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January 1971
HOW I GOT STARTED
I was told that it was a real, honest-to-goodness old gasoline engine
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Old Mogul Tractor which Kenny Rismiller built with an old one-cylinder gas engine
1970 MAKOTI THRESHING SHOW REPORT
The week before the show was cloudy and cool with the temperature
Smoke Rings
Fairbanks-Morse informed me the Type Z records have been moved to the Mexico office
THE HAGAN GAS ENGINE
Except for the carburetor the engine was of usual design for the times
Some material in shows and museum
Number of rusty veterans that still run smoothly
GETTING UP SPEED WITH IRENE
Reunions closed the year with a good history
PROUD OWNER
Type E 30-60 which is the largest one ever built
ANTIQUE ACRES CHERAW S C
THE MENS SECTION OF BOMAR WATER GARDENS OPEN ALL YEAR
How Your Hobby Started
It may be helpful to e ngine collectors to make mention of the engine builders
March 1971
Big Daddy - The Venn - Severin!
This is the story of how Don Gibson became the owner of a Venn-Severin Oil Engine
ALL WORK-NO PAY
Irvin was a 24 year old carpenter in 1930
What Is It?
This small gas engine has a bore of 2
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
The big and colorful parade came down Bluffton Main Street
REUNION REPORTS
1970 Pioneer Gas Engine Reunion
PIONEER ENGINE NEWS
The 1970 Reunion was the best one
SHOWS - FUN AND PROBLEMS!
Show grounds for 1970 was located three miles east of Geneseo
ANTIQUE ACRES
Enquiries promptly answered by Robert Rogers.
How Your Hobby Started
The design of the Springfield engines were quite unusual
Backus Gas Engine
Backus gas engine which was found in an 1897
Smoke Rings
A different request than usual comes from GEORGE KASDORF
May 1971
CALL HIM IGNITER, NOT SPARK PLUG
Robbins engines was an eccentric arrangement on the rocker-arm shaft
Some Tips on Locating Old Gas Engine, Tractor and Steam Engine Magazines
Hart Parr owned by Doc Newman and driven by Leo Eason
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
The old tractors had better materials and workmanship in them
AS I SAW IT Part I
The first tractors were cumbersome and noisy pieces of machinery
How Your Hobby Started
The various book exchange services are also a help to the engine collector
The Story of a Pump
The pump is a three cylinder single acting machine
A TRIBUTE TO LLOYD ERICKSON
Giving people an opportunity to see how the land was farmed
Smoke Rings
My father recently gave me a small cast model gasoline engine
What Is It?
There are no timing gears. Instead, it has an eccentric on the crankshaft
ELMER'S KORN KRIB
Badger engine made by Christenses Engineering Company of Milwaukee
July 1971
A Tribute to Our Owner and Editor
Elmer was an individualist, a philosopher and a humanitarian
How Your Hobby Started
Mail order houses were competing for the surburban and rural business
What Is It?
Ignition was evidently a make and break or hot plug
DARNDEST THING
It was the darndest thing you ever saw
REUNION REPORTS
BUTTERFIELD STEAM AND GAS ENGINE SHOW
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Spark Plug Stocker in way of some of those rare antique cast-iron toy tractors
NEWS ITEM
Fairbanks-Morse gas engine equipped with rotary high tension magneto
Our First Year
The Centennial display consisted of 15 engines
AS I SAW IT Part II
In the period between 1900-1910 the tractor industry really got to rolling
SERENDIPITY
The engine had a vertical cylinder and a single flywheel
Hot-Air Engine
Hot-Air-engine constructed from an old Briggs & Stratton type FH gasoline engine
I REMEMBER
The engine had a water pump on it
Smoke Rings
Elmer was 82 and died in the Blue Ridge Haven West Nursing Home
September 1971
Smoke Rings
A lot of fun at the swimming pool and just playing with friends
My International
The tractor ran fine unless the engine speed dropped too low
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Clyde Robbins tries to tend the Darke County Threshers show each year
ALPHA ENGINES
Alpha engine is gasoline burning with throttling governor
AS I SAW IT Part III
Tractor to have a fully mounted plow with a mechanical lift
How Your Hobby Started PART XVI
Elmer had a very deep desire to broaden the scope of his hobby
OUR CLUB
Throughout our club is a lot of machinery owned by the members
HOME OF THE GIANTS
Engine was a F.M. 37 hp. 300 rpm, semi-diesel, single cylinder
Facts and Fun
We have had many educating experiences with old gas engines
WHAT NEXT?
Mr. Geist accepted the offer and put his team away
The 17-30 Cross Motor Minneapolis
The tractor was equipped with angle lugs
The Gasoline Engine On The Farm
Every farm had a gasoline engine for pumping water
SHAW MFG. Co. History
Shaw Manufacturing Co., Galesburg, Kansas for an attachment to convert bicycles to motorbikes
Crawler Tractor Observations
Tractor was equipped with an electric starter
HELP!!
I do not know what fuel this engine utilized, how it is started
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
Apparently spontaneous combustion of vegetable oils in the grain
""FOUR ENGINES""
The engine was used on the ranch to power a buzz saw
November 1971
The Fuller & Johnson Model N & K Engines
F & J introduced the Model K in May, 1913
Call Letters GREAT
To compile a list and answer all replies
How Your Hobby Started Part XVII
The water-cooling hopper was large and with a filling ridge
GARDEN TRACTOR TALK
The hubs of the drive wheels are large cast internal gears
THREE DAINS
The John Deere company would often ship new implements to Mr. Brumwell
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
McConnell internal-combustion exhibits at the Blue Grass Engine Show
AS I SAW IT Part IV
Couple of fields adjoining the headquarters field
SOME OF MY BUYS
A Gray Engine, 1 hp made by the Gray Motor Company of Detroit
Blue Grass Boys Do It Again At Harrodsburg, Kentucky
One of the most unusual and welcome customs at the Blue Grass Show
""SNOWBOB""
Motorbob was powered by a 3 horsepower Ferrell marine gasoline engine
What Is It?
It has a round bowl shaped hopper and the cylinder is a sleeve
""WORDS ON WEDGES""
It had a small hole in the side of the powder tube for the fuse
SMOKE RINGS
Creen tank cooled by means of rotary belt drive pump
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