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January 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
1995 Steam and Gas Engine Show Directory
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
Look What Can Be Done With Material Just Lying Around The Shop
Antique engine shows
OSHKOSH ENGINE
beating the bush
Could I Build A Horseless Carriage?
Engine and tractor shows
An Old Hobby Revisited:MY MENAGERIE
Working at the machine shop
Collection of One-Track Type Tractors
Gas engines and eight stationary steam engines
Bull Dogs Are His Favorites!
Bates &. Edmonds Motor Company engines
Retired Machinist Designs By Computer
An experimental machine shop
Roberts Motor Company Sandusky, Ohio
The Mineola Aviation Field
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE-TIMES TWO
junk and rusty iron fever.
Boy Meets Engine
The Mammoth Cave Antique Engine Show
Yesteryear Farm and Home Show Report
Tractor and engine show
GRANNY'S LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM
Spring Tractor Rodeo &. Engine Show
Big Iron Crank-Up
The Georgia Antique Engine Club
Thousands of People ""See Red"" in Winamac, Indiana!
17th annual show
The Vulture Mine Engines
Gold and silver lay hidden in the Arizona desert
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association, Inc.
The National Hot Rod Association
1994 Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Auto Auction/Exchange & Show
Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association
From Waterloo To Tom Thumb!
A couple of scratch model engines
Ode to An Artillery Tractor
The permanent collection of the Museum of Alaska Transportation
A Different Kind of Engine
High thermal efficiency
TOOL COLLECTOR
White River Valley Antique Association
DREAMSCAPE
A field of old machinery
Letter from a Friend
Collection of mostly farm tractors, related machines
Ford Tractor Collection
The tractor, like the other two, runs excellent
A Japanese Collection
Gas engine collectors
February 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Pine Island farmer Charles Gratz lost his balance while unloading a crawler tractor.
REFLECTIONS
Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company was organized with Mr. Reid as president.
My Friends Made Me Do It!
It took about twelve years to crash out of dirt bike racing.
The Glasgow Tractor
The Glasgow tractor, Scotland's only indigenous tractor.
Daddy's Associated
Five years of sporadic working on little Associated to get it going.
The Past Is Alive in Canton, New York!
12th annual power show at the Canton Sportsman' Club.
Beginner's Luck
Old engine still hooked up to the water pump, fittings and belt intact.
HELP NEEDED
Fairbanks-Morse Z with unidentified pump.
Aultmans at the Waukee Show
McCormick's tractor is one of the very few 30-60s equipped with factory power steering.
What Was It Used For? II
12 HP Buckeye with a rather curious radiator arrangement for cooling.
Model Engineering Expo Held in Wyandotte, Michigan
Real winner at Model Engineering Exposition was the model engineering craft itself.
PHOTO ALBUM
Dick Brockmeyer's mailbox holder is a 3 or 4 HP Novo.
Further Information on the Utilitor Garden Tractor Company
Memory about events of Arthur's father, Arthur H. Beard.
THE GIRLS
Story about two Continental Military twin engines.
Hall of Fame To Hold Special Events
Hall of Fame was chartered by Congress in 1960 to honor farmers.
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
HOW TO SET THE SPARK WHEN MAGNETO IS USED FOR IGNITION.
To set the spark when magneto is used for ignition.
Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association, Inc.
Working very hard on setting up regional meets.
IN MEMORIAM
Burdette was a member of the Kalamazoo Gas Engine Club.
Information Received, Thanks!
Asking for information on Stewart Sickles' 1948 Economy tractor.
1915 FELEQUAK MARINE ENGINE
Marine engine of some sort was in a watery grave.
Rarity From The Keystone State
6 HP Messinger gas engine manufactured by the Messinger Manufacturing Company.
A PICTURE AND SUBJECT LOCATOR
1994 Index of Gas Engine Magazine.
March 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Spring joins us again this monthmay it find you ready.
REFLECTIONS
A Breef Word.
GAS ENGINE MAGAZINE EUROPEAN TOUR
The private vintage engine collection of Roland Porten.
A Picture Perfect Historical Construction Equipment Association Show
The event was held along the banks of the Ohio River at Belleview Sand and Gravel.
Gas Engine Show in Canada's Maritime Provinces
The efforts to preserve and publicize an important part of history.
Oblong Antique Tractor and Engine Association
The featured tractor was International and the featured engine was Hercules.
My First Lawn Mower Restoration
The engine on the Sears mower was a typical single cylinder engine.
MAGNETO
Identification and Testing
1926 M McCormick Deering
The flywheel engine and I am really PROUD of it.
Retired Pumping Engines
The engines were used for flood control around the Lake.
FAMOUS Model
The engine will start easier the first time and the more times it's run.
A 4-H Boy and His Mill
The Storm Saw Mill at Lucas, Iowa, furnished the white oak.
OLDS ENGINES RALLY
The different makes of gasoline engines at shows is the main track of interest.
A Vermont Yankee at an Ozark Engine Show
The number of well restored items displayed was impressive.
OLYMPIA HARBOR DAYS 94
The city of Olympia uses one of their buses and decorates it and calls it the tug bus.
Dental Compressor To Inverted Hit and Miss Sideshaft Engine
The gears are from a small Continental engine.
""THE MUCKER""
The fellow I bought it from towed it to my place from north west of Wahpeton.
KILLER SAW
The appliance thus constructed can be wheeled forward.
Proposed Newsletter for Continental Engines
A collector of Continental air-cooled engines.
Nick's John Deere
The tractor was in Dale's yard for Gordy tried to get me interested in it.
Hydraulic Rams In Regular Use
The water goes through about 3400 feet of pipe to get to the house.
U.P. Steam and Gas Engine Association
The large steam traction engines and OilPulls were ever popular.
Come Feel the THUNDER IN '95
The Aultman-Taylor tractor line will also be well represented.
How We Do Things In Montana or, Don't Force It, Just Get A Bigger Hammer!
The piston from my Model M 6 HP International engine.
Southeastern Michigan Antique Tractor & Engine Club
The beautiful shaded park will provide an excellent opportunity.
My Hay-Barn ""LA""
The engine had been used to run a milking machine.
More Info on Freeing Up Stuck Pistons and Rings
The engine sit for a few days before starting the restoration process.
IN MEMORIAM
The stationary gas engine row with his wife during the four days of the show.
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
My First Hit and Miss Engine
I read several items concerning the gas engine.
My brother Leo
The Ex valve in the head and cylinder ports for the intake.
April 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
A subscriber asking for more articles on the history of engine companies
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
First Annual Chickentown Show 1994
The first annual Chicken town VFD Gas and Steam Association Show
Pattin Bros. Engines
The 1995 27th annual oil and gas engine show
PHOTO ALBUM: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
The 6 HP engine is owned and restored by Floyd Mathes
The Find of a Lifetime
The entire Kibler collection now consists of the following tractors and gas engines
Showing Off In Reidsville, North Carolina
The 76-plus club members every hour during the show
A Little Story on the Van Horn Truck Museum
The museum started out in a building that had been used for a turkey processing plant
BOERNE, TEXAS
Antique Tractor & Engine Show
Stirling-Cycle Engine!
Restoration of this engine was a whole new ballgame compared to the gas engines
Old Friends Are The Best Friends
The Newfane Historical Society invites all Friend single flywheel engine collectors
ROOT RIVER
Antique Historical Power Association
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
IN MEMORIAM
Massey-Harris tractors and enjoyed camping at the different shows
Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association, Inc.
Northwest Regional will be hosted by Branch 21 and their show
Father/Son Restoration Team
The show was put on by the Inland Empire Steam and Gas Buffs
May 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Our 1995 Directory has been widely distributed by this time
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
Who Wants A CLEAN Garage?
I finished my first tractor restoration. Once again my garage was clean
Finding the J.D. Plow Company
It's located in an old weathered house, low valued unmanageables piled out front
Recycling For Kids
The little folks would laugh and bounce around in their wagons and strollers
Cheers! From Reg, Our Australian Friend
Kinzer Rough and Tumble Museum where I met more engine people
Even More on the Utilitor
The Utilitor Company apparently also built, or at least promoted sales of, Cooper Clipper
Light Years of Pleasure
Delco-Light Generator Model 860
My Two Deeres
Over the last few years I have restored several John Deere gasoline engines
A Blending of the Ages at Rosebud
Owensville Threshers Association 1994 show at nearby Rosebud, Missouri
Howdy Folks!
Owensville Threshers Association was formed in July, 1962
Never Big Enough
My husband looks for antique tractors
Ohio's Newest Gas Engine Shows
Antique gas engine and power shows during the Plain and Fancy Fair, August 6-7, 1994
How To Haul-Um
We spent about eight months working on these trucks at night
United Hit & Miss Engine
After making a fuel tank I was still a long way from making it run
The 3rd Annual Freeland Valley Antique Power Show
At the show, there were lots of demonstrations and craftsmanship
Sistersville Oil and Gas Festival 1994
Show Report
Another ""CHALLENGE""
The hug of searching for old stationary gasoline engines
My Dad's WC Allis Chalmers
By the mid 1980s the engine on the Allis was going
Harvester Dreamland
The Harvester Dreamland was held in conjunction with the 11th annual show
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
Stopping the Engine
We let it run a few minutes and retarded the magneto to stop the engine
The Arthurdale
Farm Equipment Corporation
That's Pretty Near Beautiful, Isn't It?
1994 Pioneer Peanut Days celebration with the Dixie Fly-wheelers Association
Cedar Valley Engine Club
The Hart Parr engine was kept and maintained by the Hanson family
IN MEMORIAM
Tom was an avid John Deere tractor enthusiast
""Care-O-Seen"" Engine
Couldn't get the mower engine running because of the kerosene in the tank
Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association, Inc.
The 1995 show season will soon be in full swing
Southeast Old Threshers'
The mill and engine were abandoned in the early 1940s
June 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Collectors' Network
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
Well, At Least There Ain't No Dust!
Antique farm machinery shows
NORTHERN INDIANA
Power From The Past Farm Toy Show
Edward Huber To Be Honored At Steam Show in Marion
The Edward Huber Memorial Association
Canadian Old Iron Is
The three pioneer machinery shows
""Ready Manufacturing"" Readies For Branch 9 Event At Pottsville
Tractors and antique machinery
D-21 in Action
Midwest A-C Collectors Club show
1928 Farmall Regular
The 1995 tractor pulling season
COVER STORY
Where Have All The Springfields Gone?
Nationale Oldtimer Manifestatie
The show, held annually in April
Our Recent GALLOWAY RESTORATION
Buckeye Farm Antiques
1994 Western Missouri Show Is Best Ever!
Antique Tractor and Machinery Show
The Frustrater
Show of tractors, engines, and working exhibits
San Joaquin Valley Water Pumps
Early 1900s farmers used engines and centrifugal pumps
Tractor on a Pole
Agricultural equipment and farm related items
Cutting Wheat
(Behind the Scenes)
Sandwich At Sandwich?
The 23rd annual Sandwich Early Day Engine Club Show
SANDWICH GOLD RUSH!
Sandwich Early Day Engine Club
Southest Kansas Old Time Gas Engine and Tractor Club Show
The Pumpkin Creek Fun Timers.
Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association, Inc.
Safe season of shows
Unique, One-Of-A-Kind Engine Show
4th annual All-Scaled Model Machinery Show
Grandma's Engine
Last of the old design
IN MEMORIAM
The Southern Tier Antique Gas and Steam Engine Association
Johnny Popper Plays ""Taps""
The Georgia Antique Engine Club
Norsk Motorhistorisk Museum
Encyclopedia of American Farm Tractors
Spark Plug Collectors of America Meeting Dates
The Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Show
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
East Tennesse Crank-Up
Tri-State Antique Tractor Association
International tractors for different vocations
International made a set of five tractors
July 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Subscription department
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
To Whom It May Concern...
Gibson tractor collection
The Van Duzen Story
Columbus Machine Company
My Half Breed Sideshaft Engine
Myers water pump
SMALLEST TRACTOR TROPHY
Blue Ridge Old-Time Farm Day
The Story Behind My 1955 Ford 850
Old Timer's Days in Xenia
My Maytag Racer
Beat-up race car
The Buried Tractor
B.F. Avery Company
Visit To a Not So Far Place
Tractor and Engine Show
Another Sleeping Giant Rescued
Dresser-Rand Company
Time Warp Occurs At Batsto!
