THE CHARM OF STEAM

By I. Ben Stemgas
Published on September 1, 1967
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X-ray view of the Port Huron Thresher of 1893 taken from the catalog loaned to us by Jim Johnson. NOTE- the endless apron at the end of the separating device which seems to be a hangover from the early threshers known as the Apron Thresher. They seem too
X-ray view of the Port Huron Thresher of 1893 taken from the catalog loaned to us by Jim Johnson. NOTE- the endless apron at the end of the separating device which seems to be a hangover from the early threshers known as the Apron Thresher. They seem too
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The new Grime valve motion as found in the 1893 Port Huron catalog loaned to us by Jim Johnson. . . Courtesy of James O. Johnson,11522 Whitmore Lake Road, Whitmore Lake, Michigan 48189
The new Grime valve motion as found in the 1893 Port Huron catalog loaned to us by Jim Johnson. . . Courtesy of James O. Johnson,11522 Whitmore Lake Road, Whitmore Lake, Michigan 48189
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This picture was taken from an 1893 catalog that he loaned us. A study of the picture will show that in that early day the Port Huron had CHARM. Courtesy of James O. Johnson, 11522 Whitmore Lake Road, Whitmore Lake, Michigan. 48189
This picture was taken from an 1893 catalog that he loaned us. A study of the picture will show that in that early day the Port Huron had CHARM. Courtesy of James O. Johnson, 11522 Whitmore Lake Road, Whitmore Lake, Michigan. 48189

Like the proverbial charm of a snake of its prey, the steam
engine attracts. You never see a steamer without a long look. One
man uses a portable engine as an attraction at his gas station and
it was the talk of the people for miles around. Folks bought gas
from him as an excuse to look at the engine. Beauty does not enter
in. You would not say a Kitten Engine is beautiful but when you see

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