Route 4, Huntington, Indiana 46750
1915 La Crosse Tr. Co. La Crosse, Wis. ‘Happy Farmer’
12/24. quit in 1924.
1917 The Lang Tr. Co. Minneapolis. ‘Lang 15/30’.
Had power steering. Lang Crude Oil & Diesel, made in England,
distributed in Canada.
1914 Lambert Gas Tr. Co. Anderson, Ind. ‘Lambert’ one
cyl.
1912 Lambert Gas & Gasoline Eng. Co. Anderson, Ind.
‘Lambert Steel Hoof’. 20 HP. Laughlin Tr. Co. Marshall,
Tex. ‘Model C 27 HP. Homer Laughlin Eng. Corp. Los Angeles,
Cal. ‘Laughlin Husky 12/25’.
1922 L. A. Auto Tr. Co. Los Angeles, Cal. ‘Little Bear
4/8’.
1914 or 1916 Lawter Tr. Co. St. Marys, O. ‘Ohio 45 HP’.
2 drive wheels in front, 1 in rear.
1903 Lauson Bros. Milwaukee, Wis.
1913 John Lauson Mfg. Co. New Holstein, Wis. 15/25 &
18/36. Quit in 1932. Leader Eng. Co. Grand Rapids, Mich.
‘Leader’. Leader Tr. Mfg. Co. Des Moines, la.
‘Leader’.
1918 Lennox Motor Car Co. Boston, Mass. ‘Lennox
22/30’.
1920 Leonard Tr. Co. Joliet, Ill. & Gary, Ind. ’20/35 4
wheel drive’. Liberty Tr. Co. Minneapolis, Minn. ‘Liberty
18/32’. Linn Mfg. Co. Morris, N. Y. Model 23 Semi-Crawler.
1917 Lion Tr. Co. Minneapolis. ‘Lion 8/16’ 2 cyl. R. A.
Lister & Co. Ltd. Winnipeg, Can. ‘Lang’.
1917 Lind Drive Tr. Co. Milwaukee, Wis. ‘Lind Drive
18/30′. Little Giant Co. Mankato, Minn. A 26/35, B
16/22’.
1920 Lombard Auto Tk Corp. N. Y. City. ‘Semi Crawler
Truck’.
1922 London Motor Plow Co. Springfield, O. ‘Model S
12/25’. Long Mfg. Co. Tarboro, N. C. ‘Long 26 to 29
HP’.
1914 Louisville Notor Plow Co. Louisville, Ky. ’10/20′.
Love Tr. Co. Eau Claire, Wis. ‘Love Three Plow’.
1950 Harry Lowther Co. Joliet, Ill. bought out Custom of
Shelby-ville, Ind.
1918 Lyons Atlas Co. Indianapolis, Ind. 16/26 4 cyl.
1920 Magnet Tr. Corp. Minneapolis. ‘Magnet Model B
14/28’. 4 cyl.
1909 Marschke Motor Plow Co, Valley City, N. D. Marshall &
Sons Ltd. Gainesboro, Eng. Had distributor in Winnipeg, Can. Massey
Harris Co. Racine, Wis. Matthews Tr. Co. Brockport, N. Y.
‘Wheat 12/24’.
1912 Mayer Bros. Mankato, Minn. ‘Little Giant B 16/22, A
22/35’. In 1916 this became The Little Giant Inc. same address.
Maxim Munitions Corp. N. Y. City. ‘Maxim Model A 12/24′. D.
M. Mc-Laughlin Co. Emeryville, Cal. Meade Davis Co. Chicago, Ill.
’10/22 & 12/25’.
28-50 HP Hart-Parr Tractor. It is a 1930 and one of the very
last Hart-Parr built using the horizontal engine. The other is a
12-24,1927, Type E Model.
My 6 HP International, 1922, on a buzz saw cutting wood for my
uncle’s fireplace. This engine was frozen when I got it, but
only needed minor repairs to get it in operating condition. I am 18
years old and I have 15 more engines.
1925 Meade Morrison Mfg. Co. E. Boston, Mass. ‘M 55
Crawld’ Took over The Bear Tr. Co. Metal Products Corp. Racine,
Wis. ‘Haas Atomic Tr.’.
1914 Or 1916 McIntyre Mfg. Co. Columbus, O. ‘The
Farmer Boy 10/18’.