Batsto Country Living Fair
PHOTO ALBUM
Pictures of my engines
One AdOne Witte
PPG Concept (DCC 3726, Dark Sage)
Engine Rebuild Video for Tractors
Wheel Horses
The Genius of Harry and Henry
Millpond Antique Tractor Club
Don't Bring It Home Unless You're Prepared with a Doghouse
Halfway point of our trip
LaGrange, Ohio, 24th Engine Show
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
Exciting News for Stirling Hot Air Engine Lovers
Solar Engine Division
My 5 HP Galloway
R. N. Dillon Farm Museum
The Baler Man
Thanksgiving and Christmas
IN MEMORIAM
First Assembly of God Church
John Deere Green at Adams County
Olde Tyme Association
Woodpecker engine
l HP engine
August 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Credit card numbers and expiration dates
REFLECTION
A Brief Word
Practice and Principles of Hot Tube Ignition
This ignition system is the ultimate
Alaskan ""Gold""
Crow Creek higher up and possibly
Rodewald Engine
Rodewald Engine
CUSHMAN MILITARY SCOOTER
The 50th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Power-Steering, No Less!
Two cylinder Wisconsin engine of questionable horsepower
""WHF '18"" Humor
They found many historic pictures and artifacts
LeSueur to Honor Modelsmiths as Featured Attraction
Pioneer Power Association's 22nd annual
The Autumn Engine Show
24th engine show in St. Johnsbury
Go Kart Industry Gathers at Kart Expo
Overseas involvement in the American market
Cement Mixer, A Wonder!
C.H. Wendel's American Gasoline Engines
Alone On The Plains
The engine had completed a full revolution
THE CORNELL GAS ENGINE
The Coal Handling Machinery Company
Reflections on Transition
Never seen or experienced molasses making
THE START OF A LONG FRIENDSHIP
The circular saw that attached to the rotary mower
Dublin, New Hampshire
The Dublin Fire Department and Auxiliary
Auction of Interest Held in Midwest
Quality Farm Equipment
Engine Number Four
It's with great pleasure and pride
Crank 'Er Up!
The 15th annual High Country Crank-Up
Post-Card From Reynolds-Alberta
The 8th annual Case Exposition
British Columbia Machinery & Agricultural Museum Alive and Well
Display is a model stationary steam engine
Maryland Steam Historical Society Features
HARVEST EQUIPMENT
Prairie Homestead Power and Craft Show
1994 Prairie Homestead Power and Craft Show
Enid Antique Power
Antique Power is an unofficial organization
Broomcorn Harvesting, Thrashing and Broom Making
1938 John Deere Model B
US Electric
Generator SET
Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association
The first Regional Show located in Southwest
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
IN MEMORIAM
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
Gas Engine
Now wasn't that fun
IHC Model M engines
Model M engines
September 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Working on the '95-'96 Stemgas book catalog.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
REFLECTIONS
Readers Write
Beaver State Stale
Sta-Rite kept in beautiful condition by Raymond Gardner.
Friends Working Together in Princeton, Minnesota
A trip to the state of Maryland.
Gas Engine Builders of Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire Manufacturing building the Keller and Casey Jones engines.
Our First Engine
Certain trail to a ridge beyond an old engine.
Field Day of the Past
Third annual Field Day of the Past held near Centerville in Goochland County, Virginia.
My 30-60 Townsend Tractor
Townsend tractor traded to Norman Pross of Luverne, North Dakota.
FRUSTRATIONS and Fond Memories
Two horse Nelson Brothers Jumbo came up for bid.
UAW 2195 Gas Engine and Tractor Show
First annual Antique Engine and Tractor Show.
I Too Remember a ""Killer Saw""
Andy Harland's article Killer Saw,.
Just Another Engine Tale
Old engine in the edge of a patch of trees next to an old barbed wire fence.
Flower Bed Engine
Using West Coast engine for a yard ornament.
My First Maytag
Model 92 single cylinder Maytag that had been stored in tool shed.
The Ohio Connections
Stephen B. Church a distributor of the pictured engines.
Oklahoma Heritage Festival
Cache Schools served as host for the Oklahoma Heritage Festival.
Attention ""R"" M-M Owners
R M-M Registry started in an attempt to account for as many Rs as possible.
HELLDORADO DAYS Engine and Tractor Show
Tombstone, Arizona
Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association
The North East Regional Meeting hosted by Branch 33 of Plainfield, Wisconsin.
Threshing Days Remembered
Memories of threshing days on the farm bring back visions of hard work.
IN MEMORIAM
Earl was a charter member of the Central Kansas Flywheels Inc. of Salina, Kansas.
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil.
12-Year-OU Thinks Maytag's Are ""Neat!""
