Absolut Vodka Town Wakes Up to French Master as State Sells Out Apr 1, 2008
The introduction of the Absolut vodka brand in 1979 gave the region a boost, as the factory added workers and upgraded machinery. The company invested almost 900 million kronor ($151 million) in Aahus and a nearby village between 2000 and 2005 to modernize the facilities. (Bloomberg)
M-M Collectors converge on Charles City Mar 29, 2008
Elson said that the Minneapolis-Moline Company was formed in 1929 by a merger of the Minneapolis Thrashing Machine Co., the Moline Plow Company and Twin Cities Steel and Machinery Co.. It was in business until 1963, when the company was sold to White Motor Company, he reported. (Charles City Press, IO)
Do you know the marble man? Mar 5, 2008
Around the turn of the century, machinery and marbles finally met when the first automated marble-making machine was patented. Today, the process is largely automated, though there are those in the fine arts world who make marbles by hand. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
On display (49) Feb 15, 2008
Harrisburg Area Museum, 490 Smith St. An 1857 house and other buildings contain dozens of wood miniatures, engines, a collection of cameras and buttons, settlers biographies, antique farm machinery and more ... East Linn Museum, 746 Long St. Farm machinery, household goods, tools, medical equipment, musical instruments and logging and mining equipment dating from the 1800s. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Lodi, Galt officials assess security measures after Missouri shooting Feb 11, 2008
However, Raboy believes that the machinery and the personnel required to take those precautions would be too expensive. "It's kind of like everything else in life," he said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Staff, shoppers enjoy new Salvation Army Thrift Store Feb 3, 2008
Machinery at the old store made 250-pound bales, staffers said. With space so tight at the old location, donations were sometimes turned away. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Local girl will travel to Europe for 20 day tour in June Jan 11, 2008
"He remembers how poor the people in the communist countries were and their lack of machinery," Youtsey's mother, Denise, said. "Most farms in the communist countries the group visited were government-owned 'collectives,' which were large but often inefficient. Poland was the only communist country they visited with individually-owned farms.". (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
More of this story Dec 15, 2007
For those who appreciate original style, this place designs stunning furniture from repurposed industrial machinery and surplus. It's lowbrow material meets highbrow design, from vintage elevator doors to antique drafting tables to a sewer grate pedestal table. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Auction to raise money for Egyptian, museums Nov 8, 2007
Items at the auction will include vintage tools and machinery, extensive art works, a full-day Gold and Silver Falls excursion for six with guides, Roseville and Weller pottery, Belleek pieces, vintage collectibles, a vintage toy train, Coos history items, German war memorabilia, a photo portrait session and more. Cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa will be accepted. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Artist unveils 'perfect' celestial sculpture Nov 1, 2007
The piece is a conglomeration of parts from early 19th century farm machinery, has a base from a merry-go-round and a hanging optic nerve made from a painted poison ivy root. Hausbeck found the root amidst the endless piles of collectibles in Wild Bill's. (Middletown Press, CT)
CLARENCE IS CELEBRATING ITS 150TH BIRTHDAY Oct 20, 2007
The paper states vendors will line both sides of Chestnut Street on the south side of the downtown, while antique machinery will line the streets on the north side of the downtown area throughout Saturday. An area will be available for a free flea market and farmer's market to be held, if only you bring your own tables or vehicles for displaying. (Macon Chronicle-Herald, MO)
Changing to natural gas Oct 18, 2007
Paul and Scott Jensen are enlivened by their love of machinery. Between them the father-and-son team have built a company -- two companies really -- that's part museum, part flea market and part research center in the subtleties of running large diesel engines about 90 percent on natural gas. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
New Sights, Activities Slated For Fall Festival Oct 13, 2007
While the Chamber of Commerce ;Tourism wraps up its preparation for next weekend s festival, the Grease, Steam and Rust Association Inc. is also finalizing its plans for the annual antique tractor, small engine and machinery show at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. The show will include the special feature of International Harvester under the category of tractors and equipment. (Fulton County News, PA)
Poor Indian Labourers Happily Scrap "Toxic" Ship Oct 11, 2007
But according to the Ship Recycling Industries Association, the 1,400-room Blue Lady will eventually provide work to 4,000 labourers, and its machinery, furniture and antiques will give a welcome boost to Alang. Activists, however, say the benefits brought by the ship come at a serious cost to the workers. (Planet Ark, United States)
Mitsui & Co (USA) UK Regulatory Announcement: Annual report & accounts Oct 8, 2007
The Company's operations are principally in the following industries: steel products, iron & raw materials and non-ferrous metals, machinery & project, chemicals, energy, foods and lifestyle, consumer services & other, each having a diverse customer base ... $262,264 $247,729 ======== ======== During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company sold a building, land, machinery and equipment in Tulare, California, which resulted in a gain of approximately $3 ... BUSINESS SEGMENTS The Company's... (BusinessWire)
