Logging ➔ [Photo of the 3-spot steam engine at Mayo Lumber Company]
Item
Identifier:
2023_09_01_02_02_003
Repository
The Paldi Historical Museum
Date
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Photo of the 3-spot steam engine that was used in transport operations at Mayo Lumber Company. The engine is standing on the railway tracks on a siding beside the mill. The 3-spot engine is in complete condition with a spark arrestor installed in it.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Sahtlam Land District;Paldi
Notes
A spark arrester is a mechanical device that traps or destroys hot exhaust particles expelled from an internal combustion engine. Since spark arresters prevented many fires, laws were subsequently passed to require spark arresters on certain types of engines.
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Steam-engines [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85127673];Lumber industry [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm006124];Spark arresters [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126313]
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