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- Portable Steam Engine, circa 1857 - Portable agricultural steam engines, such as this very early example, introduced American farmers to mechanical power. These engines were pulled out to the field by horses, and then used to power threshers and separators for the grain harvest. This 10-horsepower Owens, Lane & Dyer engine consists of a side-crank engine mounted on the side of a locomotive-type boiler.
- circa 1857
- Collections - Artifact
Portable Steam Engine, circa 1857
Portable agricultural steam engines, such as this very early example, introduced American farmers to mechanical power. These engines were pulled out to the field by horses, and then used to power threshers and separators for the grain harvest. This 10-horsepower Owens, Lane & Dyer engine consists of a side-crank engine mounted on the side of a locomotive-type boiler.
- Huber Portable Steam Engine, 1882 -
- 1882
- Collections - Artifact
Huber Portable Steam Engine, 1882
- Champion Portable Steam Engine, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Champion Portable Steam Engine, circa 1880
- Henry Ford Operating a Portable Westinghouse Steam Engine at Ford Home, July 23, 1941 - Portable steam engines could be hauled from farm to farm to power grain threshers, sawmills, or corn shellers. While working on a farm in 1882, nineteen-year-old Henry Ford powered this portable Westinghouse engine more effectively than his boss. The accomplishment had a lasting effect. Thirty years later, Ford tracked down, purchased, and restored the memorable steam engine to working condition.
- July 23, 1941
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Henry Ford Operating a Portable Westinghouse Steam Engine at Ford Home, July 23, 1941
Portable steam engines could be hauled from farm to farm to power grain threshers, sawmills, or corn shellers. While working on a farm in 1882, nineteen-year-old Henry Ford powered this portable Westinghouse engine more effectively than his boss. The accomplishment had a lasting effect. Thirty years later, Ford tracked down, purchased, and restored the memorable steam engine to working condition.
- "Portable and Agricultural Engines a Specialty Since 1852," circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
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"Portable and Agricultural Engines a Specialty Since 1852," circa 1880
- "Prize World's Fair Exhibit Found on Michigan Farm," Newspaper Article from the "Lake Odessa Wave," June 14, 1934 -
- June 14, 1934
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"Prize World's Fair Exhibit Found on Michigan Farm," Newspaper Article from the "Lake Odessa Wave," June 14, 1934
- Circa 1879 Ames Portable Engine in Use, 1898-1909 -
- 1898-1909
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Circa 1879 Ames Portable Engine in Use, 1898-1909
- Peerless Portable Steam Engine, circa 1895 -
- 1895
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Peerless Portable Steam Engine, circa 1895
- Mills Portable Steam Engine, circa 1878 -
- circa 1878
- Collections - Artifact
Mills Portable Steam Engine, circa 1878
- Portable Steam Engine, "The Iron Slave," circa 1875 -
- circa 1875
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Portable Steam Engine, "The Iron Slave," circa 1875