1919 Midget Tr. Co. Minneapolis, Minn. ‘Midget
8/12’.
1913 Midland Tr. Co. Detroit, Mich. Two cyl. opp. 4 wheel, three
plow.
1915 Mich. Tr. Co. Detroit, reorganized in 1916 as A. T.
Harrow Co.
1911 Minn. Threshing Mach. Co. Minneapolis. 25 HP r cyl. verti.
eng. Minneapolis Moline Co. Minneapolis, Minn. Complete Line.
1911 Minneapolis Steel & Mach. Minneapolis, Minn. ‘Twin
City Line’. Minnesota Tr. Co. Minneapolis, Minn. ‘Minnesota
18/36’. Minnesota Nilson Corp. Mpls. ‘Nilson Jr. 6/25 &
24/36’.
1905 Model Gas Eng. Co. Peru, Ind. ‘Model’ one cyl.
1914 Moline Plow Co. Moline, Ill. ‘Moline Universal
Model F & D.’ They had bought out the Universal Tr. Co.
Columbus, Ohio, in 1913. Monarch Tr. Co, Watertown, Wis.
‘Lightfoot 6/10 & D 60 Crawler’.
1915 Monarch Iron Works, San Francisco, Cal. ‘Ailing
12 hp.’
1920 Montana Tr. Co. Tinley Park, Ill. ‘Montana 15/20’ 2
cyl.
1910 Morgan Eng. Works. Alliance, O. Later became The Wallis Tr.
Co.
1899 S. S. Morton Tr. Co. York, Pa. Built 12 tractors in
1903.
1912 Morton Plow Co. Columbus, Ohio. ‘Morton 26 hp one
cyl.’.
1920 Moon Tr. Co. San Francisco, Cal. ‘Pathmaker 12/25’.
Morton Tk & Tr. Co. Harrisburg, Pa.
1910 G. W. Morris, Racine Wis. & Brant-ford, Ont. 60 HP 4
cyl. only a few made.
This is the oldest one I have (kerosene burner) on a wooden
cart. I would like to know the possible date of manufacture and
model number.
(These three pictures are of 1% Hp. Fairbank’s gas engines.
I would like some help in finding information about them.)
(Here’s a rare one Fellows! This not only takes the cake–it
is the cake. How about that?) It actually is a birthday cake made
for George Helmuth by Miss Ruby Schrock of Arthur, Illinois. She
copied it off of my 6 HP Monitor engine. George is a good friend of
mine too.
(I think that’s terrific–Ruby must be quite artistic, quite
a baker and quite a woman, I’d say. I think it turned out
beautifully and I’m sure took a great deal of time–I wonder if
that might be the only ‘engine cake’ ever made? On the
photo it is red icing trimmed in yellow and silver.– Anna
Mae).
l914 Multi Tr. Co. Lincoln, Nebr. ‘Multi 12 HP 2 cyl.
1910 Muscatine Motor Co. Muscatine, Ia. ‘Golden West’.
National Tr. Co. Chicago & Cedar Rapids, Ia. ‘F National
12/22’. National Farm Mach. Corp. Bellevue, O.
‘Coop’.
1916 National Pulley & Mfg. Co. Chicago. ‘Paramount
10/20’. National Imp. Co. Stockton, Cal. ‘Harris 4 wheel
drive’.
A newer model is on the gravel. It has a Bosch Magneto and it
has a Z name-plate. Some other models has a coil and battery for
ignition.
1912 Nelson Blower & Furnace Co. Boston, Mass. ‘Nelson 4
wheel drive’. Nelson Corp. Chicago, Ill. 4 wheel drive 35/50.
New Age Tr. Co. Minneapolis, Minn. ‘New Age 16/28’. New
Beeman Tr. Co. Minneapolis, Minn.
1912 Nevada Tk. & Tr. Co. Nevada, Ia. ‘Nevada 60 hp 4
cyl.
1912 Nichols & Shephard Co. Battle Creek, Mich. ‘Oil Gas
25/50 & 35/70’.
1916 Nilson Farm Mach. Co. Minneapolis. 3 wheels behind 2 in
front.
1919 Nilson Tr. Co. Minneapolis. ‘Nil-son Jr.
16/25’.
1919 Ohio General Tr. Co. Cleveland, O. ‘Ohio General
25/30’.
