Hi Caren,

Stuhr Museum in Grand Island, Nebraska has a working planning mill that uses 
overhead jack shafts and belts to power period machinery.  It is electric 
powered rather than steam, but all the machiney is used for various 
projects.  Visitors are kept back from the machinery by a stout picket fence 
near the doors of the mill.  This, unfortunately, limits the amount of 
people who can enter at a given time to about 10 to 15.  As to staff, the 
machinery does have some guards, but they have to watch the belts since they 
are exposed.  People really do like to watch the gentlemen work in the mill 
and see how various items were made.  If you have any further questions, 
email the museum at [log in to unmask]


John Adamik
Manager, Agriculture and Equine Programs
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI
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