February 7th, 2008 @ 1:09 am by Cliffe | Sorted Vintage Ads
Along the lines of the
Hallidie Machinery Co ad I posted in December comes this vintage 1900 ad from the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Company of Seattle. In addition to the usual hardcore equipment listing, the ad has a fun little diagram of a typical mining operation in Alaska. Click on the image for a larger version.
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Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. Seattle, Washington. Mining In Alaska. General Agents For Ingersoll Drills and Compressors, Snow Duplex Steam Pumps, Cameron Mine and Sinking Pumps, Pulsometer Steam Pumps, Ottumwa Mine Hoists, Herules Gasoline Engines, Phoenix and Double Diamond Steam Hose, Belting, Packing, Oils, etc. Manufacturers of Automatic Hoists and Conveyers, Steam Thawing Points and Boilers, Klondike Saw Mills, Engines and Boilers. Dealers in Wire Rope, Drill Steel, Shafting, Oar Cars and Buckets, Ore Crushers. We carry a large stock and can make prompt shipments. The Argus, 1900.
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February 7th, 2008 @ 8:29 am
Thanks for this. I’ve been in the market for a Pulsometer Steam Pump but just couldn’t decide which store to buy it from. Problem solved!
February 7th, 2008 @ 9:36 am
Ahaha, nice.
February 7th, 2008 @ 11:46 am
I think my co-workers think I am insane for laughing at Shipley’s comment.
February 7th, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
Didi, I just had the same thing happen. I’m at work and I was sitting here giggling and I had to stop myself because the person in the next office could hear me. Ahem. Good thing I wasn’t drinking soda.
Cliffe
February 8th, 2008 @ 8:49 am
I’m glad to cause the giggles though I thought about writing something else, that is that “Double Diamond Steam Hose” sort of sounds like it could be the title of a mining-themed porno.
February 10th, 2008 @ 7:21 pm
A mining themed porno, hunh? Dirty!
But I like it!