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Oldtimer: David Stirk gives his son Iain, 8, a ride aboard his 1919 Sawyer Massey steam engine
Oldtimer: David Stirk gives his son Iain, 8, a ride aboard his 1919 Sawyer Massey steam engine

Oldtimer: David Stirk gives his son Iain, 8, a ride aboard his 1919 Sawyer Massey steam engine

Date8/26/1995
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Original Toronto Star caption: Oldtimer: David Stirk gives his son Iain; 8; a ride aboard his 1919 Sawyer Massey steam engine.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0006134F
Old but they can still cut it. The sawdust was flying during the weekend when Roy Botterill (left) cranked up this 1906 Massey-Sawyer steam engine and(...)
Old but they can still cut it. The sawdust was flying during the weekend when Roy Botterill (left) cranked up this 1906 Massey-Sawyer steam engine and(...)
Mahler, John
4/23/1979
A farm festival: Sherwood Hume drives a 1913 Sawyer-Massey Steam traction engine
A farm festival: Sherwood Hume drives a 1913 Sawyer-Massey Steam traction engine
Dexter, Brian
8/9/1981
Still running: Wilfrid Leslie to Halton Hills gets his 1919 traction steam engine ready for the Steam Era Show in Milton this weekend
Still running: Wilfrid Leslie to Halton Hills gets his 1919 traction steam engine ready for the Steam Era Show in Milton this weekend
Levenston, Anne
8/23/1982
The largest engine and thresher works in Canada Sawyer & Massey Co. Limited Hamilton, Canada
The largest engine and thresher works in Canada Sawyer & Massey Co. Limited Hamilton, Canada
Sawyer & Massey Co.
Approximately 1890
Steamed up: Whistles on steam engine provided music to ears of city and country folk who turned up for the 11th annual steam show
Steamed up: Whistles on steam engine provided music to ears of city and country folk who turned up for the 11th annual steam show
Dunlop, Al
8/30/1982
Steam is king for a day. In the days before the internal-combustion engine, steam was king on the farm as well as on the railways and in steamships. T(...)
Steam is king for a day. In the days before the internal-combustion engine, steam was king on the farm as well as on the railways and in steamships. T(...)
McConnell, Colin
8/27/1978
Model steam engine, "Little Wonder," operated at Scarboro Beach Park, 1907-1925, Toronto, Ontario.
Model steam engine, "Little Wonder," operated at Scarboro Beach Park, 1907-1925, Toronto, Ontario.
Hatch, Lawrence
1975 circa
A head of steam at Uxbridge. The Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society held its sixth annual Steam Threshing Days at the Quaker Hill Museum Grounds on Sat(...)
A head of steam at Uxbridge. The Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society held its sixth annual Steam Threshing Days at the Quaker Hill Museum Grounds on Sat(...)
McConnell, Colin
8/28/1977
Victoria Fire Engine, Engine Co
Victoria Fire Engine, Engine Co
Staples, Owen, 1866-1949
189-?
A drawing of an antique fire engine, with various firefighting tools depicted on the ground in …
Rescue fire engine, Engine Company No. 2
Unknown
Between 1850 and 1900
A painting of an antique fire engine with "PHOENIX No. 1" written on its side.
Phoenix fire engine, Engine Co. no. 1
Staples, Owen, 1866-1949
Approximately 1914
Hundreds of cords of wood had to be cut to keep up full heads of steam in varous old time farm tractors and machinery that buffed and puffed nostalgic(...)
Hundreds of cords of wood had to be cut to keep up full heads of steam in varous old time farm tractors and machinery that buffed and puffed nostalgic(...)
Beaty, Keith
8/5/1974