2007 Show Pictures

2007 Show Pictures

Northwest PA. Steam Engine & Old Equipment Ass'n. Portersville, PA October 6, 2007

This is one of the last shows of the season that I attend. Located in Portersville, PA less than a mile off I-79 at the Portersville exit. I especially like the fall show because of the demonstrations of making some of the best tasting Apple Cider and Apple Butter. The weather this year was good and not too cold for camping.

This is some kind of pump called, I think, a Mud Pump. This particular unit is powered by a Hercules Engine of about 3 HP.

There were also several smaller engines as this Associated, a Kohler Generator Set rated at 115 Volt AC, 1500 Watt and another Generator Set I am unfamiliar with.

It wouldn't be a "Steam Show" without, at least, a few steam driven devices. Here is a Frick Portable Steam Engine and one of the old standby's, the Keystone Driller.

I'm always glad to see the Thoma Brothers, Ralph and Paul, bringing one of Paul's excellent models. Here is Paul's American Model Builders, Vertical Cross Compound Blowing Engine.

A unique display this year was this F.B. Pease Co. automatic apple peeler and corer. This was an amazing machine to watch in action. Outside were workers cutting the peeled apples for making Apple Butter.

A few shots of the old Sam's Service Station. A landmark at the "Portersville" show. It's very interesting to go inside and view all the different memorabilia.

Beaver Valley Antique Equipment and Crafts Association, Aliquippa, PA September 22, 2007

There were quite a few exhibitors at this rather small show. It is oriented mostly to crafts and tractors but there were lots of engines and farm implements being exhibited also. Below you will see some of the tractors and gas engines and other exhibits that I found interesting.

Here is a 1950 Allis Chalmers "G" owned by Leonard Keifer, Gaithersburg, MD.

This 1940 Minneapolis Moline "R Standard Comfort Cab" is a nice attraction.

This display of Antique Wrenches and Maytag Engines is owned by Clyde Seigler of Clinton, PA.

Just a few of the many Hit and Miss engines displayed.

Molly Giles having fun with my "Maytag Shotgun"

Harry Heron does a nice job of showing how sheep were sheared using the old mechanical shears powered by an antique hit-and-miss engine. After getting a haircut, this sheep will be a lot cooler the rest of the summer.

Other displays include spinning wool into yarn, corn husking and shelling and saw mills of two kinds cutting lumber. There was also a buzz saw attached to a tractor.

In addition to a great pulling event at night, there was a "Powder Puff" tractor pull during the day.

West Virginia Oil & Gas Festival, Sistersville, WV September 14, 2007

Here is a picture of some of the "toys" I displayed at this show. 1941 Stover, CT-1 with Can Shooter. 1928 Maytag "62" with Maytag Shotgun. Eternal Torch for those who have passed in the foreground.

These are of my "Can Shooter" Model III. Originally this attraction started when I saw one that Cliff Atkinson displayed and I told him that I was going to make one. He said, "You have to have a pretty good engine to shoot a full ten feet". Well; My first model was, like his, ten feet high. The can kept hitting the top with too much force and I added another four feet. Still, the can kept hitting the top. So, I added a full ten foot section on top of my original ten foot tower. This tower now stands a full twenty feet in the air. Does the can ever hit the top? Yes it does, every once in a while. The anticipation of watching this display, wondering when the can will hit the top, drives everyone's excitement. It got a bit cloudy as the day went on.

What's all the smoke about? I knew there wasn't a fire but, when I saw that Terry finally got his Oil Well Engine running, I was excited for him. He's been working on this engine about 3 years.

While at the show, we took a ride on the "CITY OF SISTERSVILLE II", a ferry that takes you to the restaurant and gas station across the river on the Ohio side.

A small chimney fire. Nothing to be alarmed about.

Why this Cooper Bessemer 100 HP has double stamps on the tag is beyond me. When it runs, it makes sweet music similar to the "Jaws Theme".

The Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club, 26th Annual Show Ashtabula, Ohio. July 6, 2007

One of the best pieces of handiwork I've seen is this Detroit Motor Bike hand crafted from an old walk-behind plow (3rd. picture). The detail on this machine is just unbelievable.

There were several walk-behind tractors and hit-and-miss engines of all makes and sizes.

This is a unique display of a Maytag Model 92 and a few extra pieces of hardware to make it look like a steam engine. This device traveled in circles all day.

A 6 HP, 350 RPM engine by the Renfrew Machinery Co., Renfrew, Ontario.

A good looking Oil Pull tractor.

A 1903, 20 HP Pattin Brothers 2 cycle.

Of course, no engine show is complete without a good display of Steam Traction Engines with the added attraction of a "Sparks Show" in the evening.

Coolspring, PA June 15, 2007

An unusual display of a Vertical Cross Compound Blowing Engine put together by Paul & Ralph Thoma, of East Butler, PA . Although it looks like it was built with an Erector Set, it is actually an American Model Builder set patented around 1915.

A gasoline powered Jack Hammer. I used one of these long ago when I worked for a firm that put up the Allegheny County Fair Tents.

A real nice Domestic Sideshaft.

A model of a Nine Cylinder aircraft engine. I believe this one actually runs.

A real sweet running Cooper Bessemer 100 HP. They start this engine with an air compressor and, when it runs, the exhaust sounds similar to the "Jaws" theme.

Coolspring's famous Buffalo Springfield Road Roller. Famous ? Well, Not really. But, this year, the engineer was trying to shift gears while traveling up hill and a slight miscalculation ended him in the woods. Luckily, no one got hurt and the roller came out in excellent condition.

SIAM - Southern Indiana Antique Machinery - Evansville, IN June 8, 2007

Located in South Western Indiana where the land is flat and the weather just perfect for a Steam & Gas Engine Show was this fine example of a Covered Bridge at the entrance of the SIAM Showgrounds..

Whether it be Curt Holland's 1905, 5 HP ALAMO, or ABENAQUE, Glenn Karch's "Hercules Express" or Dave Rotigel's AUSTRAL, this is one show I'm glad I had the opportunity to attend..