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MeghanIsMe ([personal profile] stormdog) wrote2019-08-13 08:51 am
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Erik and I went to the Sycamore Steam Show and Threshing Bee this past weekend. Because I am me, I left both my cameras at Erik's place, but I did get a few pictures edited and posted to Google Drive. There are two more behind the cut, and once I get to my pictures, I'll get some more edited and posted.

There were a number of Minneapolis Traction Engines of this vintage there, but this one in particular, with in it's bright coat of gleaming primary colors, stood out.

Minneapolis Traction Engine



These flywheels and gears were on the side of a hit-and-miss gasoline engine. I love all the exposed moving parts on antique machinery.

Wheels and gear on an antique hit-and-miss gasoline engine.


One of the two firebox doors on a very large boiler that was supplying steam to a number of pieces of equipment in and around a building at the fair. I love the texture of the boiler wall with its streaks of gray and black.

One of two firebox doors on a large boiler.
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[personal profile] cmcmck 2019-08-13 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a lot of preserved stuff still running: