Case Steam Engine No. 1. Traction steam engines were made about 1876. These early models required a team hitched in front for steering. By 1885 this was changed by the use of steering chains wound ...

In the 1800’s at the town of Ketchum, Idaho, the Fast Freight Line, owned and operated by Horace Lewis – was in operation. Many freight outfits were in operation. Horace Lewis, ran one of the biggest ...

Threshing in the early 1900’s was a big deal. Wheat fields were large with an abundance of wheat, when the year yielded a good crop. Ernest Fette, Sr. (my father) owned three different types of ...

Picture taken at Miami Valley Steam Threshers Reunion at Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in July 1962. The 20 hp Minneapolis engine is owned by Paul Tustin, Columbus, Ohio. The 1915 Kelly Springfield Roller in ...

The Association held its second annual Reunion on August 20-23, 1953 at the Hooks town Grange Fair, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. This year, a greater number of engines was shown than at previous ...