[BCMA] BVM Steam demonstrations

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Burnaby Village Museum has offered live steam demonstrations for a number of years. That is, we have had our engines turning over and being suitably steamy.
This is all well and good. But - we do have to contend with the perennial question from the public:

What do they actually do?

We have belted one engine to a large sharpening stone. This does not seem to impress the audience over much.

For our upcoming Christmas season we thought lighting up a Christmas tree might be more impressive.
In order to do this we would need a generator we can belt to our steam engine. We are thinking along the lines of a Delco farm generator or a similar industrial generator.

So, first question - Does anyone have an operating or close to operating generator they would like to de-accession or loan?
Or, baring a "Yes" answer to the above question - Does anyone have a better suggestion?

Any input will be welcome. We are trying to be as authentic as possible.

TomG

Tom Gooden
Assistant Curator
Burnaby Village Museum
6501 Deer Lake Ave.
Burnaby, BC, V5G 3T6
Tel: 604.297.4559 Fax: 604.297.4557
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