<div dir="ltr">These were pretty common for culverts and for domestic water and irrigation water for decades between the late 1800s and the early 1900s. Generally, the gauge of the wire wrapping and how tightly that wiring was done spoke to the pressure they would take. Also, they were often coated with a kind of tar to help stop/slow the rate of deterioration. <div>There was a 76" wood stave syphon used in the Oliver area as part of an early Soldier Re-settlement program. It was roughly a mile long and ran through the centre of town.</div><div>In Kelowna here, road crews still turn up pieces of this old piping.</div><div>CCI would probably be a good place to start re the conservation of the piece.</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Wayne Wilson</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 at 16:07, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <<a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>The Vanderhoof Forest Service donated this wooden culvert to the Vanderhoof Museum. It is in mint condition.</div>
<div>We are looking for information about this type of wooden culvert ?</div>
<div>It is the only known one in this area. It has been buried for at least 80 years+. Maybe even over 100 years as the road was built in 1914-1917.</div>
<div>How do we preserve it?</div>
<div>Any information would be greatly appreciated.</div>
<div>Anne</div>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Wayne Wilson, BA, MA</font><div style="text-align:center"><b><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Heritage Services - Historical Research </font></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Landscape Interpretation</font></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><a href="http://www.wwilson.ca" target="_blank">www.wwilson.ca</a></font></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><br></font></b></div></div></div>