I get a kick as you may have gathered about learning about a whole bunch of aspects of the life and the history of the City. This week I go to to walk around this room late on an autumn afternoon with the yellow sunlight coming in low from the west. These are the original two steam pumps from the later 1800s which drew water in from Lake Ontario. Click on the pictures for much larger versions.
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John of Argghhh! - November 20, 2004 2:18 pm
Ah, steam engines. Every bit as popular 'mongst the denizens of the Castle as firearms.
Alan - November 20, 2004 2:19 pm
I have found some more municipal displays of cannon which I will report on soon.
James Hefner - November 24, 2004 4:09 pm
Nice pictures, thanks for sharing them. I believe the one on the left was built by Osborne-Killey of Hamilton in 1891; the one on the right and cover were built by John Inglis of Toronto in 1896. Equally interesting steam pumps are found at the McNeill Pumping Station in Shreveport, Lousiana, and in a handfull of other pumping stations across North America.
-James Hefner (another Gen X)
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