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Here’s a steambike suffering from upright boiler syndrome

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Steampunk Ladies’ Patch Kit $20

There is a steam powered motorcycle in the Musee Mechanique at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.  You can see it for free.  It was built by an individual who intended to go into production.  He claimed to have reached 100mph which, if true, would have been a steam-powered speed record.

Unlike other steam motorcycles he solved the problem of how to monitor the water level by placing a sightglass down on the right side… a lot of steam bikes have all the gizmos up in front of you and look really awkward.   I think at the end of the day the power-to-weight ratio of an external combustion engine is too low for a two-wheeled vehicle and that’s why they never really manifested themselves.

Once upon a time, elevators were staffed by porters. They opened and closed the doors for the guests, and drove the car to various floors. It was an honorable job because only the classiest, tallest buildings had elevators. You might say that the job had its “ups and downs”.

This antique elevator throttle came from a Chicago high-rise that converted over to those new-fangled push-button elevators that you have to drive yourself like a peon. It is solid iron and copper, and sports a rich dark wooden handle with brass accents. When the handle is moved forward, two copper paddles engage and move the elevator up. When the handle is moved back, the elevator goes down. But this throttle has a secret: Pull the handle out, and you can move it further, engaging two paddles and moving the elevator at maximum speed! This was for emergencies only and must have been designed to keep the layman from injuring themselves or the equipment.

Fully functional; there’s no reason you can’t use this as a two-way switch with four settings. A once-in-a-lifetime find. There are threaded holes to accept a brass cover plate, long since absconded with by unscrupulous scrappers.

Elevator Throttle

American Flyer “President’s Special” for sale at Accoutrement For The Gentleman.  The set of these trains cost $100 in 1925!  It’s huge, imagine it sitting on your desk!

I’ll bet she ain’t ridin that bike in those britches but ah what the hell.

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Land ship from the Danny Glover movie “Age of Dragons” (2010)

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