{"id":82185,"date":"2020-11-16T07:02:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T12:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=82185"},"modified":"2020-11-17T06:35:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:35:46","slug":"art-raffle-benefits-steamer-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2020\/11\/16\/art-raffle-benefits-steamer-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Raffle Benefits Steamer Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An art raffle benefitting Owego Hose Team, Inc.\u2019s Steamer Project is currently underway in downtown Owego.&nbsp;Through a partnership with local artist Michelle McLaren,&nbsp;Susquehanna Printers, The Thomas Bronk Team with Howard Hanna and Gallery 41, an original framed painting of the Owego Fire Department\u2019s 1866 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine (Steamer) valued at $500 will be raffled, benefitting the Steamer\u2019s restoration and proposed Steamer House on North Avenue.&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tickets for $10 are available at Susquehanna Printers, Early Owego Antique Center, and Gallery 41 on Lake Street, and the Community Shop on North Avenue.&nbsp;Limited edition Steamer prints and cards are also available at Gallery 41.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82188\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/11\/Steam3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82188\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82188\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/11\/Steam3.jpg\" alt=\"Art Raffle Benefits Steamer Project\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/11\/Steam3.jpg 720w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/11\/Steam3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brain Fanslau with Maine Locomotive and Machine Works looks at the Steamer boiler. Provided photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The painting depicts the Steamer in front of Owego Central Fire Station on North Avenue and includes the \u201cFireman\u2019s Creed\u201d imbedded in the work.&nbsp;The original sketch of the Steamer by Ms. McLaren was completed and water colored last month, and can be viewed at Gallery 41\u2019s storefront window.&nbsp;The raffle drawing will take place prior to Christmas on Facebook Live, from Gallery 41, on Dec. 23.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Owego Hose Team members transported the Steamer to Firefly Restorations in Hope, Maine last month.&nbsp;The 153-year-old steamer has not been operational since the late 1980s, at which time it was the oldest operating licensed steam fire engine in the United States.&nbsp;Now under the care, custody and control of the Owego Hose Teams, the steamer will undergo a complete restoration allowing it to reclaim the \u201coldest operating\u201d title.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Swift with Firefly Restorations and Brian Fanslau with Maine Locomotive and Machine Works have been hard at work on the restoration.&nbsp;Owego\u2019s Steamer is of \u201charp\u201d frame because the frame is in the shape of a harp instrument. Of the 853 steamers manufactured by Amoskeag only 80 were of harp frame design, a third of the first 240 they made. Only a handful, including Owego\u2019s, are in existence today. Harp and \u201ccrane neck\u201d frames were invented to allow for a better turning radius for the fire engine, contrary to the original \u201cstraight neck\u201d frames.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82187\" style=\"width: 766px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/11\/Steam2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82187\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/11\/Steam2.jpg\" alt=\"Art Raffle Benefits Steamer Project\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/11\/Steam2.jpg 756w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/11\/Steam2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1866 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine \u201cHarp\u201d Frame. Provided photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Swift and Fanslau recently removed the Steamer\u2019s boiler and transported to Fanslau\u2019s Maine Locomotive and Machine Works to replicate. The original boiler will be retained for display purposes at the proposed Steamer House on North Avenue.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Owego\u2019s boiler is a \u201cFire Tube Boiler\u201d design much like a hot water heater in a house. The boiler gets water in or around its tubes and coils so hot it produces steam, which drives the fire pump. Owego\u2019s pump on the Steamer is of single piston design. The pump in turn flows water from a water source (fire hydrant, pond, river) through the pump to fire hoses to extinguish the fire.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The new boiler will be ASME certified and must pass a New York State boiler inspection each year with a maximum allowable working pressure of 125 psi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Individuals can donate to the project by becoming a \u201cSteam Booster\u201d on the hose team\u2019s website at&nbsp;www.OwegoHoseTeams.com.&nbsp;Steamer apparel through All Star Sports, including hats and shirts, is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/owegosteamteam.itemorder.com\/sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/owegosteamteam.itemorder.com\/sale<\/a>&nbsp;through Dec. 6.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An account at Neighborhood Redemption Center on Fifth Avenue in Owego has also been set up to aid the project.&nbsp;Individuals can return their bottles and cans at the redemption center and apply their return funds to the Owego Hose Team account there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The total project cost of the Steamer restoration and \u201cSteamer House\u201d is expected to be upwards of $100,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An art raffle benefitting Owego Hose Team, Inc.\u2019s Steamer Project is currently underway in downtown Owego.&nbsp;Through a partnership with local artist Michelle McLaren,&nbsp;Susquehanna Printers, The&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":82186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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