[BCMA] Burnaby Village Museum looking for Steam Donkey information - Allan Crook, steam engineer

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New Westminster's 1911 steam roller (presently at Atchelitz
Threshermen's Assn. in Chilliwack) [Yes, the same machine that was at
Transpo 1986 and before that at Burnaby Village Museum] was restored and
was running until about 4 years ago. 

 

Allan Crook is a qualified steam engineer who has been involved in the
restoration of this and other vintage steam equipment. He may be reached
at stmboat at telus.net 

 

Colin MacGregor Stevens,

Manager,

New Westminster Museum and Archives,

302 Royal Avenue,

New Westminster, BC, 

V3L 1H7

 

Phone Office:    604-527-4639

Work Cellular : 604-830-6965

Fax:                  604-527-4641

E-mail: cstevens at newwestcity.ca <mailto:cstevens at newwestcity.ca>  

Web Site: www.newwestminster.ca 

 

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Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:32 PM
To: bcma-l at museumsassn.bc.ca
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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