NEWARK, OHIO CITY OF 5 ENGINES

By William T. Richards
Published on March 1, 1955
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The McNamar traction of 1904. Grimes reverse.
The McNamar traction of 1904. Grimes reverse.
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Spur gear compensating gear of the McNamar traction of 1904. See Richards article on Newark.
Spur gear compensating gear of the McNamar traction of 1904. See Richards article on Newark.
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Homer's portable steam engine made in Newark, Ohio in 1855. Taken from the Ohio Cultivator of that year. See Richard's article on Newark.
Homer's portable steam engine made in Newark, Ohio in 1855. Taken from the Ohio Cultivator of that year. See Richard's article on Newark.
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6 hp. McNamar portable.
6 hp. McNamar portable.

Granville, Ohio

Newark, Ohio, has, I believe, a most unusual record of
producing, during the years, 5 makes of steam engines of which 3
were traction and good ones for their size and day.

First in Newark and one of the first engine builders west of the
Alleghenies was Joseph E. Holmes, whose advertisements in the

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