The Roaring 1920 - 1929
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The cold and the first snowstorms lurk in Berlin. Our planes can hardly move through the snow and flights are delayed, but the Luft Hansa pilots do not give up and check the weather to be able to fly as soon as possible.
There is always a glimmer of hope after the storm.
Time Traveller's photo contest 2021
Visit Flughafen Berlin in 1920's Berlin Project
Drehspulmesswerk eines Universal-Mavometers. Das Akronym «Mavometer» steht für: Multi-Ampere-Volt-Meter. (Hersteller: Gossen, Erlangen, Deutschland, vermutlich 1920er bis 1940 Jahre).
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Moving-coil movement of a universal mavometer. The acronym "Mavometer" stands for: Multi-Ampere-Volt-Meter. (Manufacturer: Gossen, Erlangen, Germany, probably 1920s to 1940s).
The Württemberg Hz were 0-10-0 rack and adhesion steam locomotives, that were initially developed by the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen), but were delivered to the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG) in the mid-1920s.
The locomotives had a Winterthur cogwheel drive with one lower and one upper pair of cylinders. On the level, they ran like normal steam locomotives using the lower, higher pressure, pair of cylinders driving on the third coupled axle. Before entering the rack section the upper drive was started using live steam. At the same time the r.p.m. was matched to the running speed so that entry into the rack section could be achieved smoothly. Once the cogwheel had engaged the rack, the exhaust from the lower cylinders was routed to the upper, lower pressure, ones using a change valve and was expelled from the chimney. The locomotive now worked as a compound.
The cylinders of the adhesion and cogwheel drives have the same diameters (Ø 560 mm). The difference in volume (after expulsion from the adhesion system, the steam doubles its volume) is compensated for because the cogwheel drive turns twice as fast. The driving cogwheel is housed in a special frame, that lies above the second and third axle. The higher cogwheel drive and the lower cogwheel are coupled via an intermediate gear with a transmission ratio of 1:2.43.
The boilers were given steel fireboxes and the frame was reinforced, especially in the area of the drive. The outermost axles, which had side play, were given return springs to minimise hunting.
Of the four machines built, three have been preserved:
97501 in Reutlingen
97502 at the Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum in Bochum-Dahlhausen
97504 at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
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71 First Street (1927/2007): 1920s 2-storey Tudor Revival style stucco house with major addition in early 2000s.
Old Jetty remains at Cat Bay, Phillip Island. Built in the 1920s to access a golf course, guest house and of course to visit the famous Little Penguin Parade.
Four-masted iron barque Beatrice, photographed in Australian waters by Allan C.Green (prob.) in the 1920s.
My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Museum Victoria archive.
Beatrice‘ was built in 1881 by Steele, Greenock as Routenburn. Her dimensions were: 289'0×42'2×23'9 and tonnage: 2094 GRT and 1935 NRT.
"1905 November 27
Sold to Rederi AB Navigator (John E. Olsen), Gothenburg, for £ 6000 to be used as a sail training ship and was renamed Svithiod. Captain Anders Falberg (1857).
1911 November 11 - January 16
Sailed from Port Talbot with a cargo to Pisagua in 88 days.
1914
Sold to Svenska Australien Linjen (W.R. Lundgren), Gothenburg, for SEK 127.000.
1922
Sold to Rederi AB Pollux (Alex. Pedersen), Gothenburg, and renamed Beatrice.
1932
Sold to A/S Stavangers Skibsophugnings Komp. for SEK 16.500 to be scrapped.
1932 October 2
Towed from Gothenburg to Stavanger to be broken up."
(Bruzelius)
Twenties Kitchen
..of this crisp, clean and cheerful kitchen with its up-to-date white enamel stove, refrigerator and kitchen cabinet.
(November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985), generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, noted for popularizing the bobbed haircut. Brooks is best known for her three feature roles including two G. W. Pabst films: in Pandora's Box (1929), Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), and Prix de Beauté (Miss Europe) (1930). She starred in 17 silent films and, late in life, authored a memoir, Lulu in Hollywood.
Bought at a shop and with nothing written on the back, so I have no idea who they are or where. I liked it because of the different styles of clothing and uniforms. Three ladies appear to be in the same uniform and is that a German soldier in the centre?
1920's Bathroom
Light walls, White woodwork, a smart pattern in linoleum, modern fittings and colorful towels, sash curtains and bath rug, transform old and dingy bathrooms into attractive modern ones.
Old Blue is an abandoned Citroën Type C car. This beautiful 1920s vehicle is quietly resting in the garage of an abandoned house in Belgium.
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Four members of a German middle-class family posing in a small open tourer on a country road in summertime. It's hard to tell from this angle, but the vehicle is most probably registered in the German state of Mecklenburg (M = Land Mecklenburg). Can anybody help identify the car in the photo?
Country of origin: Germany
The topic of the railway line 201, or the old Coal Mainline of Poland seems to strike us back like a boomerang, as we dig into the family picture archives.
It is summer, 1957 (possibly August), and we are in the village of Sławki, which had already made a few appearances on our photo page. This time the perspective is changed and we move to the nearby crop fields. At the time, bushes didn't obstruct the side view yet, and even a forest, which now grows in the background, wasn't present, allowing for this photo.
