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An Old Steam Winch
We saw this interesting old steam winch at the wonderful museum at Wollombi in the Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia.
Here is the text on the placard:-
STEAM DRIVEN WINCH Manufactured by Robert Roger & Co.Ltd. Engineers of Stockton on Tees. S/No 1725. The unit features two double acting steam engines with associated herringbone gearing driving the winch drum. It is believed that this winch was originally used on a coastal steamer before the 1930's. It then was employed to haul logs at Earnest and Arthur Craft's Timber Mill at Millfield. It operated at the mill from the 1930's until the early 1960's. When electric power was introduced it ceased operation. The winch has been donated to the museum by the Craft Bros.
(I think it means "two double acting cylinders", not "engines")
Click the following for more photos:-
cylinder side view ... quarter view ... steam supply valve end ... another quarter view ... second cylinder view ... another quarter view ... another quarter view ... dog clutches and herringbone gears ... gear close up ... crank disk ... winch drum bearing ... winch drum bearing ... cylinder valve chest ... the regulator? ... more on clutches and gears ... the placard
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