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Re: Back when America BUILT stuff
« Reply #75 on: September 29, 2019, 11:01:55 am »
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMgTlht-PsNniRIuaax4m8Q

you will lose several hours watching

looking at stuff like this, it is simply amazing how many specialized trades there used to be to provide life's necessities............
gunsmith, cooper, wheelwright, blacksmith, wagonwright, farrier, saddler, weaver..................
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    Re: Back when America BUILT stuff
    « Reply #76 on: September 29, 2019, 07:20:17 pm »
    Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting Her Majesty, the Queen of Steam, Norfolk & Western 611!










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    Re: Back when America BUILT stuff
    « Reply #77 on: September 29, 2019, 09:16:53 pm »
    She's a beauty.   :thumbup1
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    Re: Back when America BUILT stuff
    « Reply #78 on: September 29, 2019, 09:26:24 pm »
    Quote from: coelacanth on September 29, 2019, 09:16:53 pm
    She's a beauty.   :thumbup1

    That she is! Pictures (especially from my kinda-crappy cell phone camera) really do not do her justice.

    And just to give you an idea of how big she is, her driving wheels are 5'10" in diameter, same as the height of an average man.
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    Re: Back when America BUILT stuff
    « Reply #79 on: April 18, 2020, 09:58:24 am »
    Springfield Armory from the 50's ; and a little bit of the CMP organization

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    Re: Back when America BUILT stuff
    « Reply #80 on: April 19, 2020, 02:00:07 pm »
    Good one.  Thanks for posting it.   :thumbup1    We've come a long way since that was filmed but whether we went the right direction seems open to debate.   :coffee
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