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The Russell Brothers. Seated from left, Joseph (1823-1911), Nahum (1813-1891) and Clement (1817-1900); standing Thomas (1828-1893), George (1830-1894) and Allen ( ) Russell & Company of Massillon, Ohio, are best known for manufacturing farm and railroad machinery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They built 18,000 steam tractors and ...
Apr 29, 2016 · Russell relocated to Massillon from New England in 1838 for businesses associated with the Ohio Erie Canal. Three Russell brothers founded C.M. Russell & Co. in 1842, but a total of seven became ...
Oct 9, 2008 · John Garrels' 1922 25 HP Russell steam traction engine was used on a postcard for the Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Midwest Old Threshers' Reunion during the mid-60s. It is a single-cylinder simple machine. This 4-cylinder Russell tractor is still a reminder of steam traction engines. It is the only 3-wheeled model in the Russell line at the time.
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The book explores the family and its background, and the probable reasons for why it located in Massillon. In addition, Russell products are covered, including the well-known threshers and portable and steam traction engines, as well as lesser known products, such as gas tractors, horse powers, water wagons, saw mills, railroad cars, road rollers, ...
I found a couple of references to The Russell & Company in my collection of old American Threshermenmagazines. An ad in the July 1927 issue tells of the Russell Service Co., successor to The Russell & Company. It reads: “We have incorporated a new company to take care of customers using Russell machinery of every description.” The new firm bought ”...
On a lighter note: in the October, 1929 issue of American Threshermenis the following brief item with the title “Whiskey Traded for Thresher.” The story reads: “E.C. Merwin in 1878 became connected with the old Russell & Co., Massillon, O., and has in his keeping a number of books and papers of the company that reveal customs which seem strange tod...
Jun 26, 2018 · WHEN: 4 p.m. June 30. WHERE: Five Oaks, 210 Fourth St. NE, Massillon. COST: $75 per person (includes food). Children 12 and younger $10. Tickets are available for $10 to view the Russell equipment ...
Jul 4, 2014 · C. M. Russell & Co. was founded in 1842 as a partnership between Charles M. Russell, Nathan S. Russell and Clement Russell. They began building railroad cars in 1853 and shortly thereafter steam traction engines. In 1878 the firm incorporated as the Russell Co. The company was sold at auction in 1927 and the service was then handled by the ...
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Jul 27, 2015 · Vogt noted that Duncan, “always on the leading edge of industrial development,” had played a part in bringing the railroad to Massillon, along with the Russell brothers — Charles M. Russell ...
