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    old motor

    Barry, You have an old motor dating from about 1900 in your acquisition, I have in the past came across about three machines built by Lucy Hulbert, They were frequently found in British power stations and were a pretty bomb proof vacuum cleaner mounted on a substantial bogie, designed to be...
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    Chatham Historic Dockyard: Sheds and their contents

    Hello Ruston, The pattern of Lang lathe you refer to seems to have been introduced in the mid 1920 era by Langs, In the miid 1920 period Langs seem to have made a corporate decision, to where possible concentrate in manufacturing only enclosed gear head lathes (Unless as far as I can gather...
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    0t----Vladivostok rail-----1915

    I believe it was just after the Russian revolution, that Sir Winston S. Churchill, sent over a couple of detachments of Britishb soldiers to try and thwart the soviet take over of Russia, Well it ended up being a total disaster, For a start he sent no food for the poor blighters, They were...
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    Early Rhodes No. 1 Shaper acquired

    On the lettering , The R letter is a different size of font than the others on the casting , In that style of font these letters were lead "castings" supplied by various foundry accessory suppliers, So my guess is the patternmaker ran out of the correct size of letter and only had recourse to...
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    OT ?: Building Liberty ships for the war effort, 1941

    Would not have happened in the Clyde shipyards in Scotland-- More careful Note post referred to English yard stuffing old newspapers between the bulkheads & starting a fire when she was underway.
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    ...photo...Elkton Machine Shop...

    I doubt if Joe's uptight political correct attorney ever knew what it was like to live in "The Real World " from cradle to where she was at that particular moment in time, God help the poor members of her family who had to live with her with her P.C. attitude by the looks at the dark gloomy...
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    Steam Powered Blowing Engine

    Rick , One very simple method of lubricating the piston & rings in the tubs or air blowing cylinders, was simple, at the air suction inlet, Which usually was a cast iron box with a mesh or cast iron grid on the sides where the air sucked in, the engine driver , used to place a tray beside this...
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    1928 "Ehrlich" Lathe

    Marco, I really like your meticulous restoration of this fine machine, It has in its day been a high class product, My only concern is that I feel you are running her rather fast (Remember she is an old lady!) I imagine by the pulleys on the countershaft primary drive she had been speeded up...
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    Planers huddersfield

    In approximately 1969? I was on the market for a 12" diameter four jaw chuck, I visited the now long gone second hand machine tool dealer Hutson & co of Kelvinhaugh Street in Glasgow Whilst negotiating the cost of the chuck, the director of the firm, let me see what he had for sale in the...
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    Wow! My God! Help me please! What kind of 1700s tool or machine is this?

    Believe it or not, The Brits dropped a vast number as well, Just thought I would mention !
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    Antique Planer / Shaper

    Funny you should say that, In Scotland, I still use the old Imperial system of threads, Be it B.S.F Whitworth, or British Standard brass etc, for my own use on my ancient machine tools I recently came across an illustration of a nice machine tool of about one hundred year's of age, which some...
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    Old machine shop in Alfama district, Lisbon Portugal

    Very nice, Seeing this form of high art is most pleasing to the eye, These folks were obviously proud enough of their craft skills to spend a considerable sum on decorating the factory which was the pride & joy of the owner, Such high décor is or was not generally a feature found in Britain...
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    King VTL at auction in Oswego NY

    For its age, That old King borer looks to be in excellent condition, Certainly I would guess its age puts it beyond the age of being commercially desirable, But for a preservation set up I think it pushes all the bells, I would say most desirable Maybe someone with a larger re-constructed...
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    old lathe destined to be a table..

    The sooner there is a place in Hell for all these damned steampunk creeps the better! About one year ago I was trying to purchase a most beautiful Budenburg test gauge, really ornate dial, If I had offered the guy a free ticket to heaven I would not have succeeded, He was determined he was...
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    Visually beautiful early electric design

    The handsome appearance of the switchboards in these old power plants had to be seen to be believed, Some time ago I was most taken by a photograph of a power plant in Shorpy, the general ambience of the plant, Which I believe was a small works power plant had to be seen to be believed, the...
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