Has anyone seen a static model similar to this?
It's a skip that hauled ashes/cinders from the ash pit, and loaded them into a gondola. The middle rail held the drop bottom door in place. When the skip reached the top, the support for the drop bottom would no longer be present, and the drop bottom would open and allow the cinders to fall into the waiting car. Some were powered by compressed air.
It's a skip that hauled ashes/cinders from the ash pit, and loaded them into a gondola. The middle rail held the drop bottom door in place. When the skip reached the top, the support for the drop bottom would no longer be present, and the drop bottom would open and allow the cinders to fall into the waiting car. Some were powered by compressed air.