The Bolze Family Steam Engine History

By Michael R. Zeigler
Published on March 1, 1999
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February 1955: From left, M. L. ''Duty'' Bolze, Lenus ''Bossy'' Bolze, and David ''Longy'' Bolze at their sawmill with the Peerless just back from Arthur Young's shop.
February 1955: From left, M. L. ''Duty'' Bolze, Lenus ''Bossy'' Bolze, and David ''Longy'' Bolze at their sawmill with the Peerless just back from Arthur Young's shop.
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Out in the field, at Williams Grove, August 1998.
Out in the field, at Williams Grove, August 1998.
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At Williams Grove, August 1998. Mike Zeigler at the wheel with daughter Julie and her friend Amy Gottshall on the water tank.
At Williams Grove, August 1998. Mike Zeigler at the wheel with daughter Julie and her friend Amy Gottshall on the water tank.
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Bolze family 50 HP Emerson Brantingham Peerless TT #17544 built in 1916.
Bolze family 50 HP Emerson Brantingham Peerless TT #17544 built in 1916.
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535 Evergreen Road New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania 17068

This steam engine is an Emerson-Brantingham Peerless TT model,
serial #17544, 50 HP, the 200th built in 1916. It was bought in
1918 by the Bolze Brothers for their threshing and sawmill
operation setup at R.D. Landisburg, Perry County, Pennsylvania,
from Charles Garman. Mr. Garman lived at Elliotsburg, Perry County,

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