Russell Company started in 1842 by C. Russell.
Originally a carpentry shop building furniture, building houses
and crude wooden threshing machines.
In 1878, Russell and his brother hired C.M. Giddins
and then started building steam engines.
By 1905, the Russell brothers were building larger plow
steam engines. The company built its last one in 1924
and went out of business in 1927.
Owners, Charlotte & Ayse Mehmke • Mehmke Steam Tractor Museum
