Levers and indicators to control and track the path of mine cars moving up and down the mine shaft. Note the mine depth indicators would trace paper… this is because the steel cables stretch out over time, so the line length changes with the years.
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Without proper pressure, the steering engine was ineffective.
The rear of the complex shows the more than 100 year old workhouse–still working! I do not know if the tanks are original to the 1901 elevator, but I suspect so.
Cracked gauges have a certain quality that hearkens to movies, I think. One can imagine the gauges going off the scales before dramatically cracking, throwing glass right at the camera. This damage, however, is unfortunate vandalism.
Exploring Dock 4 was a very different experience, since it was almost all metal.
It will be a good harvest.
A whiteboard in the quiet turbine room lays it all out… you should sell.
Old hospital beds.
This is a 1956 furnace. It was used to forge wheels, casings, and parts for the axel shop.
A vintage X-Ray machine in the oldest section of the hospital.