[BCMA] Burnaby Village Museum looking for Steam Donkey information.

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Some time ago we had a visitor who belonged to a donkey engine club and he
was interested in looking at ours.
He said they had restoration projects and regular exhibitions when all of
the engines would be running.
Unfortunately, I do not have further information but if someone knows of
this club, they would be the ones to have this information.

2009/12/7 Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <bcma at lists.vvv.com>

>   The Burnaby Village Museum is looking for information about Steam
> Donkeys used in the logging and milling industries.
>
> We have a donkey engine in our collections and we would like to know if
> anyone has had the experience of restoring such a machine - mainly the
> vertical boiler.
>
> Any other information you might have about Vancouver Engineering Works
> equipment would be very helpful as well. We do have information that the VEW
> was manufacturing these engines under liecense from Whillamette Iron and
> Steel Works in Portland, Oregon
>
> Description:
>
> Steam Donkey, made by Vancouver Engineering Works. It consists of a
> verticle boiler with a fuel tank for oil and two winch drums. The engine,
> boiler and winch drums are mounted on a steel frame that could in turn be
> mounted on skids or a deck depending on intended use.
>
> The gears are protected by covers and a brake is fitted to the winch.
>
> The engine is a 10 X 15 (10 inch dia. cylinders X 15 inch stroke) and the
> registration number is 42750.
> TomG
>
> Tom Gooden
> Assistant Curator
> Burnaby Village Museum
> 6501 Deer Lake Ave.
> Burnaby, BC, V5G 3T6
> tom.gooden at burnaby.ca
> 604.297.4559
>
>
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