Collections
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Case Eagle
Meet Old Abe (WDM-1973-S-8879), the long-time symbol for the J.I. Case Machinery Company. The WDM has four Old Abe Case Eagles in its collection. The eagle was adopted as the trademark...
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Log Hauler
Back in the first decade of the 20th century, steam-powered log haulers were the latest innovation in the lumber industry. The Phoenix Manufacturing Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin built these...
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Whitelaw Portable Steam Engine
This R. Whitelaw Portable Return Flue Steamer (WDM-1973-S-313) was originally purchased in 1892 in Hamiota, Manitoba. Eleven years later it was sold for $500 and moved to Creelman, Saskatchewan, where...
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Dalby Model Steam Engine
A model steam engine (WDM-1997-S-295.2.a.b) in the WDM collection is the work of Fred Dalby. The engine “came home” in 1997. Dalby was born in England in 1864. As a...
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Jingle Dress and Beaded Set
This Plains Cree child’s Jingle Dress and Beaded Set (WDM-2005-S-187) was made by a mother from Onion Lake First Nation for her daughter, who danced in this outfit at her...
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