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Green and red vintage traction engine on grass – Antique Print

Green and red vintage traction engine on grass — historic image
Green and red vintage traction engine on grass. Historic image from the Tractors collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Green and red vintage traction engine on grass comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Green and red vintage traction engine on grass

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Painted in bright green with red wheels and trim, this traction engine stands out from the mostly dark, workmanlike machines typical of its era. Steam traction engines like this one were built to haul heavy loads and drive farm machinery such as threshers, and their owners often decorated them with bold colors as a point of pride. Set on open grass, the engine shows how these machines were presented as much as they were used, and it offers a useful glimpse of early mechanized farm life.

Original scan1,600 × 1,071 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
Reference2620820923_c15438d1ea_o martin pettitt Classic Tractors

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