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Re: (erielack) DL&W truck mystery
I did a Google search on the "Milwaukee-Western Fuel Co." They had a beautiful art-deco HQ building in Milwaukee that was preserved. On the building fascia is a relief of a coal miner.http://www.agilitynut.com/deco/wi.htmlThere is much more here to research.T----- Original Message -----From: Njricky2_@_aol.comDate: Monday, February 19, 2007 12:29 amSubject: Re: (erielack) DL&W truck mysteryTo: paultup@comcast.net, erielack@lists.elhts.org> > Paul,> > I have a good friend who grew up in Milwaukee. She's old enough > to know > whether or not that fuel company was there in WI or not. I'll > forward this to her > and if she has anything to offer, I'll forward it to the list.> > Rick> > In a message dated 2/18/2007 8:13:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, > paultup@comcast.net writes:> > Lister Mike Dodge showed me an issue of a truck enthusiast > magazine > ("Hemmings Motor News", March 2006) today that had an article > entitled "Coal on the > Roll." The article focused on the various types of trucks used > to deliver coal > to the home in the early part of the 20th century.> > The intriguing item was the photo leading the article - a pair > of > scissors-type mechanical lift trucks (circa-1920 built) with > black cabs, and the doors > were labeled "DL&W SCRANTON COAL". The cabs also read "No. 37" > and "No. 36" > along their roofline, respectively.> > What makes the image even more perplexing is that the trucks > are in front of > a large building that reads "Milwaukee-Western Fuel Co." The > text of the > article that references this photo reads: "At the Milwaukee-> Western Fuel > Company, the cab doors of what we think are a couple of Schacht > trucks from the > 1920s advertise that their coal is soot-free anthracite from > northeastern > Pennsylvania, delivered by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western > Railroad."> So this begs a couple of questions:> > * How many of these trucks were lettered for DL&W coal service?> * The Lackawanna did local delivery? Or did they have a > licensing/marketi!
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eement with local coal retailers?> * Where was this "Milwaukee-Western Fuel Co." located?> * Does anyone have any other photos of these intriguing trucks?> > - Paul> > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> Sponsored by the ELH&TS> http://www.elhts.org> To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html> > > > > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> Sponsored by the ELH&TS> http://www.elhts.org> To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html>
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