HOF Members

Tom & Dorene Yearian

Dorene Yearian was on the National Board of EDGETA as an advisor in 2002 and now is NC Director and Vice President, and serving on the insurance committee since 2003. As an advisor she was on the committee to revise and type the Directors Duties, the by-laws and worked with Howard Hodson to create the Youth Drivers Program. She served as Secretary-Treasurer and Membership for branch 16 from 2003-2005 and from 2005 to date as Treasurer / Membership. She also handles the registration for the Ozarks Steam Engine Assn show which is the Branch 16 home show. When not busy with that she is helping the ladies auxiliary sell coffee, cookies etc for fund raiser.

Dorene is very enthusiastic towards this hobby. She is always willing to help others in this hobby. She works hard in the National and local level of EDGETA. She has her own collection (JD) of tractors, engines, implements, wrenches and corn shelling equipment. She also has a collection of hog oilers mounted on a trailer which she takes to the local fairs and exhibit and exhibited and operates an antique cement mixer with a Waterloo Boy engine at the MO state fair, several years in a row. She is a showman and a good exhibitor of the old equipment. She is interested in showing and telling the younger generation about the old equipment what is was for and how it works. She even talked Tom into helping a couple of fellow members haul several of there collection of AC equipment to the branch 16 show and back a few years ago with their two trucks and trailers.

She has driven her own 41 foot enclosed toy hauler trailer from coast to coast (CA to NY) showing antique tractors and engines to further the hobby. Dorene & Tom have attend all of the National and NC regional shows since 2003, always with at least one trailer load and most of the time 2 trailer loads of equipment. And yes, it is all John Deere equipment except for Tom’s Empire tractor.

Dorene and Tom have traveled to the Tulare, CA farm show every year since moving to Missouri in the mid 1990’s dragging 2 trailer loads of equipment in support of there show. They also travel to several shows during the year taking equipment. She is right there helping load, tie down and driving her own rig as sometimes they take two trucks and trailers to a show. She talks to everyone about the EDGETA organization and the benefits. Tom and Dorene preserve and redo our own equipment and she works right along with Tom. She even has a brass base mount Edison-Splitorf magneto on their dining room table. To her it is beautiful and the center piece.

Dorene was born and raised in the city environment. After her and Tom were married he introduced her to the hobby. She has taken to the hobby with a one-track mind, always looking out for more equipment and can quote John Deere equipment with out taking a second breath. She always wants to put a piece of equipment behind a tractor to show the spectators what it is supposed to do. She is always willing to explain what the equipment does. She always wants to restore the old equipment back to its original condition. The 2-cylinder John Deere is music to her ear. If Tom starts a John Deere “D” she will come out of the house in a run.

Tom is chairman of the EDGETA Hall of Fame committee for the last 3-years. Tom teaches a small engine class to the 4-H kids in there area. Tom is the safety chairman for branch 16. He is always parking gas engine exhibits and riding through the show grounds helping with roping off engines putting chock blocks under tractor tires and what ever is need to make the run smoothly.

Tom is a member of the University Of Missouri Council Board Of Webster Co, MO and presently holds the position of Vice Chairman. Dorene is a member of F.C.E. (Family & Community Education) a part of the University of Missouri Extension center of Webster Co, MO. She now holds the position of State Chairman. Dorene volunteers at the Niangua School as librarian and classroom helper. Dorene also holds a teaching degree.They own and live on a farm near Niangua, MO. They lease the farm land out to a neighbor. They are a team.

The following material was collected from Dorene’s mother and Tom’s son:

Tom Yearian was born in Salmon, Idaho. He lived and worked on his parent’s ranch in Lemhi, Idaho. They grew hay, cattle and sheep. He went to Leadore High School. It was a very small school. Only 5 in his graduating class of 1953. Tom was the only boy. The rest were girls. I remember him telling me that his major was “rock throwing”. His grandmother was known as the Sheep Queen. She had the largest sheep farm in the state, in size and number of sheep. Well over 10,000 sheep at a time.Tom made his college money by raising the orphans’ lambs, and he was able to buy his dream –a brand new M G.

Tom moved to California and attended California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo and received his degree in mechanical engineering. Right out of college he went to work for Western Gear Corporation in southern California. They manufactured precision gear boxes, motors and actuators used for many applications, including aerospace and secret military projects. He worked there until retirement.
Before being bit by the tractor collecting bug, Tom enjoyed building electronic projects. He built their first color TV from a kit back in the ’60s. And it worked! He also liked to ride motorcycles with his son.After retiring from Western Gear he and Dorene started collecting tractors. They ran out of room on their 1/2 acre lot in Chino, CA and moved to a 180 acre farm in Missouri.He has not filled that up with tractors yet. Tom has one son, Stirling, who has two antique John Deere tractors.

