Meinrad Rumely started with a blacksmith shop in LaPorte, Indiana, in 1853 and soon expanded into building threshing machines and steam engines. By 1882, the operation was known as the M. Rumely ...

It’s one thing to restore classic cars and trucks, but it’s hard to imagine the effort that George Hoffman put into the restoration of his massive 1911 Rumely 36 horsepower steam tractor. The very ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1923, John Ploesch purchased this ...

LAPORTE — Enthusiasts of old tractors and other farm machinery will gather Saturday for the 35th annual Rumely Collections Convention at the LaPorte County Historical Society Museum in LaPorte. Among ...

Enthusiasts of old Rumely tractors and other farm machinery will gather in LaPorte on Saturday. The 35th annual Rumely Collectors Convention is Saturday at the LaPorte County Historical Society Museum ...

LAPORTE | Jerry Erickson drove in from Iowa and Nick Feltis from Minnesota, which speaks to the lasting legacy of the Rumely Co. farm machinery that rolled out of LaPorte starting in the 1850s. They ...

LAPORTE — A mural of Meinrad Rumely and his grandson, Edward, was unveiled Saturday with help from a descendant of the once world famous makers of farm machinery. Fran Jones had a tear in her eye ...

This tractor is featured for the month of April in the 2013 Classic Farm Tractors Calendar. That small dark-green Rumely OilPull is the first of the Lightweight OilPulls. A new stamped-steel frame ...

ROLLAG, Minn. -- Mr. Goodwrench has nothing on Kenny Kass. The Iowa farmer's lifetime of mechanical know-how slowly chugged down parade lane during the 50th annual Western Minnesota Steam Threshers ...

Rumely tractors are this year’s featured tractor line at the 41st annual show of the Camp Creek Antique Machinery and Threshing Association this weekend. The two-day event opens at dawn Saturday and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1923, John Ploesch purchased this ...