Finally got to see the old forge at the Pioneer Village museum in Salem

The hand crank on the blower was still smooth as glass, which made me think about how much we rely on electric motors now, anyone else miss that kind of simple mechanical feel?

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ryan4943d ago

The hand crank on the forge blower at the Salem museum is definitely a blower mechanism, not a bellows. They work on different mechanical principles.

blair2823d ago

Actually, that's a bellows, not a blower...