Advance Thresher Co. Steam Tractor #1796 - Council, Idaho
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Volcanoguy
N 44° 43.745 W 116° 26.296
11T E 544481 N 4953009
Steam Tractor built by the Advance Thresher Company on display in Council, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WMB9EB
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2011
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Engine No. 1796 was used in the Placer Basin area nearly 30 miles north-northwest of here. In the 1950’s it was restored and steamed down to Council by Merlin Naser and Hugh Addington. The engine was built by the Advance Thresher Company. The company was founded in 1881 in Battle Creek, Michigan and acquired by M. Rumely Company in 1911.
Engine Type: Steam
Wheel Type: Steel
Make: Advance Thresher Co. of Battle Creek Mich.
Model: Not listed
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