1899 Ohio Mfg. Co. Upper Sandusky, O. Made first tractors for
Int. Harv. Ohio Tr. Co. Columbus, O. ‘Ohio 15/30’. Ohio Tr.
Co. Marion, Ohio 20, 30, 45, 70 HP. Made Leader road rollers
too.
1918 Ohio Mfg. Co. Upper Sandusky, O. ‘Whitney 9/18’. 2
cyl. opp.
1909 Olds Gas Power Co. Lansing, Mich. 20 HP one cyl.
1912 Olmstead Gas Traction Co. Great Falls, Mont. ‘Four
Wheel Pull 28/40’.
1929 Oliver Corp. Chicago, Ill ‘Oliver Hart Parr’.
1920 Oliver Tr. Co. Knoxville, Tenn. ‘Oliver 15/30’.
1911 Orchard Tr. Co. Gasport, N. Y. Semi-Crawler.
1894 Otto Co. Philadelphia, Pa. Big I cyl. 15 HP.
1911 Opsata Motor Plow Co. Eau Claire, Wis. ‘Culti Plow 15
& 30 HP. Parker Motor Plow Co. Richmond, Virg.
‘Parker’.
1916 Parrett Tr. Co. Chicago, Ill. ‘Par-rett 12/25’.
1920 Parrett Motor Corp. Chicago, Ill. 10 BHP Motor Culti. 2
cyl. air cooled. Peerless Motor Tr. Works. Freeport, Ill.
‘Excelsior 20 HP 2 cyl.’.
1915 Peoria Tr. Co. Peoria, Ill. ‘Peoria 12/25 4 cyl. 3
wheel. $685. Phoenix Mfg. Co. Eau Claire, Wis. ‘Centipede Log
Hauler 50 HP.
1911 Pioneer Tr. Co. Winona, Minn. ‘Pioneer 30/60’.
1918 Plano Tr. Co. Piano, Ill. ‘Motox 25 HP’. Plowman
Tr. Co. Waterloo, Ia. ‘Plowman 15/30’. Pontiac Tr. Co.
Pontiac, Mich. ‘Pontiac 15/30’. 1 cyl. looks like 8/16
Mogul. Pope Mfg. Co. Water-town, S. D. ‘Dakota 15/27’.
1920 Porter Tr. Co. Des Moines & Colfax, Ia.
‘Porter 20/40’. Port Huron Tr. Co. Port Huron, Mich.
‘Port Huron 12/25’.
1915 Post Tr. Co. Cleveland, O. ‘Post Model C
12/20’.
1921 Post Whitney Co. Cleveland, O. Post & Ohio Tr.
combined in 1921. Prairie Queen Tr. Mfg. Co. Temple, Tex.
‘Prairie Queen 8/16’.
1919 Powell Tr. Co. Elwood, Ind. ‘Powell 16/30’.
1919 Power Tk & Tr. Co. Detroit, Mich. ‘Power
15/32’.
1912 Quincy Tr. Co. Quincy, Pa. Big one cyl. looked like
early Int. Harv.
1919 Redden Tk & Tr. Co. Harvey, Ill. ‘Farmer Tr. Tk.
15/30’.
1916 Reed Foundry & Mach. Co. Kalamazoo, Mich.
‘Reed 10/20 & 15/30’. Reeves Co. Columbus, Ind.
‘Reeves 40’.
1913 Reierson Mach. Co. Portland, Ore. 2 sizes crawler in
the rear. Reliable Tr. & Eng. Co. Portsmouth, 0. ‘Reliable
10/20’.
1918 R & P Tr. Co. Alma, Mich. ‘R & P 12/20’.
Rock Island Plow Co. Rock Island, Ill. ‘Rock Island’.
1906 Rockford Gas Eng. Works. Rock-ford, Ill. 20 to 25 Hp. Used
Otto patterns. Rogers Tr. & Trailer Co. Albion, Pa.
2 HP throttle governed Maxi-Motor Engine built by the Maxi-Motor
Company of Muskegon, Michigan, S. N. 1977. The single fylwheel,
magneto and governor are all enclosed in a cast iron enclosure.
Note long rocker below the cylinder.
1920 Royer Tr. Co. Wichita, Kan. ‘Royer 12/25’.
1909 Rumely & Co. La Porte, Ind. ‘Oil Pulls’. Bought
A & T in 1924.
