I posted five close-up photos of the sand tower in Burlington.
Photos of the whole tower are in my Burlington Depot Album. I need to
know more about how the tower operated, i.e. which is the fill pipe and which
is the delivery pipe. As the tower sits now, a hose is connected to the long
pipe extending from the tower. That pipe comes out of the center of the tank at
the bottom with a three-way splitter, however only one of the splits is
connected. Above the connected pipe is a cradle with another pipe that
isn’t connected to anything. What was that pipe for? Two weights are on
slide rods and markers are on one of the two rods in the earlier photos. Those
markers don’t appear in recent photos, so apparently they were removed
when the tower was repainted. What did the markers indicate, sand level? What
were the pulley cables connected to besides the weights? There appears to be a
vent in the top of the tank. How was it constructed and used? I assume there
was s drying house and a air pressure system to deliver sand to the tower, but
I’ve never seen any pictures of the drying house.
I measured the tower, and I’ve drawn a preliminary set of HO
scale plans for a model. Now I need to know how to make the detail parts and connect
the pipes.
Nelson Moyer