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

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The Atchelitz Threshermen in Chilliwack are likely the Club you heard about.
There also used to be a Steam Donkey at the Museum at Campbell River, I think it was restored there. 

Kim Allen

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> Subject: Re: [BCMA] Burnaby Village Museum looking for Steam Donkey information.
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> Received: Monday, December 7, 2009, 4:18 PM
> 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.
> 
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> 2009/12/7 Moderated BCMA
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> 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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