Steam Machines from Phuket
31.10.2019
It is known that tin was discovered a couple of millennia ago in the Kathu district of Phuket and was mined until 1992 when the last mine on Phuket closed. Cassiterite (the principal ore of tin) was found in abundance in Phuket and the neighbouring Andaman coast (noteably from KhaoLak to TakuaPa).
In the Ministry of Primary Industries(which mining was) and Mines the campus which houses the current offices, has in it's grounds these old machines which were used during the mining in the 20th Century.
Fascinatingly even steam engines sit aside the giant wheels and cogs of these machines, their belts and pulleys long gone!
But it has been tastefully done and was a joy to see on my photographic journey around Phuket.
Posted by TheJohnsons 01:10 Archived in Thailand Tagged art technology history factory white industry old gear pressure power antique pipe ancient engineering machinery steam wheel vintage collage metal design machine engine rust iron equipment retro abstract rusty texture punk industrial brass mechanical grunge background isolated aged steel screw steampunk cog device metallic rivet illustration mechanism mechanic cogwheel clockwork
