Re: More Photos from the Erie Lackawanna web site
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Dave Parker
I would have guessed wooden boxes/crates. Although corrugated boxes were certainly in use by 1919, I don't think they had completely supplanted wood in the shipping business. Dave Parker Riverside, CA On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 3:13 PM, "'Eric Hansmann' eric@... [STMFC]" wrote: Barrel staves were the first thing that
came to my mind.
Eric Hansmann
El Paso, TX
From:
STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 4:12 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] More Photos from the Erie Lackawanna web site I find the lading of interest here. I don't see how to determine
if this is the loading point
or the unloading point. A lot of wood cut to a rather specific
size but being allowed to
weather. I'm thinking these could be an early step towards barrel
staves. Other thoughts?
Chuck Peck in FL
On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 3:51 PM, rwitt_2000@...
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wrote: A PRR 27501 class XL Bob Witt http://lists.railfan.net/ erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-01- 03-17/X1203.jpg |
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