| description: | First Model (Canadian Made 1897) Sawyer & Massey Traction Engine. L.D. Sawyer Smokestack, Two Types Of Condensation Lubricators (Cylinders Only, All Else Was Hand Oiled Or Greased); Water Tanks And Barrels. Sawyer & Massey Wood Separator, Hand Fed, Wood Wheels, Grain Elevator (Bagger) Just High Enough To Fill Bags Which Held 2 1/4 Bushels And All Tied And Handled By Hand. Cyclone Wind Stackers Where Straw Passed Through The Fan As With All Later Types. Unique Two Belt Countershaft Drive To The Bevel Gear Driver Fan, The Beater Above The Fan, The Beater Above The Fan To Help The Straw In And Feeder Men Wearing Aprons And Gloves. Two Men Used To Turn The Feeding In 20 Minute Shifts. Photo Courtesy Alfred Moore, Carievale, Sk |