In 1871, Richard Merritt and Daniel W. Kellogg started a company called Merritt & Kellogg located in Battle Creek, Michigan. In 1872 this company set out to manufacture a steam traction engine. They also made portable steam engines (ca 1870's)
Information Sources:
- Norbeck, Jack, Encyclopedia of American Steam Traction Engines, Crestline Publishing Inc, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, pg. 172
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Steam Power on the American Farm by Reynold M. Wik, 1953 page 253
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