RER
HCI Forum Board Member
"Democracy & Freedom"
Posts: 2,462 
|
Post by RER on May 27, 2011 14:54:43 GMT -5
 Reeves farm machinery was made in Columbus and sold nationwide and some to Europe by what I have read. The first picture is the Reeves farm threser probably built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The threser is a device that first separates the head of a stalk of grain from the straw, and then further separates the kernel from the rest of the head. For example wheat.  The below second picture is another angle shot of the first Reeves building which is still part of today's long building (joined together over the years) located on 7th Street. Notice the muddy dirt street again and the traces of the rail system up and down 7th Street. The picture is looking South East down 7th. A previous picture in this thread stated that the Reeves Company started in 1880, and finally incorporated in 1888 
|
|
fox
HCI Forum Board Member
Posts: 1
|
Post by fox on Jul 9, 2011 10:06:09 GMT -5
I have two wood pulleys, very old, around 5 feet tall. Looking to sale them.
|
|
|
|
Post by jimloesch on Jul 23, 2011 15:43:01 GMT -5
Reeves Day at the Breeding Farm today was GREAT!! As always the steam engine was a hit. There were 18 engines and much Reeves memorabilia. Breakfast was very good. Ice cream churned with a Reeves engine was special. If you were there, you know how much fun it was, if not, put it on the calendar for 2012!
|
|
RER
HCI Forum Board Member
"Democracy & Freedom"
Posts: 2,462
|
Post by RER on Sept 25, 2011 11:57:19 GMT -5
|
|
RER
HCI Forum Board Member
"Democracy & Freedom"
Posts: 2,462
|
Post by RER on Oct 7, 2011 12:23:17 GMT -5
Reeves Pulley Farm Equipment 1913 In MontanaComment: Interesting that farm horses and a train is in the background. Source: 123 People at: www.123people.com/s/milton+reeves
|
|
melking
HCI Forum Board Member
Posts: 19
|
Post by melking on Oct 7, 2011 13:32:53 GMT -5
Great Photo, I wonder how the farmer could see where he was going?
|
|
|
|
Post by jimloesch on Nov 2, 2011 5:17:34 GMT -5
Reeves #8030 is coming home!! BCHS purchased this one at an auction last Sat. It is expected in Columbus late tonight. It is 25hp. There will be pictures soon.
|
|
RER
HCI Forum Board Member
"Democracy & Freedom"
Posts: 2,462
|
Post by RER on Nov 2, 2011 9:36:46 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by jimloesch on Nov 4, 2011 17:48:06 GMT -5
Here's a picture of the newest addition to the Historical Society's Reeves Collection. It's over 11 feet tall and 10 feet wide. The large wheels are over 6 feet in diameter. Using that as a gauge, the overall length is probably 20 feet.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
|
|
|
Post by Ricky_Berkey on Nov 5, 2011 7:13:59 GMT -5
I saw it from the highway passing by the Breeding farm! Will it even fit into the new building? It's great to have it back home. Here's a picture of the newest addition to the Historical Society's Reeves Collection. It's over 11 feet tall and 10 feet wide. The large wheels are over 6 feet in diameter. Using that as a gauge, the overall length is probably 20 feet. Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
|
RER
HCI Forum Board Member
"Democracy & Freedom"
Posts: 2,462
|
Post by RER on Aug 9, 2013 13:26:04 GMT -5
Reeves Famous Wooden Pulleys Made Before & During 1930s Over the years I have been in various old industrial shops that today have been upgraded or closed. I remember seeing these wooden Pulleys in North Carolina and Indiana buildings. The pulleys in general were rotated using mostly leather belts in the early days of equipment operations. Reeves employees at the Columbus Indiana plant hand made these in various sizes. From the smallest to super large in size. Many years later pulleys were made of pot metal and steel. 
|
|
