Several gas engines used around the farm before tractors came into
general use. They were used for pumping water, grinding corn and many
other tasks.
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A view of the east side of the museum. In the front of the picture is
one of the first powered lawn mowers. It was powered by a Maytag
engine.The green engine on the left is a 2 hp Fullerton Johnson gas
engine, Next, with a red water hopper and blue flywheel is a 1 1/2
horsepower Fullerton-Johnson. The gold colored engine is a 2 hp Rock
Island engine. Tader is leaning on a 6 hp Fairbanks Morse engine. On the
wall is collection of old time tools. The cupboard contains a variety of
toy tractors that are pre-1938.
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