Dorene was born in Long Beach, California. She attended High school, Junior college plus 2 years of business school.
Employment:
The company that manufactured the first apace shuttle, Downey, CA.
Thermodor-the Company that makes stoves etc.
The company you are referring to about “fish” was, I think, Van De Kamps.
That’s why she can’t stand the smell of fish.
She was secretary for parks and recreation, in Bellflower, CA.
Bobby Lynn Clothing store, buyer and sales (especially the buyer part)
Dorene has one daughter who is an Attorney in N.Y. City.
Her Mother in trying to remember her childhood –these are the things that come to mind.
She always seemed to be in a hurry. Always trying to make things right or improve them. Consequently she had SOME accidents –One in particular, on a horse.So when Tom and Dorene were married they made a pact—
Tom was never to ask her to ride a horse and in turn she would never try getting him to learn to dance. Dorene comes across as bossy but I can assure you Tom is defiantly a partner in their marriage.
When Dorene’s mother and dad went to see where Tom & Dorene planned on retiring, she had misgivings about Dorene’s ability to adjust to farm life. Dorene with her manicured nails, high heel shoes, long dresses, fur coats, and all the things she had grown accustomed to in the big city life were gone. Dorene’s mother said never in my live thought I would see her changing a carburetor on a greasy old tractor. Was I ever wrong?
She loves all of it and all of you. She had traded all the glamour, the big house and all the big city life for a very small old farm house and a pair of boots. Dorene’s dad and mother and Tom built a big new barn for all their collections on the property before they moved.

Larry Voris

Larry has been on the EDGETA board of directors since 2003. He was elected President of the board in 2004, and still holds that position. He has been very dedicated to the job as president, and has spent a lot of time to insure that the organization runs smoothly. He spends a lot of time trading e-mails with board members on issues that are related to EDGETA. He is always willing to talk about an issue, and to discuss possible solutions, not only with the EDGETA board, but with anyone else as well.

He belongs to Branch 16 of EDGETA and to the Ozark Steam Engine Association. Larry served as president of Branch 16 of EDGETA for many years. He is at present serving as historian and newsletter editor. He is on the board of directors of the Ozark Steam Engine Association, their annual show is the Steam-O-Rama, a joint four day show held in Republic, MO ten days after Labor Day in September. Larry always has several items on exhibit and is responsible for the Friday night tractor pull.

It is rare to find someone that is as dedicated to the hobby as Larry. Not only is he very active in EDGETA, but he hauls trailer loads of tractors and exhibits to local tractor shows, and takes a trailer load of exhibits to the National and Regional EDGETA shows, even though they may be over a 1000 miles away. By bringing his exhibits spectators have a chance to learn how equipment from another area of the country was used in the early years. His exhibits are entertaining, educational and hands on learning to young children and adults. He and his family hold a fish fry for members of their branch each year where they furnish the fish/hotdogs//burgers/homemade ice cream for the event. The family sets up tables, chairs and awnings where visitors can eat and enjoy the show in the shade. He and his family sets out their Allis collection for everyone to enjoy.

Larry likes collecting the odd ball items. Some of his early items were gas engines, an Oliver ‘70’, Farmall ‘A’, Massey Harris Pony, Empire, General, Massey Harris ‘25’, Industrial Oliver ‘80’, Avery ‘A’, Massey Harris GP, Avery ‘V’, Cletrac Crawler, various implements and a steam engine. Another part of his collection is a very extensive collection of mechanical and hydraulic jacks and accessories. One of his favorite tractors is a 1928 Wallis. This is the tractor his dad liked to take to tractor pulls. Larry has kept it up as a show tractor.

Another one of his collectables is his wood items. This collection includes corn sheller, fodder chopper, grist mill, cider press, steel buhr mill and several other pieces.Larry also has an extensive collection of Allis Chalmers garden tractors and implements. He is in the process of modifying an Allis Chalmers garden tractor to accommodate an Allis Chalmers fork lift.

