Steamboating colleagues:
The winter issue of 'PowerShips,' former titled SSHSA's venerable 'Steamboat Bill' carries on their classified pages the following ad with full color photo.
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"AVAILABLE--Rare, original Nichol steam calliope. Served aboard the Mississippi sternwheeler WASHINGTON. Played first by Leslie Swanson in 1928, and continued aboard the WASHINGTON until she was decommissioned.
This instrument is a rare and unique antique and is available with a 15 HP Bryan propane boiler, 50 gallon propane bottle, pressure regulator, flexible piping, books [5" X 8" paper back] by Swanson about calliopes and several hundred calliope recordings. $105,000, buyer collects. CONTACT MURPHY: FAX 305-666-0501. Book & CD avilable, $50, pp."
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I apologize if a previous mention of this instrument appeared on Steamboats.org. I didn't have time to scroll through the postings to narrow it down. Are there any takers on the above offer? Well, what do I know?
R. Dale Flick
Coal Haven Landing, Ohio River, Cincinnati.
The winter issue of 'PowerShips,' former titled SSHSA's venerable 'Steamboat Bill' carries on their classified pages the following ad with full color photo.
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"AVAILABLE--Rare, original Nichol steam calliope. Served aboard the Mississippi sternwheeler WASHINGTON. Played first by Leslie Swanson in 1928, and continued aboard the WASHINGTON until she was decommissioned.
This instrument is a rare and unique antique and is available with a 15 HP Bryan propane boiler, 50 gallon propane bottle, pressure regulator, flexible piping, books [5" X 8" paper back] by Swanson about calliopes and several hundred calliope recordings. $105,000, buyer collects. CONTACT MURPHY: FAX 305-666-0501. Book & CD avilable, $50, pp."
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I apologize if a previous mention of this instrument appeared on Steamboats.org. I didn't have time to scroll through the postings to narrow it down. Are there any takers on the above offer? Well, what do I know?
R. Dale Flick
Coal Haven Landing, Ohio River, Cincinnati.
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