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January 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
1998 Steam & Gas Engine Show Directory
REFLECTION
A Brief Word
Northwest Antique Power Association
Branch 47
Old Timers Days IN XENIA, OHIO
Old Timers Days in Xenia, Ohio, was held on September 25, 26, 27, 28, 1997
SELF STARTING AGAIN
Advanced Principles of Automobile Power Plants
A Tractor That Was Never Built
Tractors were Built in Jamesville
A STOVER STORY
Wendel's American Gasoline Engines Book
Rare Engines????
Woolerys were Manufactured by the Woolery Machine Company
Tractor Owner's Dilemma: 1917
Letter Written by T. F. Finch, of Box Elder
The Chapman Engine & Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Canadian Chapman Gasoline Engine built in Dundas
My Shaw Vehicle
Shaw used Four 20 Bicycle Type Wheels and Tires
Florida Deer
John Deere tractor running a John Deere Corn Sheller
GAS ENGINES
Excerpts from Modern Mechanical Engineering
Homemade Buggy
Homemade Buggy! at the Tuckahoe Steam Show
Hercules Engine News
Instructions for Attaching 1 Horse Power Hercules Engine
Ertl's FoxFire Farms Collection
Ertl Company has been America's Top Producers of Quality Toys
Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association, Inc.
National Show held at Fort Scott, Kansas
WASH DAY at Antique Power Days 1997
8th Annual Antique Power Days at the Fairgrounds
IN MEMORIAM
Robert M. Peterson was a Representative of North Eastern Breeders Association
One of a Kind: Engine and Tractor
Stationary Engines Pumping Water by Windmills
February 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Vincent Marshall at Holland & Associates
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
My Engine Adventure
The gentleman who conducted this school works for the Solar Turbine Company
1997 Trip to the USA
Glenn Karch, Reg Ingold and George Martin at Old Threshers Reunion
My Son Troy's John Deere
John Deere Model E hit and miss engine
Desert IRON
There was a large, much abused, multi-cylinder generating plant
Tips on Flywheel Removal
Flywheel hub with a torch then take a 1-inch wide chisel
Redundant Lawnmower?
lawmower shop was advertising that the machine
Three Generations of Cushman Men
Eppenbach with his Cushman Husky Model M70
Girard Man Enjoys Building Engines Four Including a Lawn Tractor
Adam Urnikis in his special machine shop
Galloway Masterpiece
A small propane tank was installed between the flywheels to be used as a permanent gas tank.
THE 11TH ANNUAL
Blanchard Millpond Steam and Gas Show
Savannah Potato Fest '97
gas engines to Harley Davidson motorcycles
IN MEMORIAM
Tennessee Antique Engine & Tractor Association
Interesting Photos
1918 pattern engine with a Sumter Plugoscillator
1997 Index of Gas Engine Magazine
A Picture And Subject Locator.
Hercules Engine News
Model S Hercules engine with serial number 374563
Annual Inland Empire Steam and Gas Buffs Show
Inland Empire Steam and Gas Buffs Show
March 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
The Story written is About Restoration of Engine.
REFLECTION
A Brief Word.
1997 U.P. Steam Gas Show
The 1997 U. P. Steam and Gas Engine Association Show Held at Labor.
Braiding Machines
The History of Braiding Machines.
The Snake and My Russell/Fordson Grader
The Story of Russell/Fordson Motor Grader.
The Straubel Engine Story
The Story of Straubel Marine Engine.
Concrete Mixer Story
The Information and Restoration of Mixer and Engine.
Bradley's Oliver ""8""
The Story to Buliting Oliver 8 Garden Tractor.
Permian Basin Oil Show
The Biennial Permian Basin Oil Show in Odessa.
Freeing Stuck Pistons
Hydraulic Pressure inside the Cylinder is act just like Freezing Water.
Riverbend Steam and Gas Show
The 29th Annual Show of Riverbend Steam and Gas Association.
Farm Wagon Reproduction
The Wagon can be Used for Hauling Logs or Lumber.