Eddie Tout

Eddie Tout is a charter member of Branch 54, which was established in 1994. He served as Vice-President in 2003-4. He was elected President in 2005-6. Prior to 2003 he was a member of the Board of Director’s and subsequently served on the Board as immediate past president from 2007-9. He is a strong supporter of EDGE&TA and has attended regional shows when they are held within a reasonable driving distance of his home in Moscow ID.

If the dictionary had a definition for EARLY DAY GAS ENGINE & TRACTOR COLLECTOR Eddie’s name could well be used, as an example, in the definition. Words are not adequate to describe the extensiveness of his collection of engines and tractors! One has to “experience” his collection to fully appreciate it. In addition to engines and tractors his collection includes just about everything found on farms and ranches during the first half of the 20th century. I’m convinced that it would be possible to find examples of most everything contained in the hardware section of early day Sears and Roebuck Catalogues in his collection.

You know you are in for a treat when you arrive at Eddie’s farm southeast of Moscow ID. You are greeted by a welcome sign and an early steel wheeled Fordson tractor hitched to a pull type road grader serving as yard art.

The following are direct quote from the member that replaced Eddie as president in 2007:
“Yes, I had some BIG shoes to fill, and he was definitely a good teacher and leader.”
“It was a pleasure to follow and learn from him.”
“He was always ready to talk and give guidance, as well as leadership.”
“He also helped with old iron problems and solutions.”
“I am still amazed at the broad scope of his knowledge and willingness to share his knowledge.”
“The diversity of his collection is truly broad range – even the size of the overalls he has hanging in his shop/storage building – surely glad I didn’t have to try and fill them.”
“His involvement in “old-iron” goes beyond our club, and his personal interest, and is always ready to help others.” “His wife Lana is a true supporter and is certainly involved with him – maybe not in turning wrenches, but in the many otger ways that allows Eddie to pursue his passion.”
“I also like to think of Eddie as a man that likes to start things off with a BANG – as his Field Marshall tractor is a definite crowd pleaser and he is more than happy to share it with many others – even outside the club.”

Eddie is a true collector as opposed to a trader type collector. Her rarely sells or trades his treasures. The following comments of support for Eddie’s application came to me from another past president:
“For many years Eddie’s was the sole old engine display at the Latah County Fair in Moscow ID.” “For sure, in his community Eddie is mr Engine.” “Never one to let an old engine opportunity go to waste, Eddie wrangled deals to salvage old iron whose water hoppers had been converted to planters.” “Before he finished with them, they looked and ran as good as new.” “He even went so far as to use salvaged cast-iron sanitary pipe to replace missing sections of engine cylinders.” “Frozen and burst Hardie pump cylinders? – No problem for Eddie.” His ingenious application of hose clamps converted the impossible wreck into an eye-catching and crowd-pleasing fair display.”

“Eddie’s restorations border on perfection. When he re-build the mostly wooden cab of his vintage Chevrolet truck, he sized up the results and not being satisfied, he started all over and built it a second time. His finished product would make the most talented cabinetmaker proud. He is that good!”

As already stated, Eddie\’s collection of engines and tractors is extensive. His collection includes many of the engines pictured and listed in W H Wendel’s book on American Gasoline Engines Since 1872. Whether an engine be an early Monarch, made by Nelson Brothers, or a Fairmont railroad speeder engine, Eddie can tell you all about them and what it took to get them restored and running. The same goes of his tractors which includes a standard tread CO-OP No. 2 and a British made Field Marshal. As a testament to the quality of his restorations, several of his tractors have appeared on calendars to include his Field Marshall.

Aside from his engine and tractor hobby he has several vintage cars and trucks. Currently he is restoring a “basket case” 1923 or 24 year model REO truck. His resourcefulness tracking down parts is legendary. So what if a pair of cylinders and a distributor are missing, Eddie can track down parts! In an earlier restoration of a Model T Ford dump truck the dump bed was missing. Wouldn’t you know he found one in a dump somewhere in North Idaho!

Fred “Red” & June Salisbury

The members of Color County Antique Machinery Association are pleased to nominate Fred “Red” and June Salisbury for inclusion in the national Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association Hall of fame. It would only be fitting that they receive this honor as a couple because they have worked tirelessly as a couple to establish, grow, and serve Branch 134. Both individuals are fully committed to the objectives of our local and national organizations.

