Photo Index - Nichols & Shepard Co. - unknown

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Nichols & Shepard Co.
Battle Creek, MI

True Manufacturer:
Nichols & Shepard Co., Battle Creek, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Steam and Gas Engines
Machine Type:	Engine, Steam - Traction
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Craig Treleaven

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	unknown
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:
Last Updated	6/17/2019 9:36:46 AM

Comments:

The Ontario Steam Heritage Museum, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada, restores and operates a variety of steam-related machinery including 10 operational traction engines. During a visit with the Tool Group of Canada, in June 2019, they had fired up a Nichols & Shepard traction engine to pull tours through the museum property. I believe it was said that this engine was built about 1912 (?) and could pull an 8-bottom drag plow. It was originally used for plowing virgin prairie land in Western Canada.

Photo 1:

Comments: Building steam
Source: C. Treleaven

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Photo 2:

Comments: Front
Source: C. Treleaven

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Photo 3:

Comments: Preparing to pull a tour
Source: C. Treleaven

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