[Thursday] Fwd: Bob Lindquist Steam Engines

[Michael Thompson]

Will someone call Carl Bloom and find out what is available?

On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 7:38 PM Terry Gmail via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org>
wrote:

>
> >
> > Bob Lindquist was on the board of the museum for many years. I have
> wondered what became of him. I suspect all contact information was directed
> to Bob and Nancy. He was a great guy with a long career in the railroad
> business.
> >
> > It would be interesting to know if he provided for shipping and other
> care for the engines in his will.
> >
> > He was the person that appraised the Greene engine for the museum when
> it was donated.
> >
> > Terry Jones
> > Product Design Consultants
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> >
> >> On Jan 21, 2019, at 6:18 PM, Michael Thompson via Thursday <
> thursday at newsm.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> From the poster...
> >>
> >> The best thing to do is to talk directly to the person who asked me.
> Carl Bloom.  570-316-7168. He was Lindquist's caretaker and will know how
> to get ahold of the attorney.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jan 21, 2019, at 5:35 PM, Ernie <ernie176 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I agree with Randy.  The boiler is certainly interesting.
> >>>
> >>> Nescopeke,PA is about 6 hours from here on a good day.
> >>>
> >>> The odd thing is these sound like the engines in Rowe, MA.
> >>> They are a Fitchburg with direct connected alternator and another
> big/er engine that is not a Fitchburg but a Vim.
> >>> --------------------------------------------
> >>> On Mon, 1/21/19, Randall Snow via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Thursday] Bob Lindquist Steam Engines
> >>> To: "Michael Thompson" <michael.99.thompson at gmail.com>
> >>> Cc: "Thursday Group" <Thursday at newsm.org>
> >>> Date: Monday, January 21, 2019, 5:01 PM
> >>>
> >>> I've never heard
> >>> a word about this. My first thought was they had bad contact
> >>> info, perhaps Fred's email. But if 3 museums are in the
> >>> mix and nothing happened, then I would guess they never
> >>> actually try to contact anyone. Let's see if Ken or
> >>> anyone has knowledge of it and reach back out to them. The
> >>> boiler in particular could be of great long-term usage to
> >>> us.
> >>> On Mon, Jan 21,
> >>> 2019, 4:19 PM Michael Thompson via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org
> >>> wrote:
> >>> This just was received through the NEWSM Facebook
> >>> page.
> >>> In July of 2017
> >>> Robert Lindquist of Nescopek, PA, died and willed a few
> >>> stationary steam engines and a boiler to engine groups. His
> >>> estate was instructed to offer them to the Connecticut
> >>> Antique Machinery Association, New England Wireless and
> >>> Steam Museum, and Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical
> >>> Association. A friend of his asked me if I knew what is
> >>> happening as the engines and boiler are still sitting there
> >>> at Lindquist's former property. I told him I'd ask
> >>> each museum if they have been offered the pieces and if they
> >>> plan to pursue them. Does any of this sound like something
> >>> NEWSM is involved with? We're worried that nobody wants
> >>> them and the estate's lawyer might then scrap them, etc,
> >>> but we want to check with the three organizations that the
> >>> equipment was offered to before approaching the lawyer.
> >>> Maybe something is in the works and we don't need to
> >>> talk to him? You'd probably remember if NEWSM was
> >>> offered these. The two big engines are both Fitchburgs. One
> >>> is a belt drive engine, I'm guessing with a ten or
> >>> twelve foot flywheel, and the other is directly connected to
> >>> a dynamo. The boiler is at least 100 HP and a modern package
> >>> boiler, oil or gas fired, and working when Lindquist died in
> >>> 2017. Everything is under a canopy. I am looking forward to
> >>> hearing back.
> >>>
> >>> Did we ever discuss these
> >>> engines?
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