Meinrad Rumely started with a blacksmith shop in LaPorte, Indiana, in 1853 and soon expanded into building threshing machines and steam engines. By 1882, the operation was known as the M. Rumely ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1923, John Ploesch purchased this ...

LAPORTE | Jerry Erickson drove in from Iowa and Nick Feltis from Minnesota, which speaks to the lasting legacy of the Rumely Co. farm machinery that rolled out of LaPorte starting in the 1850s. They ...

BLENDON TOWNSHIP — As tractor enthusiast Dave Snyder demonstrated, it takes a bit more effort than turning a key to fire up a vintage 1913 Case 20/40 tractor. After squirting some gas into a couple ...

Rumley's engineers were successful in accomplishing the task. In 1910, the first Rumley Oilpull tractor, a Model B, left the factory The Rumley was guaranteed to burn all grades of kerosene under all ...

HARWOOD, N.D. — Before diesel became the fuel of choice for farm equipment, manufacturers experimented with other sources to fuel internal combustion engines. According to the Boise, Idaho, JUMP ...

Take a step back in time via the Riverbend Steam and Gas Association's 48th annual antique tractor and steam engine show Thursday-Saturday, July 14-16. The show features a large variety of vintage ...

Tractor mania was alive and well Saturday for the 52nd annual state show of the Texas Early Day Tractor & Engine Association on its 58-acre site on Eberhardt Road. It was a cool, breezy day and the ...

Cal Dyke was only 18 when he heard about the formation of a club for people who were interested in engines, especially farm engines, and especially antique engines. "I was always interested in old gas ...

Tractors, engines and assorted parts from another era were offered for inspection and sale on Aug. 29 as part of the Fred and Ina Bruns Oil Pull and Prairie Tractor auction near Hecla. More that 200 ...