Circa 1879 Ames Portable Engine in Use, 1898-1909

THF290403 / Circa 1879 Ames Portable Engine in Use, 1898-1909

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1898-1909

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1653.3

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10.125 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Sunfield Photographic prints Photographs Farmers Farming Portable engines Steam engines (Engines) Granger, Harry Bale, Jay Haddix, George Allen, Louis

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Ames Portable Steam Engine, circa 1879
In the last half of 19th century, portable steam engines were a reliable and efficient power source for rural Americans. These engines were drawn by horses from one remote worksite to another, and powered threshing machines, mill equipment and other machinery. This Ames Iron Works portable steam engine was used on a farm in Eaton County, Michigan, into the first decades of the 20th century.
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Circa 1879 Ames Portable Steam Engine in Farm Yard about 1929, Later Acquired for Henry Ford Museum
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"Prize World's Fair Exhibit Found on Michigan Farm," Newspaper Article from the "Lake Odessa Wave," June 14, 1934