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Artifact Articles
Tractors, airplanes, steam engines, and more intriguing artifacts from
the WDM Collection are highlighted in this series of articles by
Collections Curator, Ruth Bitner. Previously published in Tractor Classics
magazine between 2003 and 2008, these articles will be making their
online debuts bi-weekly, beginning June 29, 2010.
 Blowtorch, The
Mechanical Horse
posted June 29, 2010
“The only horse in the world you have to choke to start”
W.J. McIntyre, inventor
 In
a Prairie Attic: Bladon Family Toys
posted July 12, 2010
The WDM acquired more than 1700 artifacts from the Bladon home
in addition to several hundred farm machinery company pamphlets,
booklets, and advertising materials. The real treasure, however,
was toys.
 Teeth
Talk: The Bull Dog Line
Avery Undermounted Steam
Engine
posted July 26, 2010
Out of the Avery Company plant at Peoria, Illinois came one of
the most unusual traction engines of the day. The famous
undermounted engine looked more like a railway locomotive than a
conventional steam traction engine.
The WDM’s Oldest Gas
Tractor
Saunderson Universal Motor Type A
posted August 9, 2010
What do Pioneer Settlement in Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia and
the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Canada have in common? These museums boast the only two
Saunderson Universal Motor Type A tractors known to exist
anywhere in the world.
 The
Thoroughly Canadian Car
Made Up to a Standard, Not Down to a Price
posted August 23, 2010
In 1905, the Russell car made its debut. Built by Canada Cycle
and Motor Company (CCM), was the first truly successful Canadian
automobile.
 Tractor Fills a Universal Need
The Manitoba Universal
posted September 7, 2010
One of the rarest tractors in the Saskatchewan Western
Development Museum collection came out of Winnipeg about 1915.
The Manitoba Universal Farm Tractor was one of a small handful
of tractors manufactured in Western Canada.
Next article coming September 20, 2010.
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