[Thursday] Fwd: Bob Lindquist Steam Engines

Tue Jan 22 06:58:50 MST 2019

Yes, I will call him today to see what the situation might be.

On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 7:57 AM Ernie via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org wrote:

> All,
> I will talk to Randy later today about someone calling Carl.
> Attached is a Google Earth pic from 9-2012
> Ernie
> --------------------------------------------
> On Tue, 1/22/19, Michael Thompson via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [Thursday] Fwd: Bob Lindquist Steam Engines
>  To: "Terry Gmail" <terrykjones at gmail.com>
>  Cc: "Thursday Group" <Thursday at newsm.org>
>  Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 7:50 AM
>
>  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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>  >
>
>  > (617) 510-1444
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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?
>
>  >>> --
>
>  >>> Michael Thompson
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