Monday, August 26, 2024

Sandusky County Ohio Teachers, 1914/1915

   Sandusky County Ohio Teachers,1914/1915

Sandusky County Photograph Collection

This photograph shows teachers for the 1914/1915 school year for Sandusky County District 2, which included Ballville, Riley, and Sandusky townships. George W. Bloom, who had been a candidate for county superintendent, was appointed District 2 superintendent. Bloom stands at the right end of the third row. The Sandusky County Board of Education held its first meeting July 18,1914 to select a  superintendent for the county schools. R. A. Wales was hired as the county superintendent for a two-year term. The  annual salary was $2,000 plus $300 for travel expenses and clerical help. Wales appears at the left end of the third row. On July 29, 1914, the Sandusky County Board of Education met and divided the township schools into four districts, each with its own superintendent. 



 

Sunday, August 18, 2024

Sandusky Tractor

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Sandusky Tractor

Charles E. Frohman Collection


The Sandusky Tractor was produced by the Dauch Manufacturing Company of Sandusky, Ohio.  A manufacturer of farm tractors, Dauch titled the 10-20 J the "little fellow with the big pull." The Sandusky Tractor became one of its most popular models and was sold on the  international market. The 10-20 was powered by kerosene and equipped with a four-cylinder, four-cycle engine, and a three-speed transmission.  

According to the company's trade catalog of which one is held by the Smithsonian, the Sandusky Tractor could pull several plows. It also handled easily in small fields. 

To learn more about the company and its founder J.J. Dauch, see the Sandusky, Ohio Library's blog Sandusky History.