wicked big steam box

[Andre Cloutier]

Saw this at the canoe museum on Sunday, from the Peterborough factory.
just curious, is this a steam box or a pressure cooker?

 

[DGuertin]

just curious, is this a steam box or a pressure cooker?

Possibly an early "submersible" canoe, Iron Maiden or iron lung?

 

[bob goeckel]

andre, what did the card on top of it say?

 

[Jim Wilson]

Maybe, "Property of Harry Houdini"?

 

[Andre Cloutier]

someone from Maine wrote it, i think it said
WICKED BIG STEAM BOX
haha

 

[john hupfield]

pressure?

Ah those were the days when a Steam Box was a Steam Box.None of this kettle and pipe or I just happened to have a wall paper steamer stuff.
Looks like it would really cook.I like the steering wheel.
Did you notice the recurve on the red canoe hanging above?
You could poke an eye out.
John

 

[Andre Cloutier]

hanging canoe

Ah, you saw the Chestnut Indian Maiden I took a ton of pictures of. That sound is me kicking myself for passing one up for not a lot of money 2 years ago....