My 3 HP Stickney engine which weighs 1275 lbs. With the help of
my wife we have all three engines painted and striped in their
original colors.
It is my Bucyrus 2-1/2 HP throttling governor made around 1905
in Bucyrus, Ohio at the old Foundry. That is me in the picture.
Until I hear from someone that has one, I think I have the only one
left.
It is my vertical 2 HP IHC Famous hit and miss with self
contained water hopper. These engines were only made from 1909 to
1911.
Summer of 1968 – Gordon and his great big toy, the 1917 Titan.
Courtesy of Gordon S. Nelson, Box 86, Chigago City, Minnesota
55013
1929 model Caterpillar 15. PA5 231. Williams Ersted towing winch
made in Portland, Oregon.
Pictured is an old restored orchard sprayer with an unusual
engine. The shadow just about spoils the important view of the
engine. Courtesy of William Hurlbut, Kilbourn Road, Rome Floyd,
N.Y. 13440.
Pictured is a 20-30 Oil Pull 1927, ready to be unloaded at Ruffs
Pioneer Museum, Edgeley, North Dakota. This is one of the 28th Gas
Tractors, and five that are on loan to the museum. Courtesy of
Clifford Ruff, Edgeley, North Dakota, 58433
Pictured are Case tractors. They are 25-45 cross motors. They
were made in 1927 and 1928. These tractors are in A shape. The
numbers of these tractors are 301215 and 300977. Courtesy of Walter
Holmer, Attica, Ohio, 44807
An 8 HP Witte that was found near Altoona, is now pictured in my
driveway. It needs work and a paint job. It will probably go in our
front yard till I find a larger one to replace it. Courtesy of
Richard E. Shelly, R.D. 3, Box 283E, Manheim, Pennsylvania
17545
Plowing with a 30-60 Pioneer tractor in 1912 in Nebraska. Note
pegs instead of cleats. Looks like a long furrow which is not as
straight as it should be. Courtesy of Fischbach’s Museum,
Kettlersville, Ohio 45336
Slim and Bruce Leach threshing rye at the Bensen, Illinois
Centennial July 7, 1973 with an old 20-40 Oil Pull. It had spent 50
years of its life there – sat for the last 25 – bought in 1971 by
Leach Bros. of Pontiac. It took over six months to restore it. We
are very proud of this old tractor. As boys, we grew up with one
like it. Courtesy of Bruce Leach, 511 Oak Street, Plainfield,
Illinois 60544
When this engine was acquired it had not been run in about 40
years. The owner had to make some parts and do some repairing work
on it. He soon had it cleaned and painted. On January 1, 1971 he
pulled her outside, filled up the gas tank, hooked up the battery,
and turned her over. She started on the first try – a very nice
engine. Nonpareil Famous engine, manufactured by International
Harvester Company, Chicago, 4 H.P., Speed-450, No. RK149, Patent
May 2, 1905. Courtesy of Dale Nickerson, Glasgow Road, Cassadaga,
New York, 14718
Here is a little model I built six years ago. It has pumped
water every year at the shows around this area. I modeled it from a
Fuller & Johnson I have. It is fabricated from stock materials.
The only castings were the flywheels. It is 1-1/2 in. bore, 2 in.
stroke, hit & miss governor and has battery ignition. Notice
Coke bottle on well platform to compare size. Courtesy of Earl
Rains, 209 North Olive, St., Eldon, Missouri 65026
Pictured are a 2-1/4 HP Galloway, 2-1/2 HP Blakeslee and a 1-1/4
Monitor Pump all in good shape. This was taken at the Mark Twain
Old Threshers Show at the Paris, Missouri Fairgrounds, July 1974.
Courtesy of Ray E. Curtright, 221 E. Marion, Paris, Missouri
65275
A close-up of my Blakeslee 2-1/2 HP, Serial No. 952 and built by
White and Blakeslee down in Birmingham, Alabama. Courtesy of Ray E.
Curtright, 221 E. Marion Street, Paris, Missouri 65275
A 12-20 Oil Pull belonging to Clarence Harsch of Spokane,
Washington. Courtesy of Rolland E. Maxwell, Route 4, Huntington,
Maryland 46750
