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Pittsburgh's Duquesne Incline is a system of rapid
transportation that originated in 1877 and continues
to use the original cable cars and hoisting apparatus.
We consider it a working museum, and visitors can
actually go down and view the historic hoisting
equipment in operation.

Here is the web site:
< http://www.incline.cc >

gaw


--- Sue Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Date:         Mon, 26 May 2008 14:33:57 -0700
> From:         Sue Allen <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: museums that display working historical
> technology?
> To:           [log in to unmask]
> 
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of
> Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums
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> Hi all,
> 
> Do you know any museums that have technological
> artifacts (especially  
> cars / planes etc) that they display in working
> order, or even let  
> visitors use? A colleague is doing an international
> study on the  
> issues around this, from the maintenance angle as
> well as the visitor  
> experience side.
> 
> Thanks for any pointers to museums or people....
> Sue
> 
> Sue Allen, Ph.D.
> Director of Visitor Research & Evaluation
> Exploratorium
> 3601 Lyon St
> San Francisco, CA 94123
> Phone: 415-353-0471
> Fax: 415-561-0370
> Email: [log in to unmask]

gaw

Glenn A. Walsh
Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] >
SPACE & SCIENCE NEWS, ASTRONOMICAL CALENDAR:
  < http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/#news >
Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago:
  < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Astronomer, Educator, Optician John A. Brashear:
  < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com >
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries: 
  < http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com > 
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://incline.pghfree.net >
* Public Transit:
  < http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com/transit >


      

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