Some Steam Engine Prehistory

By Conrad Milster
Published on September 1, 1973
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Mr. Ball's Case Model at Blaker's Reunion in 1948. Courtesy of Ernest Hoffer, 444 Starr Ave., Toledo, Ohio 43600
Mr. Ball's Case Model at Blaker's Reunion in 1948. Courtesy of Ernest Hoffer, 444 Starr Ave., Toledo, Ohio 43600
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A large Geiser engine with a windlass under it for pulling a scraper to make a large fill here at Eldora forty years ago. The frame and wheels is all that remains of it now. It is at Neil Miller's Show at Alden. Courtesy of Robert Gray, R.R. 2, Eldora, Io
A large Geiser engine with a windlass under it for pulling a scraper to make a large fill here at Eldora forty years ago. The frame and wheels is all that remains of it now. It is at Neil Miller's Show at Alden. Courtesy of Robert Gray, R.R. 2, Eldora, Io
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F.W. Bloom's Steam Roller at Blaker's Reunion in 1948. Courtesy of Ernest Hoffer, 444 Starr Ave.. Toledo, Ohio 43600
F.W. Bloom's Steam Roller at Blaker's Reunion in 1948. Courtesy of Ernest Hoffer, 444 Starr Ave.. Toledo, Ohio 43600
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A Reeves C-C engine pulling eight binders in Saskatchewan, Canada about 1910-1912. I wonder how many men it would take to keep up shocking with this outfit. Hope there were no rattlesnakes when they lifted up the sheaves. Courtesy of Harry Fischback, Kett
A Reeves C-C engine pulling eight binders in Saskatchewan, Canada about 1910-1912. I wonder how many men it would take to keep up shocking with this outfit. Hope there were no rattlesnakes when they lifted up the sheaves. Courtesy of Harry Fischback, Kett

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After reading the May-June issue of I.M.A. I especially enjoyed
the article, ‘My First Engine’ by George Eves. Hopefully
Mr. Eves can be persuaded to give us some more of his
experiences.

Many history books and encyclopedias have taken to copying

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