Ok1 departs from the passenger stop in Sławki hauling the workday afternoon passenger train no. 924 from Gdynia Osobowa (nowadays Gdynia Główna) to Kościerzyna. The next stop - Wieżyca. Funnily enough, the entire journey time of the train of 1h and 57 minutes (14:35 - 16:32) has barely changed throughout the years, despite a full-blown modernisation, which happened here just a few years before. The trains from Gdynia to Kościerzyna now roughly need 1h50min-2h to make the trip.
Back to the photo, for there is a lot to discuss. We can start with the workhorse hauling the train - a Ok1, or as others might know it - the Prussian P8 (later called the German class 38). Nearly 4000 such machines were produced in many German factories since the beginning of the 20th century until the 1920s. The first batch of them had come into service on the Polish railways directly after WW1 as war reparations, later more locomotives were ordered in 1922. Before the start of WW2 - 257 such locomotives were in service on the PKP. After the second world war, the number increased to over 400 as a result of more reparations and claims. This very successful and reliable class of engines served in active duty on the PKP all the way to the 1970s and was one of the most popular and numerous series of steam locomotives to ever serve on the PKP.
The first coach directly after the locomotive appears to be a luggage van of the type B-III (PKP designation Dhxt), produced in the late 1930s in the Lilpop, Rau & Löwenstein works in Warsaw. The LRL company was the biggest industrial enterprise in the capital city of Poland aswell as being one of the biggest in the coutnry. Apart from producing modern passenger coaches, the company also worked on all sorts of products out of steel, like mechanical parts, boilers, engines, machines and others.
The second coach appears to be even more interesting. On first sight we see that it's not a standard passenger wagon, but a compartment coach instead, moreover a 4-axle one! My knowledge of old passenger wagons is very limited but I have been able to conclude that it most likely originates from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, from Prussia (maybe Saxony, to be more precise). This Vierachsiger Abteilwagen is in my humble opinion the most interesting part of the entire picture.
Scanned photo copy
Author unknown, taken from the family archives.
The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road, race, and sports cars produced between 1927 and 1954 by Alfa Romeo; the "6C" name refers to the six cylinders of the car's straight-six engine. Bodies for these cars were made by coachbuilders such as James Young, Zagato, Touring Superleggera, Castagna, and Pinin Farina. Beginning in 1933 there was also a 6C version with an Alfa factory body, built in Portello. In the early 1920s Vittorio Jano received a commission to create a lightweight, high performance vehicle to replace the Giuseppe Merosi designed RL and RM models. The car was introduced in April 1925 at the Salone dell' Automobile di Milano as the 6C 1500. It was based on Alfa's P2 Grand Prix car, using a single overhead cam 1,487 cc in-line six-cylinder engine, producing 44 horsepower. In 1928 the 1500 Sport was presented, which was the first Alfa Romeo road car with double overhead camshafts.
6C 1500 (1927–1929)
Alfa Romeo 6C 1500
1929 6C 1500 Super Sport, 1929, in the Louwman Collection
Overview
Production1927–1929
Powertrain
Engine1.5 L (1,487 cc) I6
1.5 L (1,487 cc) supercharged I6
Transmission4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,900 mm (114.2 in) 4-seater[1]
3,100 mm (122.0 in) 6-str., Normale[1]
2,920 mm (115.0 in) Sport, S.S.[2]
In the mid-1920s, Alfa's RL was considered too large and heavy, so a new development began. The 2-litre formula that had led to Alfa Romeo winning the Automobile World Championship in 1925, changed to 1.5-litres for the 1926 season. The 6C 1500 was introduced in 1925 at the Milan Motor Show. Series production started in 1927,[3] with the P2 Grand Prix car as a starting point.The Alfa Romeo 6C-1500 Super Sport features a twin overhead cam six cylinder engine with a bore of 62 mm and stroke of 82 mm, giving a displacement of 1487 cc, as against the P2's 1,987 cc, while supercharging was dropped. First versions were bodied by James Young and Carrozzeria Touring.
In 1928, the 6C Sport model was released, with a dual overhead-camshaft engine. Its sport version won many races, including the 1928 Mille Miglia. Total production was 3,000 (200 with DOHC engines). Ten examples of a supercharged (compressore, compressor) Super Sport variant were also built. Wikipedia
Actress, Dame Frances Margaret Anderson (Judith Anderson). The Bain News Service photo in the Library of Congress archive - here shown with my colorization - is not dated, but I would guess that it was shot in the 1920s.
"Dame Frances Margaret Anderson, AC, DBE (10 February 1897 – 3 January 1992), known professionally as Judith Anderson, was an Australian actress who had a successful career in stage, film and television. A preeminent stage actress in her era, she won two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award and was also nominated for a Grammy Award and an Academy Award. She is considered one of the 20th century's greatest classical stage actors."
Helsinki view from the 1920s. The photograph is from the bok "Bilder från Finland", 1928. My colouring.
Some more images of my Vintage truck build.
I'm really happy with how this moc turned out, having it on display in my room just makes me smile.
The moc compliments the little market scene I made recently. And I could see this truck being modified of used for any Adventurers themed builds I make in the future.