Velva Cut mower with a nice twin cylinder vertical crankshaft Maytag.
The Good Old Engine Times
Jim Bugh would go engine hunting most anytime.
Mini-Ram
Miniature ram model that operate at table top level.
RESTORED MONITOR SAW RIG
Monitor saw rig is a hit and miss kerosene burner.
Young Collector and His Grandfather at Spokane Interstate Fair
5 HP round rod Galloway, of about 1907 vintage.
October 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
The Working of Ultramodern Machines.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
What Do You Do When It's Minus 32 Degrees Outside?
John Deere Tractor Sat on a Fence line on the Back forty.
Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association
EDGE&TA Show Held at Ankeny.
New Way Goes and Goes Right Again
The Chap Started the Restoration of Engine.
Ruston & Hornsby Engine
The Ruston & Hornsby Engine Run like a Swiss Watch.
First Things
The First Annual Antique Farm Equipment Show.
My Collection of Stovers
The Collection of Stovers Engines.
My 1949 Oliver
Joe Kroes Restored The Oliver Tractor.
RECOLLECTIONS
Richard Motivation only to Developed Skills to Restore and Maintain the Engine.
Kriebel's Pride and Joy
Sam Kriebel was installed 5 HP Challenge Engine.
First Things
Lay-Trac G-2 tractor is Probably Smallest true production Bulldozer.
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil.
Tractor Men Lured To Engine Hobby
John A. &John R. Rumble were Restored L. I. John Deere Tractor.
IN MEMORIAM
Warren Attended the First Show at the Missouri State Fair for Restored Tractors.
First Things
Don give the History of Olin Gasoline Engine to Future Generations.
November 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Collectors Network, published this year for the first time since 1990.
REFLECTIONS
A brief word.
HANDY TIPS From My Humble Workshop
The valves of 1 HP Economy Engine were in bad shape.
My Kohler Light PUZZLE
Kohler 4-cylinder light plant was a 1,000 watt, 110 VDC generator.
This Heartless Critter!!
Ronald was dumped from the back of my garden tractor.
Julie's Tractor
The story of a VAC Case tractor.
Fordtrac Rides Again: T is for Teamwork
The Model T tractor is a far cry from Crown Victoria.
Corn Sheller Restoration
The sheller was found in the woods in Newport.
My First Engine
After finishing Volkswagen engine, John decided to get serious about an engine.
The Dixie
The 1924 Monterey Clipper boat was powered by a single cylinder engine.
IN MEMORIAM
John Miller lived and raised his family in Brook-field.
Model E John Deere Water Cooled Engine
A Hit and miss engine used for grinding feed for the hogs and other critters.
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association
The 1995 National show was a textbook model of what a show can and should be.
La Grange Economy
La Grange is a sleepy little town in the foot hills of California.
A New Holland In February
New Holland, Hit and Miss Engine was missing the muffler, trip rod.
How I Became the Proud Owner of MY LITTLE ""M""
The International Model M engine was built about 1920.
One Year Winter Project
Stephen Barker spent a year for restoring Farmall Cub.
December 1995
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
One Year Winter Project
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
One Year ""Winter Project""
IH Case dealer
My Method of Welding Cast Iron
Old Indian Trick
The Alaskan ""Christmas Cat""
Christmas Eve in Grand Forks
Tractor in a Tree
Hardware Store
Ronaldson & Tippett Equipment Story
Machinery Preservation Society
PHOTO ALBUM
Village Show at Mt. Morris
West Coast Fairbanks Morse
Wendel's American Gas Engines
Branch 26 Mid-Winter Gas-Up
Tractor Show
My Boyhood Friend Russell Workman
Model gasoline engine
Getting The Youth of America Started Early
1927 Petter engine
Friend's Unique DOMED ENGINES
Friend Manufacturing Company
Rare Side Shaft Witte
Model T carburetor
Toro/Planet Jr. Engine
Allen Engines
UAW's June Show
HELD IN ANDERSON, INDIANA
Rainy Day Fairbanks Morse
Pineland Antique Engine Association Show
Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association
OLD TIME FARM FEST
Hercules Engine News
Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil
An Electric What?
Stock Tecumseh with a B&S spool
IN MEMORIAM
Macon County Flywheel & Collectible Club
My Water-Cooled Inverted Sideshaft Engine
Sears water pump
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