Band saws ...
... apparently acquired for war production.
I especially like that most artifacts are presented as they were removed from the working shops.
And here I was thinking that a Bridgeport would be a good thing to have. I wonder what the penalty was for milling into the table? Serial Number 2A3V1J-178, or 1942 if I calculate correctly. That is a darn nice looking finish for a machine so old.
The motor end of a big air compressor. This was all I could get in the shot. There are two of these located in this building.
A diagram showing the rest of the compressor. Don't let the incorrect scale of the person fool you, it is ginormous.
The museum has a lot of stuff tucked away in their non-display collections. I took this pic through a window into what looked to be a climate controlled area. I don't know what that machine is but it looks neat.
The above pics are peeks into the collection storage in the Bogie Shop, taken through a couple of broken panes of glass.
I like starters. From left to right: Australian General Electric start/stop station; AGE tag from the starter enclosure on the same machine; An old Cutler Hammer manual starter on a different machine. It appears to have seen a lot of use and only half-heartedly clicks on and off now; The replacement starter made by Cutler Hammer/Eaton in England.
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