Foundry patterns still valuable to collect
The show season is well underway for 2015 with some of the early and well known shows in the past, or upcoming. Since I...
Tracing the development of steam engine
The history of steam engines as we know them begins in the mid-1600s, which appears to be an interesting period both politically and scientifically.
The task of identifying vintage photos
Hello again steam enthusiasts. Its been too long again since I have done an article, and I guess my excuse is that I have...
What’s that worth? Value is in the eye of beholder
This material is the result of some of that inspiration that we all get on occasion. As usual, I’m not sure just what happened...
The history of steam engines: Who made them?
When I started this series of articles many years ago, I featured the specific properties of various makes of engines in several articles. Since...
John Fowler and his legendary steam company
I have written a couple other recent articles on the steam engine companies of England and since I am a dedicated Anglopile, that is not too unusual.
Engines highlighted country by country
The European Traction Engine Register 4th edition details many steam engines from around the world.
History of rallies and American steam shows
Check out Tom Downing's comparison between British rallies and American steam shows.
We often wonder: Who threshed for your grandad?
In my last article I discussed some aspects of history as they relate to our hobby and its various activities.
But we often wonder: Who...
Steam history is a reminder to document, record
As usual, off season topics are a bit hard to find but we keep trying and thinking and reading a couple of the magazines of the hobby and several club newsletters to keep up on the happenings in various areas.
