[SEL] Happy Birthday Patrick - Cider mill

[Dave Croft]

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From: "Mick DeMaria" <bmvid at snet.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Happy Birthday Patrick - Cider mill


>   Our group restored a cider mill last year. Fun project!! It features 
> a hydraulic press and conveyer to transport the apples to the grinder. 
> The orchard owner said it was originally steam powered and later 
> converted to electric. We are told it is one of several that were built 
> by an inventor in Bristol,CT around 1901.
>  Here are some "Before" pictures:
>     http://www.oldengine.org/members/demaria/ciderpress/
> Here it is in action at our fall show in Haddam,CT:
>     http://www.oldengine.org/members/demaria/tvf/
>  Mick DeMaria

> Keith Kinney wrote:
>> Well today is my birthday too and while I didn't get an engine I did get 
>> some really neat old iron. 
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>>Dad and I unloaded it yesterday and 
>> disassembled the mill.  Pictures can be seen here:
>> http://www.herculesengines.com/Cider%20Mill/index.htm
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>> Keith Kinney

Hi gang, Cider making is one of my favourite pursuits! For 30 years we spent one
week a year in England's biggest cider county, Hereford.
Close to my wife's families farm was a chap who every year made a large amount of cider
from the smaller orchards that were no longer big enough for large cider factories. 
He scratted & pressed the crop brought to him & the orchard owner got half the cider.
Jeff kept the rest as payment. 
Every year when I arrived I used to check & lubricate the machinery & get the Lister 3 HP running 
well in time for the Autumn pressing season.
My payment was a weeks free cider drinking. 
See  http://community.webshots.com/album/74826143klZVOa/2
Unfortunately due to my wife's bad health we haven't been for a few years.
Dave Croft
Warrington
England
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv