Close eye….

Russ keeping a close eye on his new Cadillac while all this heavy equipment is rumbling around it.  The gun is missing from this picture….

-Tim

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 03-28-2007 | 10:03 AM
Posted in: Picture of the Day | Comments Off on Close eye….

One mans junk…

Is usually another mans junk.

A few of the things that got dug up while excavating for the new building. Apparently, according to the neighbor, there was once a cattle barn back there that burned and it appears most of the debris was simply pushed into a pit and buried. We had to excavate most of this debris and replace it with new clean fill. Most of it was just bricks, but there was also lots of bottles and this brass casting. I have no idea what the casting is, or was. It kind of looks like part of an old gate, or perhaps a fireplace screen. Its solid brass.

And of course the obligatory Milk of Magnesia bottle.

-Tim

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 03-27-2007 | 10:03 AM
Posted in: Picture of the Day | Comments Off on One mans junk…

Kelsey Steamer

Hey, what is that green thing?

I have had a few people inquire what this thing seen in most of the “Barn Raisin” posts actually is.

Its a Kelsey Steamer, built by my grandfather, W. C. Kelsey, in the 1950’s. His company, Kelsey Manufacturing, produced these to cure tobacco, the local crop grown here at the time. This is one of the few remaining left out of over 700 manufactured. We managed to snag this last spring at an estate sale and moved it out here. Not sure what we will do with it, but it is good to have one in the family.

Link

-Tim

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 03-26-2007 | 10:03 AM
Posted in: Picture of the Day | Comments (1)