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Manufacturer? Place?

I know the area but only because you have loose lips figuratively speaking ;)

SuperRat, on 07 April 2013 - 02:15 PM, said:

If you know the place, you might as well say it. Then I will start giving hints on what the manufacturer was.
This post has been edited by Conrad: 09 April 2013 - 11:14 AM

Just a guess, but looking at the wiring in photo #2....somewhere in the Philippines?
Dino
This post has been edited by Lift Dinosaur: 09 April 2013 - 11:35 AM

Lift Dinosaur, on 09 April 2013 - 11:34 AM, said:

I don't think so. It was built by an American company that formerly operated in Europe its first 5-10 years or so...
And this lift is in Maine. That should narrow down the list of potential ski areas.
This post has been edited by Conrad: 09 April 2013 - 03:55 PM

Titcomb

SuperRat, on 09 April 2013 - 04:13 PM, said:

Yes!

Now some hints about the manufacturer.
Hint #1: It was built by an American company that formerly operated in Europe its first 5-10 years or so (as stated before).
Hint #2: This lift was originally built in 1953 at a New Hampshire ski area. It wasn't until 1973 that it was installed at Titcomb.
Hint #3: The manufacturer starts with the letter 'c.'
This post has been edited by Conrad: 09 April 2013 - 05:30 PM

Conrad, on 09 April 2013 - 05:29 PM, said:

Carlevario-Savio?

DonaldMReif, on 09 April 2013 - 06:10 PM, said:

Nope. It was an American company (although the company was originally founded in Europe).
This post has been edited by Conrad: 09 April 2013 - 06:15 PM

OK, you missed the "Philippines" joke.
So "Constam" for the Manufacturer and being a Western Guy, "titcomb' means nothing to me.
Dino

Lift Dinosaur, on 09 April 2013 - 06:21 PM, said:

Yes you got it! Constam. But fill me in on what the Philippines joke is (although I suspect it has to do with part of the ski area name). I can be a bit naive.

Also, the lift was originally installed at Cannon Mountain for its first 20 years.

Conrad, on 09 April 2013 - 06:40 PM, said:

That would have been the old 'Banshee' lift, then. It has 'Hall' towing units, like the other Constam that still operates in New Hampshire.

wbl

Dino was pointing out the third world wiring job on that lift looking more appropriate for a shack in Filipino slum than on a ski hill.

william b, on 10 April 2013 - 06:00 AM, said:

As far as I know it is actually the former "Lower t-bar" at Cannon, not Banshee. That is according to New England Ski History.

At first, I discovered that the lift was built by Constam from the State of Maine's Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety's website. Then I discovered through my former college adviser (who is on the Titcomb board of trustees) who got the information from other people, that the lift was installed in 1973 and came from Cannon. I then used the website New England Ski History to fill in the remaining blanks that it was originally the lower t-bar installed in 1953.

I think it is a Poma, but I don't know where it is.

Pretty sure it isn't, based on the responses above yours.