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Struck by a run-away tire, Mr. Compressor lies in wait of assistance.
I found this while out for a walk, quite unexpectedly. And, by sheer coincidence, We're Here looking for unexpected objects in unexpected places. I think it was unexpected by Mr. Compressor also!
4 stage compressor for air. Manufactured at DEMAG in the 60s. Freshly overhauled it still runs today....
Ilford HP5+ exposed like 1600ISO, developed in Kodak's HC110.
Mamiya645 proTL, Sekor45/2.8
Deep in the well which once held a compressor wheel at the Mohawk #6 hoist house. Closer up, it looks like this.
Yet another photo from the long lost archives.
I've started using this method for sealing now - still perfecting it on my own dolls for now but once the new website is up I should be ready :)
Compressor rotors and inlet guide vane (IGV) housings from Westinghouse J34 turbojet engines.
These parts were probably removed from J34s that were once installed on Lockheed P2V / P-2 Neptune maritime patrol aircraft. Minden Air used to operate P2V / P-2 fire-fighting air tankers, such as Tanker 55:
Westinghouse J34 (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westinghouse_J34
Photographed at Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV / KMEV)
Once upon a time, pharmacists made up their own medicines and bottled them. Then they had to get a cork into the bottle. This is a cork compressor; the fresh cork is placed in the slot and the handle forced shut to compress it. The cork is quickly put in the bottle neck where it expands to seal the bottle. Not high tech, but it worked!
Dinorwic had 5 air-compressors in the quarry, the most well-known being the Compressor House on the Braich side of the quarry at Australia level. This example is lower down on the Garret side at Penrhydd Level, next to the Smithy and the start of the Foxes Path.
From the looks of this photo, there appeared to be no other merchandise around this lone compressor, but actually still a good bit of stuff on the shelves behind me.
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Sears, 1965-66 built (closed January 2019), Elvis Presley Blvd. at Shelby Dr., Memphis
Upgraded air compressor in action with the landing gear of the ship that's now been in development for what feels like forever.
Photographed at the Battery Hill Mine Museum. Tennant Creek has a rich history as a gold mining centre. Here was found one of the richest gold bearing seams ever mined in the world. Very remotely located in central Australian desert country, life was harsh for the people who lived here.