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The Saga Of NOVO #80842

By Richard K. Brehm

22 Tyler Road, Lexington, MA 02173

Novo 80842 seems to have begun its long life on October 9, 1922, at which time the main hopper casting was poured. In an age when time was not so important as now, iron castings were routinely allowed to age for six months. The engine was finally completed in Lansing, MI about March 20, 1923, at which time it was sold to H. Brewer & Co. of Tecumseh, MI for incorporation in a cement mixer. The latter was purchased by Gustaf Brehm & Henry Werking & Co. and used in the construction of various town buildings and schools in Cadillac, MI until 1933 when Gustaf sold it to his brother, Edward, my grandfather. He had a farm about six miles from Cadillac. It was on that farm that, as a teenager, I was employed for a number of summers early in WW II. I got to know Novo 80842 on several occasions while mixing cement for various proj...

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