1890s How To Run Steam Traction Engines Rough & Tumble

US $12.50

Mebane, North Carolina, United States
Jan 31st

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Rough and Tumble Engineering: A Book of Instructions for Operators of Farm and Traction Engines, by James H. Maggard, originally published in the 1890s in Iowa City, Iowa. Reprinted by the Rough & Tumble Engineers Historical Association of Kinzers, PA in 1988 in celebration of its 40th annual Thresherman’s Reunion. Please note this book is new, not used. In addition to the original 180-page book, the Rough & Tumble Engineers Historical Association added 24 pages of club history and photos, which alone are a treasure. R&T’s Thresherman’s Reunion, I believe is around the third or fourth oldest in the country. One interesting thing I found in the club history is that Rev. Elmer Ritzman, the founding editor of Iron Man Album, was a major proponent of the first R&T show, and served as an R&T director for many years (see accompanying pic). The pictures of the traction engines within are not as clear as might be wished, but there are some unusual engines included. Traction engines from the following companies are portrayed: Gaar, Scott & Co., Richmond, Indiana J.I. Case, Racine, Wisconsin “Eclipse” engine, by The Frick Co., Waynesboro, Penn. Port Huron Road Locomotive, Port Huron Engine and Thresher Co., Port Huron, Mich. M. Rumely Co., LaPorte, Indiana A.W. Stevens Co. Marinette, Wisconsin Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co., West Minneapolis, Minnesota The Huber Manufacturing Co., Marion, Ohio O.S. Kelly Co., Springfield, Ohio Colean Manufacturing Co., Peoria, Illinois The last seven pages include reprints of advertisements I assume were in the original book. These ads are much clearer than the pictures of the traction engines. Union Steam Pump Co.’s Boiler Feeder (Battle Creek, Michigan) Mason-Kipp Manufacturing Co. Valveless Oil Pump (Madison, Wisconsin) “Western” Portable Corn Sheller, by Union Iron Works (Decatur, Illinois) The Wm. Powell Co. (Cincinatti, Ohio) The Powell “Trojan” Sight-Feed Lubricator The Powell “Titian” Throttle Valve The Powell “Signal” Sight-Feed Oiler Lee Ball Manufacturing Co. Valve Restarting Injector (Port Huron, Michigan) Wood Bros. Steel Self-Feeder Co.’s Engine Tender (Des Moines, Iowa) Contents: Part First Preface Introductory Tinkering Engineers Part Second Water Supply Part Three What a Good Injector Ought to Do The Blower A Good Fireman Wood Why Grates Burn Out Part Four Scale Clean Flues Part Five Steam Gauge How to Test a Steam Gauge Fusible Plug Leaky Flues Part Six Knock in Engines Lead Setting a Valve How to Find the Dead Center Lubricating Oil A Hot Box Part Seven A Traction Engine on the Road Sand Friction Clutch Transmission of Power Something About Sight-Feed Lubricators Standard Engines Two Ways of Reading Some Things to Know Things Handy For the Engineer Oil Injectors Sight-Feed Lubricators Boiler Feeders Gearing Oil Pump Tender and Coupler Referring to the Blower Pertaining to the Sattley Stacker Something About Pressure

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