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A lifelong steam train fan has treated himself to a miniature traction engine which he uses to drive himself and friends around. The fully licensed and roadworthy vehicle is a scale model of a Burrell ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Huber Steam Traction Engine is ...
British model steam engine maker Mamod is enjoying a surge in the value of its collectables, despite the company facing challenges to survive. Nostalgia for a bygone age is behind the popularity of ...
Built to last and as big as a dinosaur, it was obsolete before it left the factory in 1920. Nonetheless, with huge wheels and a gay canopy with a red fringe on top, the Huber "steam traction engine" ...
From left, brothers Elwood, Tom East and Sid East with the miniature steam-powered tractor their father built in 1932, at Tom East's home on Old U.S. 27 in Nicholasville. Curtis East made the ...
MASSILLON – The Massillon Museum’s 1916 Russell traction steam engine can now be seen in MassMu’s garden area on City Hall Street SE at any time. The large brick factory building where it was built ...
One way to win at tug of war contest is to hunker down and dig in deep. John Baish knew the visitor from Ohio had the larger and more powerful steam traction engine. “One thing led to another and they ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model of an early design ...