jim Gerow
Jim was threshing where he had never threshed before
Post Card
Something A Little Different...
The History of Port Huron #6312 Steam Traction Engine
As a teenager I recall the threshing of small grains
Eaton Was Home of Steam Engine Works Company
The Steam Engine Works employed 50 men
Steam Returns to Eaton
The show was organized by Mike Curtis
Bibs, Straw Hats and Pony Tails
Amos Rixmann ran the prony brake almost non-stop
Glimpsing the Past In Pine Village, Indiana
East of Pine Village were farms more recently tiled and drained
Fred's Down on the Farm Show
View from Fred's Down on the Farm Show
What A Celebration!!!
John Steel have been interested in steam engines
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Dick was a farmer all his life
March 1998
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Instruction to the steam engine novice
Following the Leader
Mr. Spires bought the engine from them in 1961 and owned it until 1968
Something Different
No new elevators were available due to restrictions,
KAUFFMAN DISPLAY AT EASTERN SHORE THRESHERMEN SHOW
100th anniversary of John S. Kauffman's birth and the 25th anniversary of his death
Twenty Lakes Antique Engine and Tractor Club Show
13th annual Twenty Lakes Engine and Tractor Club, Inc. Show at Harrison, Michigan
Lewis Jorgenson
Lewis mounted the engine on antique wheels and frame so it is moveable
Ohio Valley Machinery Show
Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show in Georgetown, Ohio, on Thursday, August 7, 1997
Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show
(Where the Eagles Came to Roost in 1997)
STEAM Engineering CLASS
The outdoor portion of the class involved students steaming up four pieces of equipment in the Roots collection
Rough & Tumble 1997 Steam School
The students for participating, Rough and Tumble for use of the grounds and equipment
Elements of Machines and Heritage
The Oklahoma Steam Threshers Steam School of 1998 will be held this March 28 & 29, 1998
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Herman was a true gentleman dedicated to serving Christ, his family, church, and community
National Threshers Show
1997 National Threshers Association Show in Wauseon
Steam Power Water Power Grist Mills
The Aultman-Taylor Machinery Company stopped building steam traction engines about 1924
May 1998
Recalling Bygone Times
Celebration of 150 years of the Massey-Harris equipment
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Fifteen engines built to the same design, known as the Simplicity
The Kitten Water Wagon of 97
The Kitten has a musical exhaust all its own
The 16 HP M. Rumely
16 HP M. Rumely simple double with rear mount axle
Reinhardt Scheidler and Scheidler Machine Works, Newark, Ohio
A completed Scheidler portable steam engine sits in the yard
EARLY ONE MORNING AT THE OLD THRESHERS REUNION
Dark silhouette effect of the engines being fired up early in the morning
The Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Association's 26th Annual Show
Some folks and their tractors entertained spectators with a tractor square dance
NORTHWEST THRESHER
All New Giant steam engines had 40 inch flywheels
Midwest Memories
Strains of lighthearted calliope music floated over the grounds
A Boy's Memories:
The Liar's Stump
Agricultural Steam Engines
Steam-power is cheaper in its first cost than horse-power
FAMISHED FOR READING
How a Harvest of Machinery Catalogues Fed Rural America
The Education of a New Engineer
Saturday began pleasantly with comfortable temperatures and low humidity
Ole Bun Mill
The sawmill was powered by a 50 HP Bessemer oil engine
GOLDEN ROLL
Donald graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1935
POST CARD
20-60 Aultman-Taylor is owned by brothers Paul and Lynn Ott of Norwalk
July 1998
Montana Memories
There is something about a steam engine that is only too obvious to anyone.
Wild and Crazy in Michigan
Wild and Crazy in Michigan, a story by Larry's son Josh about another steam-up this engine
OLD ENGRAVINGS
Collection of old engravings of steam engines and parts.
Illinois Thresher Company: ...and the Story of #152
William N. Rumely, founder and president of the Illinois Thresher Company.
