September 3, 2011

Super-cool doohickey

I was out driving around in the countryside today and became entranced by this old piece of steam-powered farm equipment. The first shot is a close-up of it, which I'm sharing at Exploring with a Camera, where she talks a bit about increasing interest in a shot by cropping. I hope I've achieved that effect here:



The doohickey itself would be drug by horse to wherever the work needed to be done. Apparently part of the thingamabob would be filled with water, then a fire would be built in another part of the whatchamacallit. There'd be a belt around the big red wheel thingies on top of this gizmo, and somehow or another the doohickey would be hooked to another piece of farm equipment to power it. So if the farmer needed to power a machine to saw planks of wood, he'd take the woodcutting machine and hook it to the doohickey, then away you'd go!

This next machine is also steam-powered; it's a hay baler.




I'd never been quite so intrigued by farm equipment before. I wish I'd have seen these things in operation!



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65 comments:

  2. Interesting pictures - thanks for sharing with NOBH!
    Stefanie

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  3. Haha, fun description! Interesting doohicky. Thanks for linking in to Exploring with a Camera!

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  4. Feel Good link is up now. So full steam ahead must be an old timers disease catching up with me.........

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  5. Great post! And your creative names are perfect! Loved it!

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  7. Interesting doohicky. I love old equipment.

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  8. Hi there, Debs Dealz stopping in from the hop to follow you via GFC. Please visit back and follow me too. While you are there like me on FB too, Thanks!

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  9. Quite a doohicky. Kinda made me smile -- because I would have called it that, too. Just think of all the "extra" work it would be to use one. I'm thankful to be born in this age!

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  10. That's a really cool looking piece of equipment.

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  11. Wow, that's a cool doohicky all right ! :D

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  12. LOL! Great pictures. We have one of those doohickys around here, too. I tried to get a picture, but it was too big. ;) Hope you had a great weekend!

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  13. cool doohickys...and may have to check out that exploring with a camera site!

    [oomph.]

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  14. how neat that you just stumbled on these. Thanks for sharing on the Show Us Your Town Hop

    Bern

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  15. I love the doohicky and thingamabobs! I am following along found you through the monday blog hop. Hope you can pop by and maybe follow us too!

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  16. Thanks for linking up to the field trip hop. Such technical names for all the pars:)

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  17. Very interesting! I live on a farm so this was rather fascinating for me.

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  18. Very cool! New follower! You can visit me at mymodernguide.blogspot.com

    Beki :)

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  19. I wonder if these pieces of equipment would talk, what stories they would tell us of life long ago?

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  20. The good ole days said alot about style and patterns...even the equipment used! Nice photo!

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  21. Very interesting! It is amazing what technical thingamabobs we no longer need because of how technology has changed but that people used to consider cutting edge! Lovely photos, too!

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  22. Those are fascinating! I grew up on a farm but never saw machinery like that! Great photos, too! Visiting from Kirsty Girl. Deb @ RaisingFigureSkaters.com

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  24. I love old machinery like this, you got some great shots. I imagine at the time this was all very high tech.

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  25. In our area of the South...we have Old Fashion Days...and the farmers would bring out their old equipment and run them..so the children could learn about them...very cool displays with carriage rides and food too....hope your area has some days like that where you are...I'm at Mel's Designs from the Cabin blogspot...hop on over for a visit...Mel

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  26. that is a super cool doohickey!

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  27. LOL...all your talk of doohickeys and thingamabobs cracked me up! Love seeing old vintage equipment. Thanks for sharing!

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  28. That place is very nice to explore in summer when berries are ready to be picked. Looks like they had many farm equipment there. Great shots!

    The Barn

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  29. very interesting piece of machinery! Nice shot!

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  30. Great shot but I had to laugh because it annoys my hubby when I call thing a doohickey when I don't know the name or what exactly to call it. Already a follower. Come visit me at http://mamalousgems.blogspot.com/

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  32. Love the pictures, thanks for sharing!

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  33. I enjoyed the photos. There is something serene about exploring farms and seeing these old treasures.

    I am here from Kirsty Girl's Blog hop - happy to have found you :-)

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  34. WoW! That's a lot of work to get the job done, alright... =)

    Thanks for joining =)

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  35. Machines have certainly come a long way. These are very interesting photos.
    Blessings,
    Charlotte

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  36. Very cool! Great job, I'm working on that same thing too!

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  37. Love your description of that beautiful old piece of equipment--uh, doohickey.

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  38. Cool doohickey! Really interesting!

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  39. these are really neat!

    found you on the SSS hop and i am a new follower (email)! please follow me back http://quiet-ct.blogspot.com !

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  40. Cool! Gotta love the doohickey! It would be something to see in person!

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  41. Cool looking machinery! Great shots.

    NoteworthyMusings

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  42. Very interesting. I love the last shot.

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  43. I love looking at old pieces too.

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  44. Thanks so much for dropping by the Be-Bop-A Blog Hop! I'm a follower and I hope you'll stop by again soon! Have a great day! :)

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  45. I just love the idea of exploring with a camera! Thanks for linking up.

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  46. I don't know how to explore, apart from with a camera!

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  47. Wonderful post of back in times things. Enjoyed my vivist on your blog.

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  48. Yes, ma'am, I do declare...this is indeed a cool doohicky.:))

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  49. Those are so neat! I love things like that.

    New follower from Mommy Living the Life of Riley. Feel free to stop by and chat! http://edgeofinsane.blogspot.com

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  50. The thingofabob that does the job a bibbity bobbity boo:)
    Great pictures.

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  51. Nice pictures, I love how it looks kinda like a train in some weird way lol! anyways,
    Stopping by from the Sock Hop Blog Hop, Im already a follower so im joining you on blogfrog, J'S REVIEWS AND GIVEAWAYS stop by :)
    Thanks so much! have a great day!

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  52. Those are very cool!

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  53. Love it! Happy Hump day!
    Rachel with www.reasonablyless.com

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  54. Awesome gadgets and Great photos! ~ thanks ~ namaste, CArol (A Creative Harbor) linked with WW (monica's)

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  55. How neat to find such interesting doohickeys and thingamabobs on your ride...Great pics.

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  56. How cool is that! I love the images.

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  57. These are so school. I'm obsessed with anything 'vitage', I would have loved to seen these up close!

    New follower from Welcome Wednesday! I would love for you to stop by my blog and say hi!!

    ~Ola
    iluv2save.blogspot.com

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  58. I love the dots! Thanks for joining up with the L.E.N.S. Challenge! :)

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  59. That really IS a super cool doohickey!

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  60. That is undoubtedly the best technical explanation of steam power I have ever come across :-)
    And I actually mean this most sincerely.

    Picture enlarged is terrific.

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  61. Great post! I really like the way you described it all, especially seeing as how you had to use layman terms :) I thought it was a train before I started reading.

    Great job cropping!

    Here via the Acting Balanced Thirsty for Comments Thursday Blog Hop!

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  62. funny post; love the doohickey stuff. You should be a museum tour guide, doohickey, this whatchamacallit that...funny. Visiting from thirsty thursdays hop so hope you drop by as well!

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  63. Awesome post! Must have been a great ride and lots of fun looking at and taking all these pics! Found you via Thoughtful Thursdays Blog Hop! Please follow back @ http://www.pargasjunkyard.wordpress.com and/or on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pargas-Junkyard/259287017434763

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  64. I admit - old farm equipment is fascinating to photograph!

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  65. Very good job buddy its really fantastic I am using these Farm Equipment since 2-3 years and I am getting satisfactory results and my farm is also looking like green garden.....Thank you

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