Late 1800's - Industry is still booming

RitchieE24 · Sep 16, 2015

Over the past year, a friend and I have been setting up a new venture... from the 19th century. In a barn that was erected in 1885, you will find us! True, traditional blacksmithing & ironworks. Here are some photos I took the last time I was at the farm helping with the setup.

All of the machinery is well over 100 years old which is pretty exciting. Some of the tools are from approximately 1915 - 1925.

Here are the photos:

Peter Wright anvil - Early 1900's

W.F. & Barnes No. 7 drill press - late 1800's

Canadian Blower & Forge Co. LTD. Blower on the backup/portable forge - est. Early 1900's

Linseed oil - Brand new!

I have been having a lot of fun here. Hopefully someone likes a photo or two.

Cheers,

tirediron · Sep 16, 2015

Neat - lots of cool things to shoot there. Don't be afraid to open up your composition a bit so you include all of the forge blower, drill-press belt-pulley, etc.

tirediron · Sep 16, 2015

tirediron said:
Neat - lots of cool things to shoot there. Don't be afraid to open up your composition a bit so you include all of the forge blower, drill-press belt-pulley, etc.

BTW... I suspect that forge blower with the original mounting plate on the blower tube is actually quite a rare item.

RitchieE24 · Sep 16, 2015

tirediron said:
Neat - lots of cool things to shoot there. Don't be afraid to open up your composition a bit so you include all of the forge blower, drill-press belt-pulley, etc.

Thanks! I will absolutely do that. I have a bad habit of going to close to things. Then when I straighten things up on the computer, I lose edges - oops!

Once the forge is fired up, I'll be back in there with my camera! I want sparks and fire!

RitchieE24 · Sep 16, 2015

tirediron said:
tirediron said:

Neat - lots of cool things to shoot there. Don't be afraid to open up your composition a bit so you include all of the forge blower, drill-press belt-pulley, etc.

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BTW... I suspect that forge blower with the original mounting plate on the blower tube is actually quite a rare item.

Quite possibly! The neat thing about it is, it was built right near where I live. They were Buffalo Blower & Forge until the Canadians bought them. Funny, the opposite happens now!