Lock 05 in Minetto, NY on Oswego Canal

By Zaphir Shamma; posted August 24, 2013

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While not technically an insulator related topic, it is old-school power...so I wanted to share. This picture is of the bldg. that houses the non-functioning electrical equipment that used to operate Lock #5 on the Oswego Canal. They still maintain it and keep it clean...but this equipment no longer is used to operator the big lock doors. Folks aren't normally allowed into this building, but the lock keeper was nice and let us in and allowed me to take pictures. The following pictures are taken inside of this building. I don't know what any of it does exactly, but it's old and powerful and very solid...so it was fun just being around this gear. Thanks for looking...Zaph

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