Thunder Bay in Thunder Bay District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Original Paper Machine Steam Engine Drive
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2022
1. Original Paper Machine Steam Engine Drive Marker
donated by Abitibi-Price Ltd.
Fort William Division
to
Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society
1980
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 48° 24.167′ N, 89° 15.95′ W. Marker is in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Thunder Bay District. It is on Red Lake Road just south of Sibley Drive, on the left when traveling south. The marker and engine drive are located in front of the Dorion Building on the Confederation College campus grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1901 Sibley Drive, Thunder Bay ON P7B 6Z8, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Ontario and specifically in Northwest Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, in the Great North Woods, on the Great Lakes, on Lake Superior’s North Shore, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Calvert Boulder (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Lakehead University (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); The Capture of Fort William (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Fort William (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Commemorating the 100 Millionth Tree Planted (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); Fort Kaministiquia 1717 (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); William McGillivray (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); 425 Donald Street East (approx. 2.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thunder Bay.
Also see . . .
1. The Steam Engine 1923. Excerpt:
Original paper steam engine drive built in 1923. Now at Confederation College, Thunder Bay, Ontario.(Submitted on April 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Belliss and Morcom. Excerpt:
Founded in 1852 in Birmingham, West Midlands, it is now a division of Ingersoll Rand based in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. Shortly after completing his articles of apprenticeship, in 1862 George Edward Belliss acquired the engineering business(Submitted on April 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)of R. Bach and Co, then located at 13-14 Broad Street, Islington, Birmingham. In 1884, Belliss invited Royal Navy engineer Alfred Morcom to join the firm as a partner. Previously chief engineer at Sheerness dockyard, he had gained a first-class certificate in steam engineering at the Navy's training college. Today the company manufactures, supplies and services oil-free reciprocating compressors, with a specialist division focusing on recycled PET plastic moulding.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 20222. Original Paper Machine Steam Engine DriveThe marker is mounted on the exhibit base.
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2022
3. Belliss & Morcom LTD Marker
Birmingham
England
———
Laurie & Lamb
Montreal
sole agents for
Canada
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2022
4. Original Paper Machine Steam Engine Drive
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 4. submitted on April 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
