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- Westinghouse Portable Steam Engine Powering Thresher at Gleason Farm, Redford Township, Michigan, October 3, 1923 - Until reliable internal combustion engines became available, farmers depended on portable steam engines. They were efficient and affordable, and when mounted on wheels or skids, horses could pull them from farm to farm. The small engines powered agricultural machinery like sawmills, corn shellers, or -- as seen here -- grain threshers.
- October 03, 1923
- Collections - Artifact
Westinghouse Portable Steam Engine Powering Thresher at Gleason Farm, Redford Township, Michigan, October 3, 1923
Until reliable internal combustion engines became available, farmers depended on portable steam engines. They were efficient and affordable, and when mounted on wheels or skids, horses could pull them from farm to farm. The small engines powered agricultural machinery like sawmills, corn shellers, or -- as seen here -- grain threshers.