In the Laundry / Machine Shop, there was a demonstration of the turbine powered machinery.
We
saw the lathe and bandsaw in action. This building is one of
the earliest there, and was built with less than the usual Shaker plan
and organization. On the hill about 50 feet higher than the
building were many springs. They dug a pond and made an
aqueduct over the highway to bring the water to an overshot
wheel. This provided about 1 1/2 horsepower. Later,
they heard about turbines and bought one but it needed more water than
the aqueduct was providing. The Shakers believed in
excellence even if it was expensive, and when they heard that a company
in Boston was making 16 inch iron pipe, they bought it, even though it
was very expensive, then drained the pond so they could install the
pipe, and buried the pipe, including going under the highway.
Then they stepped the pipe down to 12 inches. Once the pond
was refilled, this new system gave them 3 1/2 horsepower and powered a
lot of machinery.
In
1961, the remaining Shakers in Hancock were unable to
continue. Rather than sell to developers, they sold
to a group who continue to run and restore the Village
today.
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This has been a spring and summer of getting around. You can see those pictures:Hancock Shaker Village We watched them set up the Big Top at the Circus We went to the Utica Zoo Then we went to the Syracuse Zoo Wickwire House in Cortland A trip to babysit the grandkids A visit to Boston to see a Red Sox Game Drive through Edmeston area to see the animals Ithaca Herbert F. Johnson museum trip Skaneateles And there are lots of pictures of our trip out west. |
Hot adventures from other summers: Chittenango Falls Fort Stanwix Carousels |
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