Courtesy of Robert Koenig, Chase burg, Wisconsin. This is the pan they use to put dirt around it and turn the steam on to kill the weeds and it warms the ground up so when the tobacco seeds are sprouted, they seed them in and put the cover over to keep th
Robert Koenig
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Courtesy of Robert Koenig, Chase burg, Wisconsin Rudie Skaaland, blacksmith; Walter Dummer, helper; Walter Brosinski, on engine; Albert Krause, on water tender; son and Dad Richard Hoverson are the farmers where the tobacco beds are steamed for weeds. As
Robert Koenig
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Courtesy of Mr. Elmo J. Mahoney, Dorrance, Kansas. This picture was taken in September of 1910. It is an Avery 42 x 70 special built separator with 16 bar cylinder with an Avery Low-down feeder for headed grain threshing. The feeder was invented by my fat
Elmo J. Mahoney
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Courtesy of D. Ross Johnson, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is a 1927 Bucyrus Erie, 1 cubic yard, steam shovel, completely restored. It is displayed and operated at STEAM-ERA at Milton, Ontario, Canada.
Ross Johnson
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Courtesy of Mr. Hollis Cortelyou, Higgins, Texas. While employed by the U.S. Government at Wichita, Kansas during the war from 1942-45, a friend, Chas. Price, made a cut out depicting Frick Company trademark. This consists of two parts of 21' white p
Hollis Cortelyou
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Courtesy of Mr. T. W. Smith, Box 131, Yanceyville, North Carolina. Here is a picture of my Frick portable steam engine and boiler, # 11992, engine $ 15878. I would appreciate knowing if anyone, had any information on the year of manufacture on this.
T. W. Smith
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Courtesy of Mr. Elmo J. Mahoney, Dorrance, Kansas. This picture was taken in August 1930. It shows Tom Mahoney's outfit threshing headed grain near Dorrance, Kansas. It is a 42 x 70, 16 bar special built Separator and a 45 x 65 Avery Tractor. This outfit
Elmo J. Mahoney
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Courtesy of Mr. Don Grilley, Deering, North Dakota. Here is a picture of our 22 HP Advance Rumely.
Don Grilley
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Courtesy of Mr. Elmo J. Mahoney, Dorrance, Kansas. This picture was taken in 1911. It is a 42 x 70 special built 16 bar Avery Separator with an Avery Low-down feeder which was invented by my father for which he received a royalty of $5.00 a piece. The 16
Elmo J. Mahoney
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Courtesy of Mr. Gusty Shampel,1326 Baird Ave., Cambridge, Ohio. Here is a picture of a home made engine. The boiler is 30 x 10 size, engine bore 2 x 4 and it has three whistles.
Gusty Shampel
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Courtesy of Harold J. Stewart, 1308 Quaker Road, East Aurora, New York.
Harold J. Stewart
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Courtesy of Haston L. St. Clair, 7511 Paseo, Kansas City 31, Mo. Here is a picture of Noah Corn's 18 HP Peerless grading the roads in Jackson County, Missouri, preparing them for oiling in 1924. Mr. Kline is operating the grader.
Haston L. St. Clair
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Courtesy of Mr. Don Grilley, Deering, North Dakota. This machine was built and operated by Liston Grider, Rugby, North Dakota. It is propelled on the ground by the engine next to the upright boiler. At present, he has six stationary steam engines mounted
Don Grilley
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Courtesy of Haston L. St. Clair, 7511 Paseo, Kansas City 31, Mo. Here is a picture of Jason Kline standing by his separator loaded and ready to go home. The boy is his grandson.
Haston L. St. Clair
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Courtesy of Mrs. Ethel Lynn Smith, R. 1, Box 462, Brazil, Indiana. No information on this one, but it is a nice picture from the yesterday years. - Anna Mae
Ethel Lynn Smith
A photo of the thresher my brother and I operated for over 20 years at East Aurora, New York. Our route extended over the. better part of four townships. It was first operated by a large 4 cylinder cross-motor Case which was traded for a W-6 McCormack-Deering, a very fast and good tractor. The separator wore out 3 tractors and is at present running on another route farther south where its too
hilly for combines. We also had a Int. Harvester baler and corn shredder plus a large silo filler. Before I ran with my brother for ourselves I worked for another man who had a 4-5 Int. Kerosene Mogul. I have never owned a steam outfit though when I was a boy they were all we had around here and I always liked them very much. I belong to the New York State Steam Engine Assn., and attended their first show.
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