Anthracite Heritage Coal-A-Thon 1977

[SuperB]

This reminded me of one day (at least 15 yrs ago) when I was coming home from work through Boyertown, PA. I came around a bend on the main street, and there was a truck that I think was delivering coal to one of the old row houses in town. It was a late 30's or early 40's vintage truck sitting across both lanes, and the truck bed was raised quite a ways up in the air and had a long trough that went down to I guess the basement window. I assume he was delivering coal (maybe it was wood chips?), but it was pretty cool to see that old truck still getting things done. It was probably a pretty common sight back in the day. I don't know why I didn't take a picture, probably just so surprised to see it sitting there.   

[cruiseliner64]

I switched from coal to oil 30years ago but kept the coal fire.I light it now and again but ALWAYS on Christmas day...adds to the Christmas feeling me thinks....

Paul

[davehummell]

Many years ago I was dating a woman that had a stoker efm furness and I restored a 53 Ford one ton dump truck and I would go over to Kassy Kassa's for two ton of stoker coal the box had a coal door and I had a shoot and in the cellar coal bin it went back then it was 40.00 a ton. When we separated she had an oil furness installed, at my house I heat with oil and I installed a mini split system and in my shop I heat with oil