http://www.wckelsey.com A Family Website Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:10:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the 60's Bill bought a 16mm Bolex movie camera. (An actual 16mm camera. Not the 8mm that were very popular during the 60's.) It was a wind up camera - no batteries required, and had no sound. It used 100 ft rolls of film that were pretty expensive to ... http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=40 This is the gun carrier that was manufactured by Frost & Woods during the 2nd World War and that Bill was partly responsible for. For many years I thought this was a picture of the actual gun, but while restoring the image I realized that wheels, towbar and frame are ... http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=39 These images have been scanned and restored, but I have not yet written anything about them. They are in no particular order. http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=38 The tobacco tying machine played a significant role in the mechanization of the tobacco industry, and Bill played a small but important part in its development. Up until its invention tobacco was tied onto sticks by very skilled (and very fast!) women. It was hard, back-breaking work, and for many ... http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=25 A view of the south west side of the developing park. This image was probably taken from the TV antenna tower. At this point Bill had not started building any of the park "rides" yet. Still developing the landscaping. This image was probably taken around 1964. Click on the picture to download ... http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=18 An image of Bill Jr. "Billy" canoeing next to the island with the ornamental bird aviary. Click on the picture to download a high resolution TIF (1 Meg) http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=17 A view of the suspension bridge Bill built for the park. Click on the picture to download a high resolution TIF (1 Meg) http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=16 Bill Kelsey and a customer standing next to a new Kelsey steam boiler. For more details about this boiler, see this post. Click on the picture to download a high resolution TIF (6 Meg) http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=15 This is a portrait of the classic Kelsey steam boiler. This design was manufactured by Bill's company from around 1952 until 1960 or so. Several thousand where built and sold from Bill's little manufacturing shop on Waverly St. in Delhi Ontario. Click on the picture to download a high resolution TIF ... http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=13 This portrait of the entire Kelsey family was taken in 1913 at the original homestead near Landsdowne Ontario. Bill is the youngest in the image. This image was particularly challenging to restore as it had a lot of marks and scratches, but I think it turned out pretty good. Click on the ... http://www.wckelsey.com/?p=12