Granite State Steam & Gas Engine Society

Steam & Gas Engine MeetTyngsborough Dunstable Historical Society

The Granite State Steam and Gas Engine Society will hold their Spring meet in Dunstable at the Little Red Schoolhouse on Sunday, May 5th from 7:00am to 1:00pm.

Before the invention of a portable power source, farmers had to rely upon animals, their own muscles, or waterpower to perform some of their most difficult work. In the 1870’s a portable, single cylinder, water-cooled, gas-powered engine was invented that could drive a large wheel. A wide leather belt connected that wheel to a variety of specialized machines and changed farm life forever. Logs could be cut to length, then split and milled to produce …

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