[Steam-engine] The missing Russell

[John & BJ McDowell]

HI,
It is owned by the Wayne count fair board and is on the fairgrounds.
Mary didn't know any of the history as far as Roy Conn.
BJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Ward" <psward at neo.rr.com>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Steam-engine] The missing Russell


> Hi BJ,
>
> Yes that's exactly the one I mean.  Do you know if they store it at the
> fairgrounds or if it resides somewhere else?  I'd like to go take a
looksee
> at it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul Ward
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: steam-engine-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:steam-engine-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On Behalf Of John
&
> BJ McDowell
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:07 PM
> To: Steam-engine mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] The missing Russell
>
> Hi,
> If you meen the engine the insurance co had it was donated to the Wayne
> County Fair. That happened shortly after the Medina accident.
> BJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Ward" <psward at neo.rr.com>
> To: "Steam" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:17 AM
> Subject: [Steam-engine] The missing Russell
>
>
> > After about 2 years of research, I think I'm getting closer to the
Russell
> > Steam engine that my grandfather Burch once owned.
> > Maybe some folks on the list will recognize names.  If you do please
> > comment!
> >
> > My grandfather owned this engine in the late 50's and then sold the
engine
> > in the late 50's.
> >
> > The first reference to the engine I can find comes from the "Hillsboro
> Press
> > Gazette", July 16th 1957, where there is a picture of the engine, with
the
> > AT smoke stack.  The caption states the Paul Burch, the JD Dealer, and
> > Norval N. Sams, the IH Dealer are sponsoring the engine for the sesqul
> > parade.  The engine is owned by George Troutman of Seaman, OH and is
being
> > fired by Jesse Burdette of Hillsboro, OH.  The caption also indicates
that
> > the engine was build in 1915.
> >
> > Having this information, I went to "The National Threshers Association,
> Inc.
> > Steam Engine Directory", published in June of 1956 by Mrs. Leroy Blaker,
> and
> > looked up Mr. Troutman.  I found under the name of D.L. Troutman, of
> Seaman,
> > OH, the listing of a 16 HP Russell No. 17083.
> >
> > I believe that my grandfather purchased and sold this engine between
1957
> > and 1959 because his engine had the same AT smoke stack.  I have a color
> > picture of the engine but the smoke box is turned just enough away from
> the
> > camera that the serial number cannot be read through any means of
> > enlargement.  I know for a fact that when my grandfather sold the
engine,
> it
> > was to a fellow in western PA.
> >
> > Continuing, I cross-referenced the serial number to Blake Malkamaki's
> > Russell engine list and found out that Roy Conn previously owned the
> engine
> > and then Wayne Mutual Insurance Co.
> >
> > >From an article in, "The Daily Record" of Wooster, OH, August 25th,
2002,
> it
> > states that, "In 1983, Ralph Gresser, president of Wayne Mutual
Insurance
> > Co., bought the Russell engine from his father-in-law, H. Lester Lee of
> > Cross Creek, Pa." The engine then picked up the name of H. Lester Lee
and
> > Dave Tschantz operated the engine.
> >
> > I have several questions that I'm hoping the group can address.
> > 1. Did Roy Conn sell the engine to H. Lester Lee?
> > 2. Does anyone know where this engine is today?
> > 3. Does anyone see any faults in my logic?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Paul Ward
> >
> >
> >
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