After traveling more than 300 miles one way to participate in Branch 14 club activities for several years, often hauling more than a semi load of tractors, Red and June founded our branch in 2000. During the first couple of years they paid club dues for many family members and employees of their company while they relentlessly recruited new members. Red has served as president and June as secretary every year that our club has been in existence. Several times June has also served as treasurer and newsletter editor as well. Their “Nomad” travel trailer goes to all the club events in Utah, Arizona and Nevada as the official office. They also haul several loads of their tractors and stationary engines to these many events. In 2011 branch 134 had major events in eight different towns. Red, June and their extended family fully support these events.

The Salisburys have a large impressive collection of tractors, implements, and functioning stationary engines that represents many makes and models. When it comes to old iron these folks are truly colorblind! They have donated several pieces of equipment for permanent public display to help promote EDGE&TA and our local branch.

Red provided most of the materials and much of the labor to build two pulling sleds and a mobile, full platform electronic scale that Branch 134 has used to conduct tractor pulls in many different venues. Red and June have both been successful tractor pullers and often provide a tractor for some new puller to be introduced to this fun activity. Additionally Red and one of his sons also build a pedal tractor pulling sled and arranged for the donation of two pedal tractors to the club so that even the youngest children can enjoy participating at our club events.

Red and June have attended many national and regional EDGE&TA shows and are both now working very hard to prepare for the SW Regional show that our club is hosting this fall. Working with former members of our club, Red and June helped establish Branch 217 in Page AZ in 2010.

The members of Branch 134 offer our gratitude to this exemplary couple and we are pleased to place their names in nomination for this well deserved honor.

David & Nancy Ruark

Lewis-Clark Antique Power Club, EDGETA Branch #54, would like to submit David and Nancy Ruark, husband and wife, for consideration into the 2012 EDGETA Hall of Fame. David and Nancy were instrumental in the developement of the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum of Pomeroy, Washington and also where Branch 54 is Today.

The Ruark’s have donated countless hours of their time from start to finish during the developement of the 8600 square foot museum which is now basically “bursting at the seams” with displays of country life of yesteryear. From helping in securing grants to build the museum building, the donation of time and vehicle usage to haul antique tractors and equipment for display and the countless hours spent talking on the telephone, plus the donation of time and effort in restoring items for the museum, the museum itself would certainly be no where near what it is today.

David, a semi-retired wheatland farmer, is a former president of Branch 54. Nancy is the current secretary of Branch 54, a position she has held 8 plus years now. They both have a wonderful collection of antique and classic tractors, engines and household gadgets. Attending many country fairs in their area, the Ruark’s can be found demonstrating to the younger folk “this is how it used to be”. David and Nancy live in a turn of the century country home located in rural Garfield County, Washington.

In closing, the Ruark’s are a perfect example of the phrase “tireless worker”. Without their determination of seeing things through from start to finish, there would be a void in the old iron hobby.

Douglas Peterson

I would like to nominate Douglas Peterson to the “EDGE-TA HALL OF FAME” for being a faithful member for over 27 years. He has been ever vigilant in the recruiting of new members, and the formation of Branch #81 and Branch #141. He has been the president of EDGE)TA Branch #141 for the past 5 years, always exhibiting exemplary leadership.

Doug has been collecting and preserving anti2que engines and tractors since 1954, when he started his collection with a l-l/2 hp Hercules engine. Little did he know, at the time, it would turn into a lifetime passion for over 58 years.

I first met Doug in 1989 at Pottsville OR at our first National show, hosted by Branch #9. Doug has attended every National show on the west coast since then and, with out fail, every yearly show at the Pottsville Annual “Father’s Day Show” in Pottsville OR; “The Great Oregon Steam-up” in Brooks OR; and the “Olde Iron Show” in Tillamook OR. Doug keeps us active in several smaller local shows, as well as getting us into the parades around Southern Oregon.

He is responsible for the set-up, teardown, and general safety at each event, along with encouraging new members. He provides the stanchions, safety ropes, and great attitude that affect each and every member in a positive way. He is always more than willing to help anyone however he can from working on an engine to answering any and all questions.

Doug’s heart is into preserving the history of farming for our nation’s youth & future. In 2004 at the National show in Santee CA, Doug saw a rope making machine and was so impressed by the way people responded to this simple learning experience that he found and bought one of these antiques tools. He has been interacting with the many thousands of guests at the tractor and engine shows ever since, by making rope for the kids and the “young at heart.”

His engine collection is quite diverse and he rotates his many engines each year so his displays are always interesting. He is constantly looking for another antique tool for his engines to run. And that Hercules engine he started with in 1954 – still being displayed and run from time to time.

If you need a part for any old engine or tractor in Oregon, you can call Doug and he will know just where he saw one “not too long ago.” He is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to the history and running of old engines and tractors.

