POST CARDS

By Staff
Published on March 1, 1962
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20 hp Avery. Very nicely restored. I mean the engine.
20 hp Avery. Very nicely restored. I mean the engine.
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RUMELY OIL PULL TRACTOR at the 1960 Pontiac Show and owned by Wilbur Collins, 215 W. Prairie St., Pontiac, Illinois
RUMELY OIL PULL TRACTOR at the 1960 Pontiac Show and owned by Wilbur Collins, 215 W. Prairie St., Pontiac, Illinois
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Here is one of those engines that fool some people. They think it is a steamer. It is a Townsend Tractor. There are not many of them left, which makes them so interesting. We have never had anyone give their experiences in handling them.
Here is one of those engines that fool some people. They think it is a steamer. It is a Townsend Tractor. There are not many of them left, which makes them so interesting. We have never had anyone give their experiences in handling them.
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About a year ago, I purchased a 20-40 Rumely Oil Pull and have been working on it ever since. I hope to get it ready for the Greenville and Brookville 1961 Shows.
About a year ago, I purchased a 20-40 Rumely Oil Pull and have been working on it ever since. I hope to get it ready for the Greenville and Brookville 1961 Shows.
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Aultman Taylor Tractor owned by Wilbur Collins, 215 W. Prairie St. Pontiac, Ill., at the 1960 Pontiac Reunion.
Aultman Taylor Tractor owned by Wilbur Collins, 215 W. Prairie St. Pontiac, Ill., at the 1960 Pontiac Reunion.
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STANLEY PETERSON ON HIS OIL PULL
STANLEY PETERSON ON HIS OIL PULL
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Moline Universal Tractor at the Pontiac Reunion in 1958.
Moline Universal Tractor at the Pontiac Reunion in 1958.
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Twin City Tractor No. 1659, 60-90 on kerosene or 90-120 on gasoline. 6 cylinder motor 7x 9.
Twin City Tractor No. 1659, 60-90 on kerosene or 90-120 on gasoline. 6 cylinder motor 7x 9.
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4-wheel drive, general purpose tractor made by Massey Harris Co. Owned by Floyd A. Kenyon, Roanoke, Woodford Co., Illinois. Both are in good running condition. They have Hercules engines.
4-wheel drive, general purpose tractor made by Massey Harris Co. Owned by Floyd A. Kenyon, Roanoke, Woodford Co., Illinois. Both are in good running condition. They have Hercules engines.
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This is a picture of the big Minneapolis that powers the Vogelsong Sawmill at Owensburg, Indiana.
This is a picture of the big Minneapolis that powers the Vogelsong Sawmill at Owensburg, Indiana.
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Steam model built by Mr. William P. Feese, 1956.
Steam model built by Mr. William P. Feese, 1956.
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Model of 65 Case built by Paul Knsnefsky, Florence, Kansas. Overall length, 5 feet.
Model of 65 Case built by Paul Knsnefsky, Florence, Kansas. Overall length, 5 feet.
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I got a small Stanley Engine and made my own boiler of a water tube style, using bottled gas for fuel, which makes it very controllable. Put a cross head pump on for boiler feed and a hand pump for extra safety.
I got a small Stanley Engine and made my own boiler of a water tube style, using bottled gas for fuel, which makes it very controllable. Put a cross head pump on for boiler feed and a hand pump for extra safety.
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I also enclose a snapshot of a 1921 American La France fire truck and a 1919 Overland. They are part of my collection which includes the following: Two T Fords, 1924 Packard, Buggy, Upright stationary steam engine, Fairbanks & Morse gasoline engine, steam
I also enclose a snapshot of a 1921 American La France fire truck and a 1919 Overland. They are part of my collection which includes the following: Two T Fords, 1924 Packard, Buggy, Upright stationary steam engine, Fairbanks & Morse gasoline engine, steam
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A picture of myself while we were installing a new set of tubes in my 1916 Advance Rumley.
A picture of myself while we were installing a new set of tubes in my 1916 Advance Rumley.
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Our 75 hp Case engine. Art Erickson and Ryan Doschadis, joint
owners, left to right. Alex McDonald of Welmont, South Dakota, at
the controls. This engine has 36 inch drive wheels, a special plow
engine, has done a great deal of plowing in Western Montana. Then
it was hauled to Central Minnesota. In 1910 this engine was bought
from A. J. Smith of Little Falls, Minnesota by the present owners.

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