SOOT IN THE FLUES
ron Men Album is the last magazine to be devoted to the steam hobby.
How Come Such A Hobby, You Ask?
A hobby can be one of many things jewelry making, fancy needlework, collecting and restoring old furniture.
An Unforgettable Day
It was a hot dry summer in 1934 in southwestern Idaho, no rain for months.
SOUTH PEACE
120 HP Rumely engine is used to operate the museum's sawmill which uses a 48 blade.
Threshing Days in the Hubberston Area
The engine was a 12 HP Advance used to run a Deering corn shredder.
Another Story by Leo Fitzpatrick From Clare County, Michigan
In the summer of 1911 a four acre field of wheat threshed seventy bushels per acre on the Fitzpatrick farm.
Chickentown to Bird City
Case engine shows how easily an engine can move over obstacles with a skilled engineer.
1997 Boone Crank-Up
The 18th annual High Country Crank-Up was once again the biggest and best ever.
Memories
Edwin H. Bredemeier used to study the designs of the different makes.
The Restoration of Sawyer Massey No. 4321
22-68 HP, Built in Hamilton, Ontario in 1919 Restored by G. S. Tuck and W. M. Reid, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
Mystic Seaport Annual Antique Marine Engine Exposition
Collectors from around the nation gather to demonstrate and display their pre-1950 steam, gas, diesel and inboard engines
49th REUNION OF THE PIONEER ENGINEER'S CLUB OF INDIANA
Reunion included 42 big steam engines, over 450 tractors, and over 100 gas engines.
Illiana Antique Power Association Show
The show will display antique tractors and gas engines, antique cars and trucks, a miniature railroad offering free rides, a working blacksmith shop, threshing, sawmilling and, of coursesteam engines
ARCHIVES: Threshing Season in Gnadenhutten
The year 1901 in Tuscarawas County history could be called somewhat of a chaotic 12 months by the casual historical observer
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Claude N. Gazelett was a farmer, steam engineer, thresherman and saw mill operator.
POST CARD
1905 18 HP American Abell. Getting belted up to planer mill before the crowds gather. Operated by Murray Lay and Eldon Cage.
September 1998
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Chris had a collection of 50 steam engines
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Advance rear mounted tandem compound engine threshing near Flat Willow
Iron Man BILL VOUK
Bill, at the age of 18, took over as head of the family
Mechanical Powers for the Farm or Workshop
An engine near the barn or a straw stack
HOMESTEAD POWER SHOW Highland, Illinois
The engine was taken to the Luetwiler Boiler Shop at Highland
A Giant Friend Has Passed From Among Us
Lyman was active in farming all his life and was a past chairman of the American Agriculture Movement
The Centrifugal Rotary Engine Company of Lancaster 1870-1871
Gibson's Steam Turbine Engine, which concerned an attempt to manufacture turbines in Lancaster in 1870
Threshing Time
When nature smiles on man's hard work, food emerges from the ground
Steam-Era '98
Agricultural history is very much alive on Labour Day Weekend in Milton at Steam-Era '98
1997 LaGrange Engine Club Show
Bill Kennedy's sawmill at the 27th annual LaGrange Engine Club Show
November 1998
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Annual Membership fee is ten dollars
Dreams Do Come True!
Don's dreams will then be completely realized
Black Smoke and Hot Water: The Kitten Steam Engine
Jerry Kitten is carrying on the family tradition of designing engines
The Stolen Sawmill
Began their own inquiry into the mill's disappearance
Antique Steam Engine Club of Boonville Indiana 1997 Fall Show
Oklahoma Steam Threshers 1998 Show
A DEFENSE OF Advance Thresher Company
Advance machinery was popular
The Teton Antique Steam & Gas Threshing Association
The club held their 14th annual show
History of the FRICK COMPANY
1877 Frick began the development of steam traction
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Watson was always found making shingles with his father
Clarksville Michigan Show 1997
Nichols & Shepard powering the sawmill
POST CARDS
Steam tractor and threshing crew in field