Mastodawn

Does anyone know a museum or other institution that would be willing to take this large vintage railway wheel(?) press? It's marked "Chambersburg Engineering Co., No. 863", and a long time ago it was used to help maintain rail cars at the Port of San Francisco. Unfortunately it's going to the scrap yard this week because no museums we've tried are willing to come haul it away. boosts appreciated.

edit: Sorry folks, there was less time than I thought. It's already out the door this morning 😔

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Queen L’Antifa

@nomi Fascinating! I was born and raised in Chambersburg. My first IT job (30! years ago) was at T.B. Wood’s Sons, a foundry similar to CECO. The two collaborated heavily during WWII. Both started in the 1800s.

T.B. Wood’s is still a major employer in the area, though Chambersburg has grown explosively in the last few decades, so it’s not quite as influential within the workforce as it once was. Wood’s has its own one-room “museum.”