170 Comments Posted by charlie

Nice piece of art. Probably patient art.

Your right, Hallucinator . That old Cabinate could hold some modern day electronics. That would be cool. To bad it's wrecked. It probably worked when left there.

On the exterior, that is a beautiful building. It stands tall and proud, as if protecting something or someone.

Hey, Motts? Do you have myspace?

IM SORRY WE HAVE ONE IS WHAT I MEANT TO SAY

WE HAVE HAVE JUST LIKE IT, IT BELONGED TO MY WIFE GRANDFATHER, WE PLAY CHRISTMAS 45'S THAT WE HAVE

What a Treasure! Too Bad the whole building wasn't renovated. Actually, it shoulda been restored in it's orginal form and used for some constructive purpose, such as city affices and the like. The center 1/3 that was renovated is beautiful.

It is a variation of the Utica Crib which is an adult-size restraining bed. This wooden crib was equipped with a lid and was capable of being locked. It was designed in 1845 by Dr. Anabanel of France. In 1846, Dr. Amariah Brigham, the first superintendent of the "New York State Lunatic Asylum" brought the crib to the asylum in Utica, New York. Several modifications were made on the original design and thus the "Utica Crib" was born. The crib was designed in such a way that air could flow freely between the top and sides. The bottom was cushioned with layers of straw. The crib was used in case of "exhaustion" when the physical health of the patient demanded that (s)he be kept in bed. Additionally, the crib could be suspended on chains and rocked to calm the patients. The last remaining Utica Crib was removed from use on January 18, 1887. http://www.mantenostat...tal.com/museum2.html

that rose window is awesome, too bad that someone does not do something to preserve the treasures before they are torn down.

Yeah, Ozzy. looks like an old dust mask.

Those are probably remnants of dust masks worn by miners to keep coal dust out of their lungs. Most still got coal and rock dust in their lungs and developed what is known as black lung.

In the US everything would be torn down and the area reclamed or returned to nature if the mine was permenently closed.

The lamp room is where the battery lights the the miners wear to see in the darkness of the mine are charged.

I live in a coal producing area in the US. That big Wheel would be over one of the shafts to operate the cage (elevator) for hoisting men and material down into and out of the mine, or the Skip shaft for hoisting coal out of the mine. One shaft would be for ventilation, with a big fan to pull air into the mine through the cage shaft.

I think it is a casting table for a body cast. Peole with severe scoliosis condition may have dysfuctional lungs that requires assistance so the equipment in this room and the iron lung does go hand in hand.