CANADIAN NOTES

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September/October 1951
H. S. Turner, 
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In addition to the number each 'Cock o' the North' engine bore a name on its number plate according to its size. Some of these may be of interest. The 18 hp 'Garfied'; 20 hp 'Dewey'; 22 hp 'Bobs' named after the Boar War figure. Lort Roberts; 26 hp 'Dun Donald' after a colorful British Admiral; 28 hp Compound 'Watts'; 20 hp Simple 'King' and 40 hp Compound 'Queen.' The 28 hp Rear mount was named 'Bush' after S O. Bush, Vice President of the Advance Thresher Company and the 32 hp Rear mount 'Drummond' alter the plant superintendent.

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Along with its line of engines the American-Abell Company developed a now separator by combining the best features of the Toronto Advance and Cock o'-' the North machines. The new separator was named the Toronto Combination and proved itself a fitting companion for the American-Abell engines.

'When the great Rumley merger took place in 1912 the American-Abell factory was included and the Cock o' the North line  was discontinued. No further engines were built. The boiler of their last traction engines shipped west now series as a heating plant for the Allis-Chalmers -Rumley building in Saskatoon, Sask. They built a total of nearly 2500 farm engines, the majority of which went to the Canadian West where the Cock o' the North line was a famous name, sworn by and at as are the tractors of today.

HOW ABOUT IT DELBERT?

Delbert Wolfe of 1618 K. Clinton St., Frankfort, lnd., had about completed a 2' scale Model, rear mounted double Gaar-Scott. Let's have a picture, Delbert

The fool kills time the wise man makes it do double duty.

I enjoy your paper very much. I have threshed for 29 years and hope to thresh some more. Have used steam and gas but enjoyed steam most. I have owned three steamers, 20 hp Huber, 80 and 50 Case, also owned two 30-60 Aultman Taylor. Did a lot of road work with these engines. Had a 36x58 Case thresher. At present I own a 32x58 Nichols and Shepard thresher and 44 Massey Harris tractor. Henry Sanny, Remsen, Iowa

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