How Much Truck Do You Need to Come Home From a Gas Engine Auction?
The Kenworth is powered by a 500 HP Detroit.
Holt Power Light
Holt Farm Light Plant Built in Ludington, Michigan.
It All Came
Alan Mellor Collecting David Bradley Products.
Southeast Kansas Old Time Gas Engine and Tractor Club show, 1997
The Ninth Annual Gas and Tractor Show.
Mysterious Vertical Engine
In Vertical Engine Gear Drive and Water Pump are Taken From Cushman.
Almost Run Over By A Lawn Mower
A Wife's Introduction to the Swap Meet Circuit.
A Tribute to a Friend
Donald Harvey Admire and Trust as Engine Collectors.
My Family of Tractors
The Green Tractor Has a 6 HP Faibanks-Morse Engine as its Power Source.
MAGNETO MOUNT REPAIRS: HOW TO
William Work on An Engine With a Webster Tri Polar Magneto.
Hercules Engine News
The Story is about Interesting features in to The Hercules and Related Engines.
IN MEMORIAM
Clyde Belonged to Several Steam and Gas Engine Clubs.
My 1917 10 HP Fairbanks-Morse
The Impulse of Fairbanks-Morse Engine Gear Came From Hit & Miss Engine.
April 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Annual show directory will be readily available by the time you read this
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
A SIDESHAFT FINALLY FOUND
The aluminum base was built by Tarheel Aluminum of Charleston
Tullers Show Complete Set of Novo Gas Engines at '97 Old Threshers Reunion
Two-cycle marine engines and pumps were made until 1908
Minnesota Cushman Club to Host National Convention
The Club is dedicated to the preservation of Cushman Motor Scooters
Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Association's 26th Annual Show
Massey-Harris tractors and engines and all related equipment
Moving Day, 1997
The next big decision, when your hobby is collecting antique tractors, engines
GALLOWAY Serial Number List
The list also raises questions about all the 7 HP engines
FALL-DER-ALL in Froelich, Iowa
The engine speed is constant without any sign of a governor
IN MEMORIAM
The couple worked the family farm north of Carroll until 1986
Found Photo Treasures
The machine cutting the log is a gasoline powered drag saw
It's a Tractor -It's a Truck- It's a Crosley Car
The tools and hood went flying to where it got smashed
Summer Trip Out West
The Henry Ford Museum where we saw steam traction engines
Hercules Engine News
The illustration at top left is of the 1 HP model S engine
ONE LUNG ENGINES I Have Used
The disabled engine was sold for scrap iron
1948 Leader TRACTOR
The rest of the tractor was in fair shape
Eagle tractor
The Waterloo Manufacturing Company of Waterloo
May 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
A self propelled lawn mower
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
Michigan Flywheelers Museum Undergoes Leadership Changes
The development of the museum's
A Cushman ""Truckster""
The engine and transmission in the frame
Northeast Wyoming Antique Show
Northeast Wyoming Antique Show
""Rough, But Running...""
The transmission case and whack
TAILGATE DECORATION
The tailgate of my pickup truck
Spry Wheel Garden Cultivator
An automobile swap meet in Santa Rosa
The Old Time Plow Boys Club, Inc.
8th annual Summer Plowing Show
Bear Fork Auction Ford Model ""A"" Tractor Find
The search for old iron
SHOW STOPPER
A tubular angle iron construction
A Ruston Hornsby Diesel Canadian Engine
The transfers and history
Cannot Be Bought At Any Price!
Old tractor collector/enthusiast
The Ottawa
Punk had the Ottawa in tip-top shape
Middle Tennessee Antique Engine and Tractor Association Show
14th annual show
IN MEMORIAM
Antique Gas and Steam Engine Association
Ever Wondered About GARDEN TRACTORS?
