What an amazing work of art this is. All in 1850's.
We can't get out of our own way today.
Here ya go.....
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During my visit to Madurodam I saw the attraction "Waterwolf", based on the "Cruquius" steam pumping station. This was one of the 3 pumping stations that pumped the Haarlemmermeer dry from 1849 to 1852. The real Cruquius is still there today and is now a museum. The steam boilers have been removed from the boiler house. This is now an exhibition space. The engine room from 1849 is still present. It contains the world's largest and best-preserved steam engine, the Cornish Engine with a cylinder of 3.66 meters in diameter. This machine drives eight balance arms of 10,000 kg each that protrude like tentacles. Pistons hang on these arms and act as water pumps. Together, they raised 64,000 liters of water with each stroke of the steam engine to the wooden dumping floor around five meters above the engine room, which then entered the ring canal through locks on both sides of the boiler house.
Dang it. I recognized that building right away. I lived in Haarlem before I moved to the US back in 1981.
ReplyDeleteHolland, my country of birth; I hope they can survive the EU.
What a small world it can be, my great grandfather was from Haarlem, moved to Aberdeen Mississippi in the late 1800's, wanted to grow cotton, then lived a few years in Cullman Alabama, been wanting to ask Jeffery what he knows about Cullman, then their large family moved to Pasadena ca. early 1900's, grandfather raised my mother and her six brothers and sisters in the Chino hills on a dairy, Swiss family bought the old home, it's still there.
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Impressive! Elegant as well.
ReplyDeleteAmazing what was done Way Back When.
Reee! I didn't see anything about the Environmental Impact Study and lawsuits by Gretta and company.
ReplyDeleteProbably invented by a buncha Wyyt Supreemiusts, bent on destroying Momma Erf!!!
ReplyDeleteMachinery invented in England.
ReplyDeleteHere's another impressive piece of steam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Don_Engine
If you like steam water pumps that still work, you might enjoy the Crofton Beam Engines. https://www.croftonbeamengines.org
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