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Charles Babbage (1791-1871), computer pioneer, designed the first automatic computing engines. He invented computers but failed to build them. The first complete Babbage Engine was completed in London in 2002, 153 years after it was designed. Difference Engine No. 2, built faithfully to the original drawings, consists of 8,000 parts, weighs five tons, and measures 11 feet long.
Former Engine 36 Firehouse (1913), now converted to 1st floor business and 2nd floor private residence. Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo.
This is a chocolate cake (from a box) that I cut into a million pieces and glued together with frosting. The red was made with AmeriColor red gel, which worked like magic! Great, deep red color with no nasty taste. The tires are cupcake tops covered in chocolate frosting.
Engine 54 at the Midtown Firehouse
Saturday morning
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Engine Street, Bathgate, from St David's Church Tower, showing John Hardy's and buildings to the west. Copied from postcard, Clark's Series.
Date: No date (pre 1920's).
Copyright : Dorothy Cook.
Scan of b&w print.
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Dumpy and Mick Grafton (of DRN) ensuring that Wad gets well and truly 'dogged' (i.e forced to drink a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale, or 'dog', in one go).
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Tour pic from 1991.
The machine over heated , resulting in the dilatation of the circular ring around the piston and the piston as well. These are new ones
A steam engine that actually isn't that old. It was built in 1955 and is called LOWA. From time to time this one is woken from its sleep and still fully functioning.
Part of the Ziegeleipark Mildenberg set.
File name: 08_06_021654
Title: Engine 18 - Dorchester
Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)
Date created: 1934 - 1956 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Genre: Film negatives
Subject: Firefighting equipment; Horse teams
Notes: Title from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.; Date supplied by cataloger.
Collection: Leslie Jones Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Copyright Leslie Jones.
Preferred credit: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.