This post card from 1893 was taken at one of the several Red Wing, MN pottery companies. I don't know how long the exposure was, but it makes the wheel look like it is spinning pretty fast; if you look carefully, there's a tail "ghost" that seems to be in the furled position.
Burt
An original post card from 1893
An original post card from 1893
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Windcatcher530 Dan
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I see that tailvane ghost that's crazy.Thanks Burt.
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I forgot to ask: What brand (and model) is that windmill?
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Great post card. History!
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This is an example of the products made in Red Wing Minn .
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Burt my guess is Eclipse.
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Looks to be a Railroad Eclipse!
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Here's a view from the other direction:
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Since this is a GENERAL Discussion..
25+ years ago, I was Sunday-driving around the back roads of South-Eastern Minnesota (15-20 miles from Rochester) and I stopped at an old dairy barn that had an ANTIQUES sign on it. Up in the hayloft were two LONG rows of 50-60 gallon Red Wing crocks and every one of them had a top, and EVERY top and bottom was absolutely perfect! That guy had to put up with me ranting and raving for about 20 minutes about how "I've been an antique dealer for a long, long time, and I have NEVER seen even ONE huge crock like these, let alone, a top, AND, not a crack nor chip in the whole line-up!" I went on, and on, and on, and when I finally caught my breath, I asked, "WHERE in the world did you find them?"
And, he replies, "Do you know how to get the smell of formaldehyde out of something?"
And Burt says, "HUH????"
And then the guy says, "Well, they came out of the basement over at Mayo Clinic and have held body parts for many years..."
And Burt says, "Thank you very much" and high-tailed out of there with a sick-to-his-stomach kind of feeling....(That guy could have told me that I could have as many as I want for free and I'd say, "No thanks" and never regretted it!)
And just to legitimize this as a discussion about windmills, when I enlarge that first photo, I think I can see the crocks I've been talking about sitting on the loading dock right behind the base of the tower....(I'd guess that they must be waiting to be shipped to Rochester)
25+ years ago, I was Sunday-driving around the back roads of South-Eastern Minnesota (15-20 miles from Rochester) and I stopped at an old dairy barn that had an ANTIQUES sign on it. Up in the hayloft were two LONG rows of 50-60 gallon Red Wing crocks and every one of them had a top, and EVERY top and bottom was absolutely perfect! That guy had to put up with me ranting and raving for about 20 minutes about how "I've been an antique dealer for a long, long time, and I have NEVER seen even ONE huge crock like these, let alone, a top, AND, not a crack nor chip in the whole line-up!" I went on, and on, and on, and when I finally caught my breath, I asked, "WHERE in the world did you find them?"
And, he replies, "Do you know how to get the smell of formaldehyde out of something?"
And Burt says, "HUH????"
And then the guy says, "Well, they came out of the basement over at Mayo Clinic and have held body parts for many years..."
And Burt says, "Thank you very much" and high-tailed out of there with a sick-to-his-stomach kind of feeling....(That guy could have told me that I could have as many as I want for free and I'd say, "No thanks" and never regretted it!)
And just to legitimize this as a discussion about windmills, when I enlarge that first photo, I think I can see the crocks I've been talking about sitting on the loading dock right behind the base of the tower....(I'd guess that they must be waiting to be shipped to Rochester)