Production of garden tractors
Allis-Chalmers WC ""GP""
These were great improvements
WANTED: Ail-Around Super Do-It-Yourselfer
A complete list of contest rules
Small Mills of Interest
American Farm Implements
Liberty Tractor Stock
More information on this company
The Severe Difficulties of ""Moe""
The course of an engine restoration
Power Wheelbarrow
model T and Model A Fords
VIEW FROM KATHMANDU
Excellent running condition
The Hercules Engine News
The established gas engine manufacturers
EDGE &TA: Restoration of a Basket Case Engine
The Ag Historical Museum
Only One Engine
Some modern applications
June 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Time for early shows, swap meets, auctions and get togethers.
REFLECTIONS
Brief Word.
Antique Engine Association Inc. of Reidsville, North Carolina
The Reidsville Show is one of the first shows in the area.
COVER STORY
A Crawler in Pat's Old Engine Shed.
Where Did You Get All This Stuff?
Flathead Lake a key to the acquisition of some very nice stuff.
Madison's Machine
A deal struck on the two-wheeled garden tractors with equipment.
You Wouldn't Believe The Results I Obtained!
Old relic of an engine.
Everything I Need to Know About My Old Iron Hobby I Learned from Kindergarten
Six year old engine buddy, attending kindergarten.
Persistence Pays Off
2 HP Witte Engine made in Kansas City, Missouri.
LeSueur County Pioneer Power Association:
Now 25 Years Old.
ENID Antique Power
King of Old Iron award was given to Herman Moore.
My TOY Truck
Scale model of a 1917 IH one-ton truck.
My Newly Acquired Disease
Paul Martin's collection has grown to twenty in the span of three years.
FUR RONDY: Bigger and Better!
February in Anchorage, Alaska, can sometimes be a real problem.
Something To ""Do""
Randal Hofmann's goal was to show the engines at Newport.
Engines & Engine People
Paul's all time favorites are big horizontal hit & miss oil field engines.
Just for Fun
Valley Historical Engine Association started by four people in 1979.
The King of All Small Engines:
The New Way One Horse Engine and Pumper.
The Sparta Economy Engine News
Sparta Economy gas engines and the paint striping patterns.
A circa 1914 gas tractor
Circa 1914 gas tractor made by the same company that made the Galloway engines.
IN MEMORIAM
Emery was a member of the Darke County Steam Threshers Association.
July 1998
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Tractors have been an integral part of every issue of GEM.
Restoration With a Big Surprise
Don Green acquired a Frisco Standard 4 HP stationary sideshaft engine.
The Hercules Engine News
There are always some new things to be learned in regard to gas engine history.
A Rusty Lump of an Engine?
Fairbanks Morse Engine's Piston was well seized but drive was broken away.
Getting A Stuck Maytag Unstuck
Travis acquired one Maytag engine and numerous parts from a friend.
Dad's Collection
Farmall A was in good condition and all parts and paint are original.
Olivers For Life
Emil's father farmed with the Hart-Parr, Oliver tractors and equipment.
Stockton Pull-Away Tracklaying Garden Tractor
The Stockton Pull-Away was designed by Fred Lewis in the early 1940s.
Our Pull-Away Garden Tractor
Donald & Diane saw Pull-Away Tractor at the California State Fair.
NO ONE KNOWS How This General Got To California
Bill found General Tractor was in bad shape on a ranch east of San Diego.
MY DAD'S GARDEN TRACTOR
The Garden tractor is fairly unique in its articulated steering design.
Traveling Engine
Roy's Dad was collecting and restoring old iron engines.
A Look Into The Novo Factory Circa 1920
Bill Payne owned three of the one cylinder Novo engines.
The Little Engine That Almost Cot Away
Michael was working a graveyard shift at the hardboard plant of a local mill.
One and One-Half Horsepower Dazzle Patch
An auction in western Minnesota for Dazzle Patch was published in GEM.
Largest Portable Stationary Engine
Walter was a collector of Ruston engines.
Reunited With An Old Engine
Fairbanks-Morse dishpan flywheel engine.
John P. Hiniker Story
John Peter farmed northeast of Mankato on 80 acres in Lime Township.
