on the demand for coal. The fan wasn’t converted to electric
power until after WWII when electricity reached the area.
The model is based on the fan house at the Number 5 tipple at
Robertsdale on the EBT, and was a typical design that was used
at the mines of the Broad Top field. It was of concrete block
construction, and had two large screened openings for the air
to enter and exit. Photographs show this fan house was located
up against an opening in the hill similar to a mine entrance,
and drew the air in through one opening and exhausted it out
the other.
The fan house was located northwest of the tipple, higher up
the slope. A substation was placed nearby after the fan house
was converted to electricity.
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11. Fan house constructed using Monster Model Works
concrete block laser-cut basswood and Ron Pearson’s
plans from Robertsdale No. 5 tipple.
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