Honking mad: How the car horn came to be
Although we are used to the sound of warning signals on vehicles today, we weren't always. Same Moore shares the history and development of the car horn.
Is it a nut, or is it a burr?
Sam Moore investigates potential reasons people may have once heard old-timers refer to the nuts that were used with bolts as burrs.
How Ford developed the Fordson tractor
In his column this week, Sam Moore details Henry Ford's early years and the conception and development of the Fordson tractor.
Bascom B. Clarke: The machine man
Sam Moore shares a column written by Bascom B. Clarke, the founder and editor of The American Thresherman magazine throughout most of its existence.
Farmers should rely on faith and hope
Sam Moore reflects on the recent weather and recalls nasty weather patterns of the past — more specifically, Europe in 1879.
Deere’s short-lived involvement in autos
Sam Moore shares a passage Elmer J. Baker Jr. (1889-1964), a longtime commentator on the farm implement scene, wrote of the short-lived Deere-Clark car.
Taking a walk down memory lane in letters
Sam Moore shares a few of the letters farm women wrote to the editor of the August 1938 issue of The Farmer's Wife.
Earliest steam engines used to pump water
Learn more about the Newcomen engines, called "Fire Engines," which were used to pump water from British mines.
Crawlers: Gaining traction around the farm
The concept of a vehicle that carries, lays and then picks up its own tracks after passing over them has been around for centuries.
Lesser-known inventor impacts auto industry
Charles Hay Martin was one of the many colorful men who built the automobile industry in this country, although he never became a household name.