New IH Farmall 656 with ROPS Released for '98 Ontario Toy Show
The 13th Ontario Toy Show & Auction, was held in Woodstock.
27th LaGrange, Ohio Engine Club Show
Due to wet weather, the racetrack infield was unavailable for use.
1997 Boone Crank-Up Highlights
The Boone Show usually has something different every year.
Christmas 1997: A Gift of Love
Aura of mystery and suspense surrounding to Christmas 1997.
Made A Gas Tractor Out of His Steam Traction Engine
Homemade gas tractor is fitted with gravity feed and wipe spark.
Route 66 Flywheelers: 6th ANNUAL SHOW
6th annual Route 66 Fly-wheelers Show in Catoosa is history.
Howard Armstrong's Great Engine Show
Howard Armstrong found a metal building for the model displays.
Samson sugar cane tractor
A 1920 Samson sugar cane tractor, just 42 wide, built by General Motors.
IN MEMORIAM
Joe and Stan were very active in restoring and displaying antique engines.
August 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Warehouse sale
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
We've Moved!
Badger Steam & Gas Engine Club Moves to New Showgrounds
The Engine That Saved My Life
The story of my one horsepower International and my Model T Ford and the events that followed.
Kubota D-20
McCulloch Small Engine Company
Hints and Kinks
High-temperature blanket insulation
Centerpiece Of My Display Trailer
Excellent engine restorations
Mystery Photo
Igniter pump engine
The Tiny Tiger
Kigel International Products Inc.
What A Party!
Surprise birthday
One and One Half Sta-Rite
Gary/Twin Valley
National Ford Tool Collectors
Open to any individual interested
Pondering?
West Virginia Oil and Gas Festival
Three Aultman-Taylors (and an Avery) In A Row
Shows, museums
Stirling Cycle Engines
Hot air engine shows
Steam-Era '98
Labour Day Weekend
Mi ""D"" Nice
National John Deere Two Cylinder Tractor Expo
My Little Engine
Windmill Acres Farm
1997 Sistersville Oil and Gas Festival
Yellow dogs
MY JOHN DEERE COLLECTION
WHAT A WRECK IT WAS!!
Hercules Engine News
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Joyed and Delighted
BIG DEAL!
The Beetle Tractor
Pacific Western Gear Works Product
THE SEARCH
LA FONDERIE DE ROBERTSONVILLE
IN MEMORIAM
Lima-built Buckeye
September 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Farm Museum Directory this will be our fifth edition of the book
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
Old Marine Engines
Third edition of the popular Old Marine Engines became available in July
The Restoration of a Minneapolis
The Minneapolis turned over about five times and was running very rough, but running
Hercules Engine News
The Classic Iron Show was recently held at Evansville, Indiana, June 12-14
The ""Hit 'N Miss"" Can Crusher
A crank driven piston type crusher with a magazine feeder for the cans
Museum Dream Comes True
We have over 40 horse-drawn carriages and sleighs, over thirty John Deere two-cylinder tractors
Sierra Snow Plows
Holt that was used to plow snow in Alta, California
TITAN TRACTOR
Titan Tractor
Red Cliffs Big Lizzie
Vintage Tractor Festival
WIZARD TILLER
Earl named this machine after Attila the Hun
Armstrong kerosene drilling engine
Armstrong kerosene drilling engine,was used from 1917 to 1950 for drilling water
Big Lizzie
The settler marvelled at Big Lizzie's might And speed with which she cleared the mallee scrub
Mississippi Valley Flywheelers Spring Show
The Mississippi Valley Flywheelers Spring Show was held April 23-25, 1998 at Joe Brigance Park
Oyster Tongs Engine
It was used in a boat to power oyster tongs until the mid-1960s
Cherie's Diamond in the Rough
Allis Chalmers B was a popular tractor in the south, due to small farms in the rolling hills
Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association
The 38th annual EDGE&TA National Show was held June 13 and 14, 1998
Then and Now
The first permanent settlement in the town of Calumet was what is now known as Pipe
Sheppards at Steam-O-Rama
Farm implements made in York County, Pennsylvania, were the theme of the show
One More Day of Grain Threshing
The grain bundles would start taking on moisture
A Truck I Built
1912 Reliable truck that was made in Chicago
PARADE IN TOMBSTONE
Parade in Tombstone, Arizona, during Helldorado Days.
