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an old fashioned red and black steam engine with wheels on it's front wheel

LIVE STEAM SCALE MODEL ALLCHIN 'ROYAL CHESTER' EXHIBITION TRACTION ENGINE 13 x 26 x 8-1/2 inches (33.0 x 66.0 x 21.6 cm) Finely detailed and engineered 1.8 scale mechanical model of the famous traction engine No. 3251 built by William Allchin Ltd. of Northampton England in 1922 and exhibited at the Royal Chester Agricultural Show in 1925 in a last ditch attempt to promote steam power on the farm. In custom oak and glass display case.

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a man working on an old fashioned steam engine

Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam trucks and steam tram engines. The firm operated from the St Nicholas Works in Thetford and built over 4000 steam engines between 1848 and 1928. Burrell were famous for their magnificent showman's engines, but I haven't been able to find out what these small-scale versions were used for - was it agricultural work?

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an old fashioned steam engine with people riding on it's back wheel and two men standing in the front

Clayton and Shuttleworth General Purpose Engine No.43187 "Atlantia" built in 1910 at the Fawley Hill Steam & Vintage Transport Festival 2024...

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an old steam engine with three wheels and four spokes, vintage engraving from the 19th century

Find Vintage Traction Steam Engine Tractors Beginning stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, 3D objects, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day.

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an old fashioned tractor is on display at a fair with people standing around and looking at it

Self-propelled steam-powered traction engine (steam tractor) built in 1911 by the Avery Company in Peoria, Illinois. Some history: This was one of the most unusual traction engines of the day. With its famous under-mounted engine, looking more like a railway locomotive than a conventional steam traction engine, it attracted a lot of attention when it hit the agricultural market in the early 20th century. The giant 40 HP model (above) could pull huge gang plows through tough prairie sod. The…

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