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January 1999
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Port Huron tandem compound would beat all comers on economy
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The licensed steam engineers of the Montana Steam Organization held their annual meeting
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Operation Grist Mill at the 16th annual Bonneyville Celebration
Wedding In June
The wedding, held outdoors next to the double incline hill
The CHICKEN TOWN Gas & Steam Show
On May 23 and 24, 1998, the 5th annual Chicken town Gas & Steam Show was held at Chicken town Grove
Cooper Steam Engine Collection Receives National Recognition
County Historical Society Museum received recognition as a Mechanical Engineering Heritage Collection on September 17, 1998
Waterloo Restoration Story
The restoration of this rare 30 HP Waterloo steam traction engine began in 1974
A Hard Way To Make A Living in the 1930s and 40s
The small rope onto a big hook on the end of his block and tackle
A. W. Stevens Factory
The Stevens firm needed modern facilities to replace its 56-year-old factory
BURIED TREASURE
North Branch of the Susquehanna which flows through the rich anthracite region of northeastern Pennsylvania
Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion
28th annual Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion in Denton
Views of Steam at Mason-Dixon Historical Society in Westminster, Maryland
A 65 HP Case owned by Tony Wells. The Club's show, held September 11, 12 and 13, 1998
POST CARD
34th Mason Dixon Historical Society Show in September 1996
100 years of Farm and Sawmill Machinery
Frick Branches at Canandaigua and Amsterdam
Historical Invoices
Old documents from the A. B. Farquhar Co.
March 1999
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The American Welding Society has just released the latest edition of Weld perfect.
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Nice article by Bill Yocom about the unusual job his father had.
Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion
Photos from the 1998 Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion
SAWMILLS
Modern sawmill head-block with offset
CASE SPECIAL TRAINS
Case employees handed out sales literature.
Bellinger Brothers' 18 HP Advance-Rumely
Advance-Rumely logo on the back of the tank, which really looks great.
The Bolze Family Steam Engine History
Frank Bolze then bought the engine from his Uncle Lenus
Maine's First Powered Land Vehicle at Transportation Museum
Maine's first powered-land vehicle, the 1834 Cyrus Hamlin Engine.
Life's Byways And A Family Reunion
The Corson family ran sawmills in New York
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Albin member of the Thumb Two Cylinder Club
POST CARD
Morris is a frequent contributor.
May 1999
Antique Engine and Tractor Association, Inc ATKINSON, ILLINOIS
Linden Meir exhibited a 1915 Reeves steam engine
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Years ago Lyle Hoffmaster blasted Avery real good in the Iron Men Album
Ag Hall of Fame Opens for '99 Season
The Center offers a variety of special events and educational programs
The Golden Roll
John started out by restoring and showing antique tractors
WORLD'S EXPO OF ANTIQE FARM EQUIPMENT ANNOUNCES 1999 ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW
The Expo is planned to be the largest antique farm tractor and farm equipment show
Greenridge Steam and Gas ANTIQUE SHOW
Larry Clausen of Marcus made mini-bales of hay with his mini-baler
20TH CENTURY
Manufacturing Company Inc. BOYNTON, PENNSYLVANIA U.S.A.
Farmers & Threshermens Jubilee Steam Powered Cider Mill at New Centerville, Pennsylvania
A 12 HP Farquhar steam engine built in York, Pennsylvania
BICENTENNIAL 1976
To have more than 30,000 visitors for the weekend
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Preserves Skinner Engine
Once all of the engine pieces and all of our gear were removed
Inman Farm Heritage Days
Rare gas engines on display included a 1914 Woodruff, made in Winder
John Clark Collection Featured at Tri-State
John and his family would like to trace the heritage of his Case engines
Now We Have Four Generations of Steam Fans
The 30 horse Rumely is the only one that we know of that is still in working condition
Threshing Scene From A Glass Negative
A scaled-down version of the mid-west and western threshing crews and equipment
Iron Strike in Africa
Replacement parts, then as now, are either unavailable or expensive
POST CARD
A view inside an electrical power generating room
July 1999
SOOT IN THE FLUES
An agricultural engine is said to run 'over' when the top of the flywheel runs away from the engine's cylinder
THE OTHER WOMAN
A Restoration Story About a Buffalo Pitts
WCTA Show
Will County Thresher men's Association (WCTA) held its 36th annual antique power show on July 16-19, 1998
A Hobby of the Murphys
In 1973, Glenn Speed made a deal for he and his brothers to purchase a two cylinder 7 x 10 Frick steam engine
Response from a KECK GONNERMAN FAN
Mr. Russell's and Mr. Chandler's comments about the 25 HP engines
HIGH COUNTRY CRANK-UP
Corn meal grinding and antique wood lathe demonstrations
STEAM:
It's Terminal, It's Incurable!
Joe Steinhagen and His Steam Engine Demonstrate 'The Way It Was'
Joe Steinhagen of Forada owns a fully functional 1913 Case 60 HP steam engine tractor
50th Reunion of the PIONEER ENGINEER'S CLUB of INDIANA
The reunion featured all Indiana-built equipment and had a very impressive turnout
REPORT FROM THE STEAM DEPARTMENT OF THE Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association, Inc.
Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association's 25th annual show
Just a Note & A Few Photos
Mark Stoner have been going to the shows and museums off and on for a long time
Just a note & A Few Photos
18 HP Avery undermounted built in 1911 and owned by Rough and Tumble Engineers
Now We Know
Threshing time in Allen County was a big and gala event
September 1999
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Speaking of engine owners
Keck Gonnerman Restoration
An area that is rich with steam history
The Pawnee Oklancma STEAM SCHOOL At Boonville, Indiana, on March 27 and 28,1999
Steam hobby, as well as the engines
STEAM-ERA '99
Offers Added Entertainment Value for all Ages
The O'Toole Brothers Monument Works
Steven is the current owner and operator of the O'Toole Brothers Monument Works.
Highland Historical Society's HOMESTEAD POWER SHOW
This year's show will have a dozen full-size engines threshing, plowing, and pulling the sawmill.
Threshing on the Gardner Farm
The picture shows an early threshing crew
POST CARDS
The tulip poplar being hauled on the trailer is 38 feet long and four feet at the butt.
BRANCH 49'S SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
The Southwest Regional Show in Angels Camp, California.
November 1999
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Scenes from the Antique Steam and Gas Engine Club show
Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion
Greatest steam, gas, and antique farm machinery show in the southeastern United States.
Antique Defies Rust, Lives Again
The antique is a 150-ton Corliss steam engine that once generated electricity for convicts at the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison.
Hart Parr Move
Hart Parr tractor
The Walking Steam Man
A PICTORIAL HISTORY: 1893
Saul Ash Company
IS ALIVE AND WELL
THE STEAM REAPER
THE FIELD TRIALS AT THE UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION OF 1878 PARIS, FRANCE
The Steam Reaper Field Trials
On the field of Marmont was exhibited, for the first time in France, the steam-reaper of Aveling & Porter, of Rochester, England.
Loss of A Good Friend
Jane Bollinger Gingell was a member of numerous antique automobile and steam engine organizations.
THRESHING EQUIPMENT
American world's fairs celebrated the newest farming implements
It Works!
First assessments were that we had lost the soft plug in the firebox.
POST CARDS
Carl Tuttle's 30 HP Case belted up to the sawmill at Antique Power & Steam Show