40th Annual Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive: SOME PAST HIGHTLIGHTS Oct 7, 2007
Three generations of farm machinery dating from 1856 will be on display at the Floyd Blout farm near Babylon ... The Truax-Traer tipple at Fiatt will be displaying huge strip mining machinery in action including the Kolbe wheels. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Wabasha family readies for fourth annual Papa’s Barn craft fair Oct 5, 2007
When the barn isn t a boutique, it houses farm machinery and horses ... Rich gives horse-drawn carriage rides and has horse-drawn machinery on display. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Apple & Pork Festival longtime hit in Clinton Sep 30, 2007
What: Food booths, juried art show, flea market, scarecrow contest, antique tractor and farm machinery exhibits petting, zoo, pony rides. When: 9 am. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Labor Day bash in Defiance Sep 5, 2007
"We have things planned for both days, but Sunday will be the big day. We'll have a lot of activities around the community. Just come and be there." The two-day event is highlighted by the Sunday afternoon parade, which will feature many floats, bands, animals, machinery and police and rescue vehicles, to name a few. "The parade will be a big deal," said Ahrenholtz. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
Arcola Broomcorn Festival kicks off Friday Sep 4, 2007
-- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., antique tractor and machinery display, Arcola True Value, Ill ... -- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., antique tractor and machinery display, Arcola True Value, Route 133. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Electronic Game Card, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2007 Earnings Aug 15, 2007
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Napa and Sonoma Style Aug 9, 2007
T+L tip: Ask for a peek at the kitchen, where Belgian machinery whirrs and delicate truffles float down conveyor belts. The shop: Owner Jan Niemi designed more than 200 variations of the ballet slipper for her tiny boutique Flats (1232 Spring St.; 707/967-0480). (CNN -- Travel)
Deer Creek Sodbusters show is Sunday near Sterling Aug 8, 2007
Demonstrations of operating machinery such as threshing, corn shelling, corn binding, silage chopping, stationary baler, small grain binding and farming with draft horses are scheduled for in the morning between 9:30 a.m.-noon and again in the afternoon between 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Plowing demonstrations will be held in the afternoon after the parade. All during the day the show will feature exhibits of steam engines, gas engines, antique tractors, antique automobiles and antique trucks. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
SELLING THEIR WARES Jul 27, 2007
This morning, an antique machinery auction was to be held at Lolli's Sale Barn. Living Sacrifice of Excello will perform a gospel show tonight at 7:30 p.m. Pictured above is a family from the Thomas Hill area who set up a booth of flea market and craft items early Wednesday afternoon. (Macon Chronicle-Herald, MO)
'Repair rage' forces total shutdown of highway Jul 24, 2007
Heavy machinery is used on the closed portion of the widening Highway 138 in Wrightwood, California. Drivers inconvenienced by a road-widening project subjected construction workers to so much abuse -- including death threats, BB gun shootings, even a flying burrito -- that the state revoked a rush-hour window and shut down the highway altogether. (CNN)
27TH FLYWHEEL REUNION SCHEDULED FOR JULY 26-29 Jul 17, 2007
On Thursday, July 26, the 11th annual antique machinery auction is to begin at 10 a.m. at Lolli's Sale Barn. A gospel show is to begin Thursday night at 7:30 at the fairgrounds with Living Sacrifice of Excello. (Macon Chronicle-Herald, MO)
At 92, Spotsylvania County resident Ray Chidester is still ticking--and repairing timepieces. Jul 3, 2007
"This is a beautiful piece of machinery, made way back when," Chidester said, "and it's every bit as good as it was then because it's been taken care of properly.". Some might say the same of Dr. Clock. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
One-man museum Jul 2, 2007
The Farmer brothers' machinery could make 8,000 blocks a day, doubling the output ... "I sold all the machinery. I was going to run it for a year and then close it down, but it was in such bad shape," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Flexible toy morphs into movie Jul 1, 2007
To blend among humans, the robots disguised themselves as everyday machinery. The series spawned an animated movie in 1986 in which the robot rivals fought over a war-torn Earth in 2005. (Boston Herald)
Top Indian Exports & Imports Jun 30, 2007
Industrial machinery ; $431. 2 million (2. (Suite101.com)
Day in / day out area entertainment guide Jun 23, 2007
Cordwood homes are naturally well insulated, provide excellent thermal mass, and two people can build them without heavy machinery. For details, call , 494-9875. (Montana Standard, MT)
Repairman brings life back to old jukeboxes Jun 23, 2007
Efthimiou said he developed his knowledge of music-making machinery as a 16-year-old electrician's apprentice in Greece, repairing jukeboxes at restaurants throughout Athens. Known as "Jukebox George" by customers, Efthimiou came to the U.S. in 1980, and settled in the Dallas area. (AZCentral -- Business)
Mark the Calender...It's 4th of July in Sigourney Jun 22, 2007
