[BCMA] Burnaby Village Museum looking for Steam Donkeyinformation.

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Hi Tom,
Yes, we at the Campbell River Museum lovingly, protractedly and with many in-kind contributions, volunteers, and an HRDC grant restored an Empire Steam Donkey manufactured in Vancouver in  1916.  As Louise Avery mentioned, our website below gives you an overview. (thanks Louise)  
 If you have specific questions, email our Exhibits/Collections manager, Sandra Parrish.  
It is fully operational and we 'Steam it' in a public event a minimum of twice per year, eg Labour Day and Father's day  (needed to keep it from rusting out again, etc)  There is a cost to keeping it inspected and needing licensed operators to operate it.

Lesia Davis, Executive Director
Museum at Campbell River
ph. 250.287-3103 
ldavis at island.net
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  Tom,

  I believe that Lesia Davis and the Museum at Campbell River completed a restoration of their steam donkey.  Here is the link to their site and a pic of the restored steam donkey  http://www.crmuseum.ca/exhibits/history_outdoors.html

  Louise

  Louise Avery, Curator
  Kitimat Museum & Archives
  293 City Centre
  Kitimat, B.C.   V8C 1T6
  Telephone: (250) 632-8951
  Fax: (250) 632-7429
  Website: www.kitimatmuseum.ca
  Memories of the Project: www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca

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    Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:31 PM
    Subject: [BCMA] Burnaby Village Museum looking for Steam Donkey information.


    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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