IN MEMORIAM
Gene was a member of the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association
My Special Hercules
After unloading the engine in my shop, I discovered that it was a l HP Hercules Type E
The Splendor of Autumn Yields Engine
John Braun Jr., bought the engine new in 1927
Fairbanks Morse
1923 6 HP Fairbanks Morse Model Z
October 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Ads for 1999 Steam & Gas Engine Show Directory
REFLECTION
A Brief Word
Junkyard In Cordova
Getting the Tractor from Cordova to Valdez
Three In One Engine
Fairbanks-Morse engine Runs at 1296 rpm and Weighs 850 Pounds
THE FATE OF THE Ford Tractor Company
Ford Tractor Company belongs to Technological Change in American Agricultural History
Like Father, Like Son
Roger Bunting, Luke reading their Gas Engine Magazines
My First John Deere Tractor: 1944- LA, Serial Number 8626
Assortment of Engines, Including a 1 HP John Deere Model E
A Young Engine Enthusiast
Danny likes to ride on Planet Jr. Garden Tractor with home-brew sulky seat
Atlas Way Back When
The Atlas Engine Company and the Imperial Engine Company were merged in 1914
The Motor Wheel & Fiyer
North American Manufacturing the Motor Wheel from the Wall Company
Another Shaw Car Story
The Front Grill was the Shell from a Ford T
Don't Lose Your Chance To Learn
Tractor was Purchased at an Auction in Southeastern Wisconsin
The Allied Motors Corporation
A Thumbnail Sketch Of a Syndicate Company
The Jigger Engine
Niagara Antique Power Association show in Sherkston
Russell Advertising Pictures Backing Old Photos
One Man Tractor Scraper at Work in New Jersey
12 HP Reeves Restoration
2 HP Reeves with Flywheel Magneto and Bracket
That ""Open-Geared F-20""
The Story of Our 1926 Farmall Regular
I Couldn't Let It Stump Me!
Gas Engine made from an Air Compressor by John Shepherd
MICHIGAN: Circa 1910
Old Dredge built by the Powell Dredge Works in Lapeer
1997 SHOW REPORT- ALBANY PIONEER DAYS
23rd annual Albany Pioneer Days Threshing Show
What A Difference A Minute Can Make!!!
Disaster Strikes Pioneer Club Show grounds At Albany, MN.
The Hercules Engine News
Webster 2C Magneto has been Updated to Wico EK System
IN MEMORIAM
James B. May, Charter member of Sandwich Early Day Engine Club
FG Speedex
FG Speedex uses Ford Model Engine and Transmission
November 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
The folks at Classic Boating were ultimately able to solve their problems
Roy's Cat
Took that rod bearing cap off and started the starting engine
Power From the Past Annual Show
Tennessee oil fields to power well heads of five oil wells
The Incomparable Wico EK Magneto
The magneto and the exhaust valve was bent and dragging on the rocker arm
Quest for the Perfect Engine
The brass gas line from the fuel pump to the carburetor was leaking gas
IN MEMORIAM
Bruce was an organizer, be it an engine show
More on the Buckeye at Riverbend
The lobes on the camshaft can be unbolted and taken off
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
WATER WORLD: A Show Featuring Pumps At The Blue Mountain Gas & Steam Show
A diesel motor is used to start the big engine
Scenes from Chowchilla
The Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association's 1998 National Show
Respect for Past Turns Up Grist Mill History
The first Sardis Antique Farm and Home Show
The Hercules Engine News
Repaired and refinished the engines so that very few originals are shown
SHARPLES GASOUNE ENGINES
Engine is mounted on indestructible steel channel beams
New Adventure
The International Harvester collectors outdid themselves with their displays
My Sixty Years With An ""Iron Horse""
The engine had fascinated me as a nosy sixteen-year-old
My Method of Removing Stuck Pistons
The rings had to be chipped out and measured
Junkyard Nordberg
The other engine was a Nordberg single-cylinder 15 HP at 1800 rpm
UNIQUE NEW AUTOMOBILE HISTORY MUSEUM IS NOW OPEN!
