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January 2001
The ZACH Engine
Donald Blecha has written the story of the Zach family engine
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The 1950s the Union Pacific Railroad junked most of their famous Big Boy steamers
Auction Sale Sends Steam Engine Home
Kitten steam engines were built in Ferdinand, a small town near the most southern tip of Indiana
North American Model Engineering Expo
The North American Model Engineering Society
Iron, Steam and Wood: 150 Years With the Waterous Engine Works Company
Mike Hand is a retired Canadian engineer with a keen interest in manufacturing history
Pawnee Steam School 2001Lathrop, Missouri
The 2001 Pawnee Steam School, which is hosted by the Lathrop Antique Car, Tractor and Engine Association
The Aultman & Taylor COMPANY
The particular events that [culminated] in the founding of the Aultman & Taylor Manufacturing Company
STEAM LAUNCHES LEAVE FOR TOKYO THEME PARK
Beckmann Steam and Electric Boatshop, Limited, has completed and delivered two steam launches for a new theme park in Tokyo
THE GOLDEN ROLL
St. Mary Catholic Church in Brillion and the Calumet County Steam Engine Club
POST CARDS
The Nittany Antique Machinery show
March 2001
SOOT IN THE FLUES
James Watt needed a method of rating his improved steam engines.
Ed Winter's Gas UP 2000!
The show consisted of many items from historic Buffalo's industry.
George White & Sons Company
George White 75 HP steam traction engine built in 1926, London.
THE BLOOMER MACHINE WORKS
The foundry was used to make castings for steam engine and other machinery repair.
A TRIP TO THE 1907 HUBER FACTORY
The processes of construction of our machinery, and in viewing the finished product ready to be shipped to the customer
Steam Plows
The plows were then again connected with the engine and a return to the starting-point made.
The Final Whistle for Ivan E. Burns
Ivan was one of eleven men who, in 1966, formed the Oklahoma Steam Threshers Association.
30th Annual Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion Has Record Crowd
The Southeast Old Thresher's Reunion held June 30-July 4, 2000, at the Denton FarmPark
Some Best Odds and Ends
John Best's engine company, which was located in Lancaster.
Big Valley Model Steam Show
The rolling hills of central Alberta, Canada, is the village of Big Valley
Reynolds-Alberta Museum Annual Harvest Festival
Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, held their annual Harvest Festival September 2, 3 and 4, 2000
The Aultman & Taylor COMPANY
The Album appears the third installment of Dr. Bixler's history of the Aultman & Taylor Company
World's Expo of Antique Farm Equipment Show
The Expo is planned to be the largest antique farm tractor and equipment show
May 2001
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The boiler needed some work done on it and the flues were bad, too
SOOT IN THEE FLUES
One hundred years ago the first incline test exhibition
The Abandoned Huber
At one time it was tipped almost on its side as it sank in the mud
Threshing
The engine was sort of a special one the drivers were 32 inches wide
Darke County Steam Threshers Association Show
The Darke County Steam Threshers has always been well-known for its active engineers and equipment operators
SO LONG
Wally, purchased their first self-propelled Massey Harris combine
GOLDEN ROLL
Herb had been a director of the club since 1990, when it was founded
THE Aultman & Taylor COMPANY
Aultman & Taylor Company one of the foremost manufacturers of agricultural equipment
Steam In Transition: A History of the Nichols and Shepard Company and the Port Huron Engine and Thresher Company
The enterprising men behind these companies were highly revered in their communities
Pioneer Acres Model And Hobby Show
Brian Manning was kept busy operating a scale Advance-Rumely 25 HP steam engine
The Porter's Place and All Its Hidden Treasures
The Pioneer engine site east of town was quiet as a stuck Hercules
POST CARD
An old wooden plow used by Daniel Webster is part of the display
July 2001
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The bridge referred to was a wooden plank floor type, with lots of metal super structure
My Sawyer Massey
Sawyer-Massey built in Hamilton, Canada, bought the engine in 1992
The Magnificent Giants Too Often Forgotten
A STORY OF THREE ROAD ROLLERS
Wedding on an Aultman-Taylor
Perfect wedding was to have it on the 25 HP Aultman-Taylor when we have our annual threshing
Volunteers Put on Quite a Show in Mt. Pleasant
Supplied the steam power for the Sears Sawmill with his 20 HP Advance Rumely
Urbana Illinois Sweet Corn Festival The Way It's Done in Illinois
Herb Beckemeyer and his Baker engine at the Sweet Corn Festival
Beauty Is In the Eye Of The Beholder
The Nagel steam engine that was found behind the barn was purchased from a local paper mill
New Book From Iconographix Celebrates The Steam Roller
The first American patent for a steamroller was issued to Abbott Q. Ross on August 22, 1871
2000 Boone Show Report
The 21st annual High Country Crank-Up was held on Friday and Saturday, July 28 and 29, 2000
ENGINE ANALYZERS FOR STEAM ENGINES
The Story of the Steam Engine Indicator
The Aultman & Taylor COMPANY
Dr. Bixler's history of the Aultman & Taylor Company
GOLDEN ROLL
Brubaker worked a number of years as a carpenter and then as a product test technician in forage equipment for the former Sperry New Holland
September 2001
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Our directory has proven very popular this year
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Enjoy reading the ads of all the shows
Maryland Steam Historical Society Celebrates 45 Years
There were six full size steam traction engines
Purdue University Press Releases New Historical Work on Wheat Threshing
The Harvest Story
Loyd's Engine No. 1
This is the tale of fascinationa for steam engines
2001 Pawnee Steam School
Missouri was host to the 2001 Pawnee Steam School
Grand Opening of A Museum
A Century of Agricultural Machinery and Toys
The Aultman & Taylor COMPANY
Album contains the sixth installment of Aultman
Joe Graves Tests the Sawyer-Massey Self-Propelled Steam Traction Engine or Brr-rrr-r, It's Kinda Cool
The test was plowing
Highland Historical Society Homestead Power Show
Many of us have driven hundred of miles to a steam show
GOLDEN ROLL
Verne displayed his traction engines
POST CARD
56th volume of IMA with a Case engine on our cover
November 2001
Editor's Letter
Iron-Men Album
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Past and Present:
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Case 6 HP
Learning From Tragedy
Public Perception of Steam Changes How We Respond to the Medina Tragedy Will Likely Shape Our Future
Pawnee Steam 2002
Pawnee Steam School Comes Home to Pawnee/ Oklahoma
Steam Engine Sketches
1911 45 HP J.I. Case Traction Engine
The Golden Roll
Collector of steam traction engines
Storage Tips
Making Sure Your Engine is Ready for Winter
Thomas/Mashburn Memorial Steam Engine Parade
Hometown steam engine expert.
The Day the Birmingham Bridge Gave Way
Engine fell through the bridge
The Aultman & Taylor Company
A Lucrative Trade in Water-Tube Boilers
The First Armored Motorized Military Vehicle
Steam traction engine
POST CARDS
Midwest Old Threshers Reunion