Leadville Standpipe

Posted by Keith Hayes on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Leadville-Standpipe-tp610.html

I finally got around to finishing my Leadville Standpipe in SketchUp. Here it is prior to scaling it down.



I also submitted this to Shapeways: we shall see how the NBW detail renders. If it makes it through the QA review and they print it, I will post a photo when I receive it. It is missing some parts, as I figured they would be more durable in brass, and will apply them later.

Dave Grandt was kind enough to send me a close up photo for my use. If you have a good image of this standpipe, please post it--I would like to know more about the valve assembly. For whatever reason, I have not seen many photos of the standpipe (or the nearby section house, for that matter). I bet a lot of folks passed it by not knowing what it was--I suspect it survived well into the 60s--maybe even the 70s.