I would sincerely appreciate your considering him for this honor

Respectfully,
John Johnston
Vice-President & Safety Director

Walt Curtis

Walt Curtis has been a member of the EDGE&TA club since we started Iron horses and Machinery Club, Branch 106 in 1999, the first branch in Nevada. He held the first office of president at the branch inception, and is currently in this position. To date he has held the offices of President, Vice-President and Safety Officer. He also supported, trained and donated the use of his tractors to a young boy in the Youth Driving Program.

Walt is a retired contractor. He has a large shop and can be found working daily on one of his projects. He is a major collector of any and all antique memorabilia. He also has large buildings full of tractors, cats, engines, boat motors, cars, and trucks and all types of farming implements. People have come from all over the United States and other countries to look at his eclectic collection.

He is an excellent mechanic/machinist and woodworker and a jack-of-all-trades. He keeps extremely busy repairing and restoring his equipment. Some of it is currently used for the operation of his small farm. From plowing the fields to combining his grain, this is the proving ground for his antique equipment. Other members are also welcome to bring their tractors over to help.

Walt is always willing to help anyone with mechanical problems, searching for parts, or advice on tractors and antique engines. Walt is extremely personable and no matter what he is working on, he always makes himself available to give someone a hand.

Mr. Curtis is very well known and liked in our community. He donates his time and equipment to help where needed. Whether it is something fun or entertaining for the community or at a time of crisis, Walt and his equipment can be found working. The club regularly uses his shop to hold our potluck meals and meetings and is the staging area for our tractor drives, which he leads. Walt also has available tractors if someone needs to borrow a tractor for our tractor drives. He has several hundred to choose from.

Walt has been a major contributor to our local shows. He’ll bring 6 to 7 loads of tractors, engines and equipment. Walt and his wife also load their trailer and travel to some of the shows or go to auctions to find more treasures.

Jerry Vandivort

Jerry has been an active member since the club was started 25 years ago. He seldom misses a meeting or club event. He has helped represent our club nd EDGETA in many other local events and parades driving and displaying his tractors.

We would like to thank and honor Jerry for his many years of supporting the club by his continued help and participation in all the club\’s activities. He always shows up to help out.

Jerry has been a great help in developing the club\’s show grounds by providing untold numbers of loads of chat and gravel via his dump truck. On a work day, you can count on him being there on his mower to help mow the grounds. He has been consistently successful in getting local businesses to donate ads in our annual show program which has greatly helped to bring in money to keep our branch solvent and prosperous. The past few years he has used his personal golf cart to assist handicap attendees around our show grounds during shows.

John F. Spalding

John Spalding has made significant contributions to EDGETA. In this quotation, Travis Brown describes one of John\’s many contributions: \”U.S. Tobacco still carries a large physical presence in Nashville. U.S. Tobacco had in their plant two matching Skinner Uniflow engines with generators that were used to power the plant. Several years ago, the company decided that they had not used this equipment in a long time and chose to dispense with it. John Spalding became aware of this decision and managed to talk them into donating the qupment rather than selling it for scrap. He made contact with Joe Collins, one of the members of EDGETA Branch 202 in Tennessee. Joe hosts a show at his facilities at Portland, Tennessee. After some discussion with John, Joe and another steam enthusiast looked over the equipment. Joe then had the engines loaded up and transported to his showgrounds in Tennessee. John and Joe are making progress on setting up this display\”. John has also pitched in to help with Joe\’s show every year. If you know John, you know that you will never catch him standng around when there is work to be done.

Throughout his life, John F. Spalding has taken an active role in many shows of vintage iron. He has saved two important Skinner engines that will be appreciated by the crowds that attend EDGETA member Joe Collins\’ show. John has selfessly shared his knowledge of agricultural history and his historical photographs through a regular column that he writes for national magazines. He has postd a Web site to honor our nation\’s farming legacy, and he has written and published three books commemorating agricultural steam engines, kerosene and gasoline tractors, and hit and miss engines.

John F. Spalding has amassed one of the world\’s largest collections of historical photographs of American agricultural steam engines, as well as gasoline tractors and related farming implements. His photographs hang in fram museums, including the new building dedicated to the history of the development of the steam engine at Midwest Old Threshers, the largest show in North America. He routinely makes his collection available through his magazine columns, his Web site, and his books, all of which are widely read and well recieved. John always unselfishly shares his archive!

Addendum Provided by Bob Rhode:

I am nominating John F. Spalding for induction into the EDGE&TA Hall of Fame because he has participated in several shows of vintage iron, devoted tremendous effort to writing a regular column in national magazines that feature agricultural history, posted a Web site (www.spaldingscorner.com) honoring our nation’s farming legacy, published three books commemorating the history of machines used on American farms, and annually donated his time and labor on behalf of Joe Collins’ show in Portland, Tennessee, and for EDGE&TA Branch 202. John rescued and donated to Joe’s show two matching Skinner Uniflow engines, which John is helping restore. Travis Brown and Joe Collins attest that John is one of the most valuable team players in helping host the annual show.

John began attending the Central States Threshermen’s Reunion in Pontiac, Illinois, in 1959 at the age of 3. He became the youngest member of the organization four years later. Since that time, he has regularly taken an active role in the event. Over the years, John has helped engineers to exhibit their engines, participated in the daily parades, and assisted in the installation of permanent displays. Further, he has sold programs every year. In the same way that John has long been a pitch-in-and-help member of the Central States threshing reunion, John has assisted other shows, including Joe’s show in Portland.

I have co-authored three of John’s books: The Steam Tractor Encyclopedia, Great Photographs of Farm Steam Engines from the Collection of John F. Spalding, and the New Expanded Edition of The Steam Tractor Encyclopedia.John began collecting steam tractor photographs and ephemera in the late 1980s. Each photograph is more than a picture; it is a portal back in time. In June 2003, Richard Backus, editor of Steam Traction, an international magazine devoted to the restoration and preservation of agricultural steam engines, invited John to submit a regular column. Entitled “Spalding’s Corner,” John’s contribution was a staple in each issue until Steam Traction ceased publication. His column now appears in Engineers and Engines Magazine. John’s collection of historic photographs depicting farm steam engines and gasoline engines is nothing short of amazing! While most of John’s images depict steam power, he has included in our books sections of photographs representing kerosene and gasoline tractors, as well as hit and miss engines. John is an incredible resource to those of us who study American agricultural history.

For all of his publications, from his column to the books, John has kept in mind this goal, expressed here in his own words: “I have a passion to ensure that information regarding this topic comes to light and is documented for posterity.” John has corresponded with hundreds of people interested in the vintage-iron restoration movement. He has also supported the efforts of Travis Brown and others in their collaboration with the state’s boiler inspectors to ensure safe operation of steam boilers.

In my estimation, John F. Spalding is eminently qualified for the EDGE&TA Hall of Fame.

Carl Ross

We would like to submit our club member, Carl Ross, to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, for his long time dedication, in collecting antique engines, restoring them and displaying them, at our many West Coast Tractor & Engine Shows, for over 20 Years.

Carl has been an active member of our Branch (#30) since 1989 (24 years), an active member of the “Central Coast Branch” (#27) since 1990 (23 Years), an active member of the “Fresno Branch” (#8) since 2009 (4 years) and an active and charter member of the “Tulare Branch” (#209) since 2010 (3 Years).

Carl is a retired school teacher and a commercial farmer that raises over 40 acres of oranges annually, on his large farm in Ducor, Ca. near Porterville. He has been a Past Board Member, in the Central Coast Branch #27, and is very active in all of the aforementioned clubs. Carl is a real showman, in that his displays are always antique engines driving something. It could be something as simple as a saw, water pump, grinder, or a feed cuter. His display engines are extra ordinary, such as an Emerson Brantingham 1 ½ HP or a Foos Junior 2 ½ HP, and he also displays large engines, such as the 6 HP Witte or a 4 HP Bullseye, both are Hit & Miss engines.

If you were at California Antique Farm & Equipment Show in Tulare last year, you would have seen Carl driving his New 1929 Rumely Oil Pull Tractor for the first time, in the tractor parade. What a showman.

I would like to mention the different West Coast shows that Carl displays at every year: The Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival, Lancaster, Ca. The Mojave River Trail Days Show in Helendale, Ca. The Kern County Fair, The Memorial Day, Cayucos Way Station Show in Cayucos, Ca., The Taft Oil Museum, twice a year in Taft, Ca., 4^th of July Goleta Show in Goleta, Ca., and the California Antique Farm & Equipment Show in Tulare, Ca. I may have missed a few? At Christmas time Carl is an active “Santa Clause”, in the Porterville area and at many clubs. Carl has a full white beard and loves to entertain the children and is always there to help.