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    Dec 10, 2021 5 minutes

    Volunteer looking for details on donated Case steam engine to enhance museum display

    I volunteer at the Siskiyou County Museum in Yreka, California. Quite a few years ago, a family donated a Case steam engine to the museum. No sign was ever made to tell about the engine. I’m trying to do a little research to make the sign interesting. The family said that the engine was bought new in 1908, but the engine number (10601) says that it was built in 1902. The engine number is on a cast iron plaque and all that I have seen were brass plaques.

    I’m hoping one of your readers can help me. I’ve looked and looked for a manual of some kind that would list differences between the various years and models. I would

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