1909 Russell & CO. Massilon, O. ’30/60′. In 1905
bought Tr. in Eng. made it over.
1914 Samson Sieve Grip Co. Stockton, Cali. ‘Sieve Grip’.
Later sold out to Gen. Motors.
1920 Samson Tr. Co. Janesville, Wis. ‘Samson Model M’.
Sold out to Gen. Motors. Monroe Motors Pontiac, Mich. Made Samson
in 1919 for Gen. Motors.
1916 Sawyer Massey Co. Hamilton, Ont. Can.
’25/45′. Savage Harv. Co. Denver, Colo. ‘Savage
20/35’.
1912 Savoic Quay Co. Quebec Can. One man motor plow. 3 cyl.
verti.
1918 Sexton Tr. Corp. Asbury Park, N. J. ‘Sexton 12/25’.
Shaw tr. Co. Mpls. ‘Shaw T 25 tests in Nebr. 1927’. Shaw
Enochs Tr. Co. Mpls. ‘Shawnee 6/12 & 9/18’. Shelby Tr.
& Tk. Co. Shelby, Ohio. ‘Shelby 9/18 & 15/30’. P.
H. Sheppard Co. Hanover, Pa. ‘Sheppard gas & diesel 3
sizes.
1911 P. E. Shirk. Blue Ball, Pa. ‘Shirk 4/16’. 1903 St.
Marys Mach. Co. St. Marys, O. Made Tr. using Morton Chassis and
their eng.
1918 Shorturn Tr. Co. Bemidji, Minn. ‘Shorturn 20/30’
4cyl.
1917 Simplex Tr. Co. Minneapolis, ‘Simplex 15/30’.
Smith & Sons, Kan. City, Mo. ‘Smith’. Southern Motor
Mfg. Ltd. Houston, Tex. ‘Motor Culti 8/16’.
1903 Springfield Boiler Mfg. Co. Springfield, Ill. used Morton
Chassis their own eng.
1917 Square Turn Mfg. Co. Chicago & Norfolk, Nebr.
‘Square Turn’. Quit in 1925.
1916 Standard Detroit Tr. Co. Detroit, Mich. ‘Standard
Detroit 10/30’.
1918 Standard Tr. Co. St. Paul, Minn. ‘Standard
20/40’. Star Tr. Co. Findlay, Ohio. ‘Star 6/12’.
1920 Stearns Motor Mfg. Co. Ludington, Mich. ‘Stearns
15/35’.
1921 Steam Tr. & Auto Mfg. Co. Sioux City, Ia.
‘Steam Tractor’.
1914 or 1916 Steel King Motor Plow Co. Detroit. ‘Silver
King’ 16/18 2 cyl. horiz. opp.
1920 Sterling Mach. & Stamping Co. Wellington, O.
‘Wellington 12/22’ 4 cyl. Stimson Tr. Co. Minneapolis,
Minn. ‘Stimson 18/36’.
1922 Stockton Tr. Co. Stockton, Cal. ‘Stockton A 8/16. Super
Grip B 8/16’. Stover Eng. Co. Freeport, Ill
1914 Strite Tr. Co. Minneapolis, Minn. Strite 12/25′. Stroud
Motor Mfg. Co. San Antonio, Tex. ‘Stroud 16/30’.
1919 Sun Tr. Co. Columbus, Ohio. ‘Sun 8/16’.
1920 Superior Tr. Co. Cleveland, Ohio. ‘Superior
15/30’.
1919 S W H Eng. Co. Cleveland, Ohio ’15/30′ 4 cyl.
1909 Sylvester Auto. Thresher Co. Mpls. Combination Tractor
& Thresher. Synmotor Co. Magnolia, N.J.
1927 12 ft. Holt combine, 1928 15-30 McDeering Tractor in
1928-belonged to my father, Irwin Maxwell, Champaign, Illinois.
The one on the steel-framed cart is the most unusual of the
three engines. It is similar to the one on page 17 of March-April
GEM 1969, but mine does not have the crank built in the disc.
Another unusual feature is that the engine is painted red instead
of green. I wonder if this is an early model of the disc flywheel
series? It has no serial number, but the last patent date is
6-12-17. Could anyone give a possible date of manufacture and why
the red paint?
