THIS IS A STANDARD JIB CRANE. THEY WERE USED FOR MOVING HEAVY LOADS AT STATION PLATFORMS AND IN YARDS AND MANY INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS. A TYPICAL USE WOULD TO LIFT A TRUCK SO A WHEELSET COULD BE CHANGED...
THIS IS AN EXACT SCALE MODEL OF THE PRR STANDARD WATCH BOX FROM THE 1911 PLANS. THEY WERE USED TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR WATCHMEN AT ROAD CROSSINGS IN POPULATED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE STEAM ERA. IT HAS...