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The Musical and Agricultural Heritage of Eric Campbell

 
Maple trees, the source of the sweet syrup
109 of 137 		the Sawyer-Massey, at the steam-powered sawing
110 of 137 		Early in the day, threshing is just beginning
111 of 137 		Sawyer-Massey portable steam engine
112 of 137 		The farm scene, looking toward the maple bush
113 of 137 		Steam engine silhouetted in the afternoon sun
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Alvin Wills discusses with Eric the merits of binding/threshing over combine harvesting
115 of 137 		Lunch break; the bearded visitor is an Amish farmer who appreciates steam power
116 of 137 		Rebuilding the babbet (poured metal) bearings for the steam engine
117 of 137 		Chocking the engine, so that it doesn't walk forward against the torque of the sawmill
118 of 137 		Eric explains how he used piano wire crosshairs to align the crankshaft on the steam engine
119 of 137 		Eric was always glad to take a minute or two to explain what was going on
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Part of Eric's Cavalcade of Power, this old John Deere BR was fully restored to service
121 of 137 		The chaff flies through the air beyond the straw stacks
122 of 137 		Norval McNeil and volunteer crew thresh buckwheat in Charteris
123 of 137 		The spent steam exhausts into the smoke box, pushing the smoke up the stack
124 of 137 		A new gear had to be cast for the traction engine; in the foreground, the old worn gear
125 of 137 		The lumberman takes the boards off the carriage and piles them onto the waiting wagon
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