Pinion gear for sawmill drive assembly, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

L1964.214.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Iron pinion gear 27 3/4" in diameter on end of a 3 3/4" dia. iron shaft that is 91" long. Mounted on shaft is a 72" diameter pulley with eight spokes. The hub is white oak (Quercus alba) with cap plates of, probably, maple (Acer spp.). The spokes are also probably maple, while the four layers of felloes making up the belt face are chestnut (Castanea dentata). The shaft terminates with an iron flange with a mounting plate attached, about 9 1/4" diameter. The shaft is supported on either side of the large pulley by cast iron bearing housings with babbit metal bearings.

Notes

According to accession records, the pinion gear was cast from pattern 1950.1028.1. The pinion gear, shaft, and rack segment were removed from the ruins of the Church Family sawmill in 1964.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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