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- Tough Guys
- Lost in Toyland
- And without gloves
- If I were a blindfolded time traveler
- Smoke Consumer Also Cooks
- Oh that stove!
- Possibly still there?
- What?!?
- $100 Reward
- Freeze Frame
- Texas Flyer wanted
- Just a Year Too Soon
- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
- You kids drive me nuts!
- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
- Passenger trains have right of way over freights?
- Coal
- Never ceases to amaze me.
- Still chuggin' (in model form)
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Old Unreliable: 1921
New Zealand circa 1921. "Wanganui Fire Brigade's Merryweather fire engine on blocks, probably in Chavannes Garage. When new, the vehicle had a large hose reel, later removed and replaced by rear lockers. A report in January 1926 stated that the machine was useless and unreliable. It was sold a short time later for 60 pounds." Glass negative by Frank J. Denton. View full size.
Drive mechanism in the background.
Notice the pulley drive system in the background behind the wall. I assume they had some sort of machine shop in the back driven by a belt and pulley system.
Kingpin replacement
Looks like the boys are replacing the kingpin on the right front wheel. Also notice the plain (non-ball or roller) bearing that the wheel runs on. Plenty of work there for the machine shop on the other side of that wall!
Any more pictures in this series? Sure would love to see some of those machines hooked to all those belts.
Love those Sideshafts
That stationary engine is a sideshaft and looks a lot like a Tangye engine. Engines with sideshafts are uncommon, and the sideshaft is responsible for operating the ignition of the engine as well as governing the speed.
All the Comforts of Hell
Six solid rubber tires, a chain drive, all that shiny brass, and no true driver seat. You either stood to drive it, or sat on the board behind the wheel.
I can't imagine why they didn't think this was the most wonderful vehicle ever made.
What a great picture
Line shaft machine shop behind the wall.
Hit and miss air compressor on the lower left.
Jig table front and center.
Modern shop in the day.
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