Object Title
Pump House Steam Museum Daily Log Book June /85 - June 90
Object Name
Book, Record
Date Made
1985
Materials
Paper
Catalogue Number
PH2016.010.022
Dimensions

Part a- Length: 24.0cm x Width: 19.5cm x Height: 1.5cm
Part b- Length: 35.0cm x Width: 21.5cm
Part c- Length: 35.0cm x Width: 21.5cm
Part d- Length: 29.8cm x Width: 21.0cm

Description

This artifact includes the Pump House Daily Log Book and two paper documents. a- This is a green hardcover log book. On the front cover, there is a stripe of golden decorations close to the left edge, and a code in gold texts that reads "2860-R". The back cover has a plain green surface. The spine has the gold letter "R" and two gold lines on the top and bottom of the letter. On the inside of the front cover, there is a taped-on paper label that reads "Lawrence Graham// Boiler Inspector// 384-2311". There is a red-and-white label on the top left corner. It indicates that this book costs 6.30 dollars. The front page specifies that this book is the Pump House Log Book from June 1985 to June 1990, belonged to the chief engineers Ron York and Trudi West. The book details the daily activities of the engineers at the Steam Museum, including operating the boilers. b- This is a piece of paper with single-sided, hand-written notes in black ink. It has four punch holes on the left edge. The notes list the schedules for Saturday and Sunday, as well as a question about the pipe. It is signed by Pat on the bottom of the page. It is tucked in between page 23 and 24 of the log book. c- This is a piece of paper with hand-drawn sketches and notes in black ink. There are four punch holes on the left edge of the paper. The sketches show the proposed pipe running from cond to hot well. This paper is tucked in between page 23 and 24 of the log book. d- This is the Bulletin from the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations in the spring of 1981. It is entitled "Operating Engineers Bulletin No.1". It has a double-sided, typed, 2-page text of the guidelines for the use of a logbook in a registered power plant. The paper is tucked in between the inside of the front cover and the front page.

History

This type of book was necessary for keeping track of how the steam engines are running and if it is necessary to fix the engines and how they need to maintain the machines. This book is useful for determining how the engines were maintained.