The Museum of Automobile History
December 1998
PUBLISHER'S LETTER
The Story of Engine or Tractor Hunting, Restoring or Displaying.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
An Average Day At The Engine Show
Nick First Engine is A Montgomery Ward Hummer.
The Superior Engine
The Manufacturer History of Superior Engine.
MY PATTIN BROTHERS ENGINE
Pattin Brothers Engine are Two-Cycle Engine of Crosshead Design.
1931 Fordson
Fordsons Tractors were Designated Model N and Built at Cork.
TALK ABOUT AN ADDICTION
Gilbert Have 12 Complete Gade Engines of All Sizes from 1 to 6 HP.
Babbitt Bearings
A Story About Babbitt Bearings.
Celebrate the Spirit of the Machine!
The Reynolds-Alberta Museum Operates a State-of-the-Art Restoration.
Estate Auction Yields Rich Harvest
The Beyer Auction Company of Hart Held An Auction for the Estate of Myrle Gronso.
Tractor Sale of the Century
Oscar Cooke's Collection was known Throughout the World as the Largest Collection.
Beiler Auction Has Grown Over The Years
The 18th Consecutive Auction at The Elias Beiler Farm in Lancaster.
From Rust-Bucket to Treasure
John Restored His McCormick-Deering Engine.
AUCTION FEVER
The Co-op Electric Company had only Removed Wiring Outside the Building.
A Sidewinder-Walking Beam Sterling Cycle or Hot Air Engine
The Power Cylinder is a Hydraulic Cylinder for a Dump Truck Box.
A Dutch Adventure
The 10th Grote International Stationeries Motormen Show at Nuenen.
Wild, Wet, Windy, Wonderful and Noisy West Virginia
The 3rd Marshall County Antique Power Association Show held at West Virginia.
Cumberland Plateau Antique Tractor & Engine Association Show
The Antique Car Club and The International Harvester Club were in Attendance the Show.
Wheeling Man Retires Antique Gas Engine Collection
Mc Clemminga Collection of 25 Antique Gas Engines.
Recent Model Projects
Pellizzari had Two Economies and an Atkinson Cycle Mode.
Nebraska Tractor Shows, 1913-1919 and the Beginning of Power Farming
The 4th Annual Tractor Show in Fremont in 1916.
The Hercules Engine News
A Story about The Economy Gas Engine.
More Than Just A Hobby
Kenneth Hobby of Collecting Strm Engine and Graden Tractor.
GILSON GASOLINE ENGINE AD
An Ad of Gilson Gasoline Engines.
Norscot Authorized As Cat Replica Manufacturer
Norscot Group was Founded in 1970 As a Corporate Identity and Merchandise Programs.
IN MEMORIAM
Vernon and Jack Both were Members of The Oblong Antique Tractor and Engine Club.
Natural Gas Fired IHC 10-20
Darrell and His Dad Relocated the Gas Inlet and Modified The Engine
Something Different: A Trapshooting Engine
A 3-5 International LB Machine Throw Single and Double Targets over 40 yards.
5 HP Ottawa Log Saw MY FIRST RESTORATION
The restoration of 5 HP Ottawas Engine.
Ronstadt Company Engine
7E HP Engines are Manufactured by The F. Ronstadt Company.
SETTING VALVE TIMING ON THE PALMER BROS. YT-I
The Rotation of The YT-1 is Counter Clockwise Facing The Flywheel.
Wheel horse Reclaimed
Toro Supplies Wheel Horse Tractor Parts for Older Tractors.
RECENT RESTORATIONS
The Restoration of 12 HP Olin and 15 HP Half Breed Engines.
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