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Frontier Days, July 4, 2004
Willits CA

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© Steve Gadol

Wes Brubacher is lubricating the Orten & Steinbrenner steam winch. The winch was built about 1910 and was typically used for loading and unloading cargo from ships. Because of its simple design it is used by Roots to explain to visitors how steam engines work.