I find it interesting that the smaller containers/boxes are finger jointed whereas the larger ones are not so solidlt constructed.
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I think the larger ones were shipped off to the stores, you might not get them back. Also, the little ones being carried around would see rougher treatment.
Steam traction engine hauling logs with team of loggers, c. 1939. Photo by Jervie Henry Eastman.
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T C Wheaton glass works were in my home town!
These log haulers were fascinating vehicles. Here's a video of a restored Lombard hauler in motion...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFxXqr-6Sdc
Note the steersman out in front. He had a rope/bell system to communicate with the engineer manning the propulsion.
Over on MEM, Chris Rueby has built a highly detailed, operating model of this machine. This video shows it in operation in his driveway...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ8m...ature=youtu.be
If you're interested in Chris' model, a complete build thread is located here...
http://www.modelenginemaker.com/inde...ic,6515.0.html
His current project is an even more complex model of a Marion steam shovel. Build thread here...
Chris's Marion 91 Steam Shovel
WARNING: Both of these build threads are extremely deep rabbit holes. However, if you're interested in seeing how a master craftsman models a complex machine from scratch, these introductions will blow your mind.
Best was a fore runner of Cat.
Engineers check the new White House air conditioning system. 1952.
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Absolutely. I've had to manage recorders just like that for temperature controlled spaces in places I've worked. They were 7-day recorders, and needed a new chart every week.