Found Another Picture of an Old Potbelly on Shorpy

jubileejerry · Post by **jubileejerry** » Thu. Sep. 01, 2016 7:51 am

Not the best picture, the stove is in the background, but it's in 1943 in a railroad operations office. I always watch for old stoves in the backgrounds. I don't own the picture but here's a link to see it:
Jerry

http://www.shorpy.com/node/21253?size=_original#caption

stovepipemike · Post by **stovepipemike** » Fri. Sep. 02, 2016 4:58 pm

Jerry, That stove is a bit unusual by anyone's standard. It reminds me of a modern day chimerea. really neat picture , thanks for posting. Mike

BunkerdCaddis · Post by **BunkerdCaddis** » Sat. Sep. 03, 2016 7:38 am

Ever since that Shorpy image you posted back in Jan.,I have become a fan of that site. I have crawled through the entire listing and I find the old images fascinating on many levels. The great DoF of the Old Boxes and the dynamic range and detail of the gelatin/glass negatives is astounding to me, not to mention some of the photographers compositional skills and the perspective of looking back through a small lens at events 100 years ago.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Sun. Sep. 04, 2016 8:47 am

Great site, Jerry. Thank you !!!!!!

Paul

jubileejerry · Post by **jubileejerry** » Sun. Sep. 04, 2016 12:09 pm

I can't believe the quality of the images either. I think it's one of my favorite sites now.

jubileejerry · Post by **jubileejerry** » Sat. Mar. 11, 2017 6:51 am

This picture on Shorpy shows several men in a machine room with belt-driven tools making stove parts. It looks like they've made a bunch of chimney elbows. I like the guy running a machine in a suit. People sure don't dress like that to go to work at a machine shop any more. Again, I don't own the picture so all I can do is give you the link:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/21804?size=_original#caption

BunkerdCaddis · Post by **BunkerdCaddis** » Sat. Mar. 11, 2017 8:57 am

jubileejerry wrote:http://www.shorpy.com/node/21804?size=_original#caption

That horizontal run of flue pipe though

This is the stuff I love on Shorpy

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Sat. Mar. 11, 2017 9:07 am

Got to see a lot of old stoves watching the Netflix series, "Hell On Wheels" about building the transcontinental railroad. Lots of different models of train, parlor, and kitchen ranges from the 1800's.

Had to use the playback alot because everytime there was a stove in view I lost track of what the actors were saying/doing.

Paul