A typical settlers log cabin during the mid-nineteenth century. The painting emphasizes the loneliness and forced self-reliance of our pioneer ancestors. (1856 painting by Dutch-Canadian, Cornelius ...

For every antique farm equipment enthusiast! Do you have a special place in your heart for the good old days of life on the American farm? Do your ears perk up at the sound of an old Johnny Popper ...

The sign announces the annual Fall-Der-All, the last full weekend in September. I was recently at a farm auction. Farmers were bidding on a Farmall 560 Diesel. A little girl asked, “Daddy, who ...

Case IH 7210, 112 bids, high bid of $132,300 ...

The article on Barn Moving 101 reminded me of my father’s barn near Northwood, ND. It was similar in style to the one pictured in the article. It measured 32 feet wide, 35 feet high, and 60 feet long.

You ever drive past a place so many times that you kind of forget it’s there? When I was in college, I drove on I-70 through Illinois so many times that very few locations stick out in my mind. One ...

Ervin related that the previous owner of this hand-carved sandstone trough claimed it originated in either Germany or Switzerland. As reported, it was located in front of a castle to water livestock.

Lafayette Truman was a praying engineer. I knew him as a veteran Erie Railroad passenger engineer during the years of 1907 to 1921. At that time engines and engineers rated very high with me. Almost ...

I think, now that our 12th annual show and vacations are behind us, somebody had better make a report to our good editors of the steam engine magazines and their readers. It may not be a flashy report ...

About 400 steam engine enthusiasts and curious people gathered at the Pete Johnson farm Sunday to watch a threshing demonstration using Pete’s old steam traction engines for power. Pictured is Pete’s ...

I have read with pleasure the Iron-Man Album for eleven years, from cover to cover and surely enjoy seeing photos of steamers. A large number of makes that I have seen in your ALBUM were not sold in ...

Mr. Wilbur Collins of Pontiac, Illinois, and his Kitten Engine No. 197. 25 hp. built in 1920 by the Kitten Machine Works, Ferdinand, Ind. This engine operated a saw mill at Zehr's Reunion, 1952. It ...