Ashcroft Projector

In the corner of the foundry, this lunchroom was literally collapsing under one small leak in the roof. Tile by tile the water ate away the ceiling. Note the clock.

In a strange loft next to the brewhouse are these twin kettles, which seem much older than the main kettles in the brewhouse.

The Beeghley was launched in 1958… you can see it unloading limestone here with its retrofitted self-unloader. Update: This ship has been renamed the ‘James L. Oberstar’ after the Minnesota Senator. [Read more on Boardnerd.com here: http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/oberstar.htm]

This rod mill (?) was made in Denver Colorado at a factory now buried by condos. #justdenverthings

I don’t think we’re anywhere near maximum pressure anymore.

The beeping never stopped. The robots never slept, not even when they were unplugged. It was a nightmare.

The stage from the balcony, which was in bad condition.

One of the pair of motors that powered this mine shaft. In the 1950s, this shaft was designated a rescue shaft, and was only maintained for emergencies. One reason that Cheratte built Shaft 3 nearby was because these motors and infrastructure did not have the capacity that the giant mine below called for.

On the top floor of the former casket building is the finishing line for the coating section; on this section the final spray of plastic would hit the wood before a small furnace would seal the plastic permanently to the surface, making it more resilient, I assume.