Goldie McCulloch Wheelock Engines

January 7, 2022 Canada, engines, history, Museum by MikeHand

Goldie McCulloch Wheelock Engines In 1854, Scottish immigrant John Goldie was hired at the Crombie foundry in Galt, Ontario as a millwright. When the owner put the foundry up for sale, Goldie and his friend and fellow employee put up $4000 as a down payment to buy it against total price of $50,000. The new
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Leonard steam engine spotlighted

September 30, 2015 1800s, Canada, history, industrial, London Ontario, Museum, ontario by MikeHand

On a recent visit to Edmonton, we took a detour to the small town of Wetaskiwin where I was able to fulfil my long desire to see the Reynolds Alberta museum. The huge pieces of steam equipment lining the drive into the museum were almost worth the visit. But on entering the modern museum building,
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Goldie McCulloch Wheelock Engines

Leonard steam engine spotlighted