On view: Lionel Train layout, toys, antique tractors, farm machinery, dolls, Roy Rogers memorabilia, and other antiques. Keokuk County Health Center. (Sigourney News Review, IA)
Auction benefits Old Order Amish medical needs Jun 21, 2007
For the farmer and hobby farmer alike, machinery will include a two-row corn picker, a haybine, a kick baler, a grinder mixer, an elevator, a hay conditioner, a disc, a harrow, cultipacker, hay wagon, manure spreader, bulk tank and a variety of other things. Various outdoor, shop and garden items will be available. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Antique Tractor Pull Set Jun 21, 2007
FORESTThey may not be as modern as current farm machinery, but numerous types of antique tractors will show they still have life left in them as they are put to the test in a classic antique tractor pull set for early next month. The Central Mississippi Antique Tractor Association (CMATA) will sponsor its first tractor/mule pull on July 7 at the Scott County-Forest Coliseum. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Jun 21, 2007
Now, a firm has begun to sell machines that use dry ice to clean heavy machinery. 600. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Nielsen Auction Promises Spectacular Collection of Antique Tractors, Horse-Drawn Equipment Jun 16, 2007
And after selling seed (for Renk) for over two decades, he admits he's enjoyed his share of "leads" on old tractors and horse-drawn machinery ... Not to mention he's registered for many an auction number and covered many a slow mile, hauling machinery home ... Though Floyd has enjoyed painting and tinkering with the tractors, when asked what facet of his hobby he enjoys most, he replies, "I like that old horse machinery. There ain't going to be too much of it left. I'd rather monkey with that... (Agri-View, WI)
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If farm machinery or history is your passion, you ll want to go to the Dale and Martha Hawk Museum this weekend for the 18th Annual Antique Farm Show. The three-day event begins at 7 a.m. on Friday, June 8 and is chalked full of activities including breakfast all three days served at 7 a.m., a parade each day at 1:30 p.m., a quilt show, talent show, jam fest, Saturday night dance and a Sunday morning interdenominational church service. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Antique Machinery Show Set Jun 7, 2007
The smell of gasoline and the putt-putt-putt of an old-time engine will lure collectors and enthusiasts of America s rural past to the Gillespie County Fair Grounds this weekend where the 22nd Annual Antique Machinery Show cranks up Friday through Sunday ... In addition to old tractors and farm machinery, exhibits will include antique gasoline and steam engines manufactured as far back as 1900. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Coke's savior May 20, 2007
The prototype, which had fatter contours than today's version, had to be slimmed down to fit bottling machinery. Only two are known to exist. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Henderson may be the most scenic, but it also boasts a modern, lab-ready mine May 8, 2007
The size of the machinery operating down there it s enormous. You just can t imagine. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Flowerama opens on South Side of La Crosse Apr 18, 2007
The business at 215 Twilite St. does metal fabricating, and machinery building and installation work. It has 31 full-time employees and about 13 temporary employees at the current 26,000-square-foot building, which it has outgrown. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Community auction set for Saturday Mar 23, 2007
He is hoping for a variety of items, including cars, trucks, machinery, furniture, appliances, tools, antiques and livestock ... Titled vehicles and farm machinery over 3,000. (Pekin Times, IL)
Porsche Prototype Jan 25, 2007
As expected, the 904 proved to be an outstanding race car and in 1964 alone a 904 came in first over-all in the Targa Florio, humbling machinery with far greater displacement. The 904 also recorded class wins at Le Mans, Sebring, N. (BusinessWeek)
Steam engine group buys 90 acres in Williams Grove Jan 20, 2007
The association's main interest is to preserve the "knowledge and history" of agriculture and antique farm machinery and share it with families and children in the community, Flohr said. The goal right now is for the "auctions and farmers' market to help pay for the property," he added. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
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Passersbys and neighbors watched as a fence was put up, and soon after, large machinery could be seen tearing chunks from the building, so it made the building look like a child s doll house. Oral E. Micham Inc., out of Woodlake, the same contractor to build the satellite fire station on Sierra Street, is the contractor in charge of the project. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
A year worth remembering Jan 7, 2007
Passersbys and neighbors watched as a fence was put up, and soon after, large machinery could be seen tearing chunks from the building, so it made the building look like a child's doll house. Oral E. Micham Inc., out of Woodlake, the same contractor to build the satellite fire station on Sierra Street, is the contractor in charge of the project. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Shape of things to come Jan 4, 2007
With the aid of a human programmer, the computer code will then choreograph machinery to whittle away material into the chair's final shape ... Similarly, CNC machinery is more frequently employed to speed the production of low-cost items such as IKEA cabinets or the lacy silhouettes that Tord Boontje recently created for Target's holiday decor. (Los Angeles Times)
