Huber Machinery Museum

• Huber Machinery Museum
  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:30
• Had a great visit this past weekend with both Larry and Bruce, would have loved to stay at either longer for a steam up but had to keep the kids on the move… Thank you again Larry and Bruce, and a huge Thank You to their wives for keeping the kids busy    Larry has posted his railway on the forum, and it’s far more impressive in person    His steam room is also very clean and well organized Then off to Bruce’s, what a cool shop to walk into!! Both Sipp’s ticking over, no he didn’t send one home with me      When leaving Larry’s I made a stop at the Huber Machinery Museum in Marion, OH. Wasn’t expecting so many Hubers and for a free museum it’s far better than most that I’ve paid admission to. They are only open 1-4 on Saturdays, so we were lucky it worked out with the visit.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:34
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:36
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:38
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:42
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:45
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:48
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:51
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 12:52
• And finally, something to look at while sitting on the toilet 😂
  
  We didn’t ask if we could tour the women’s room 😂
  
  
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  Posted by komet163b on 22 Mar, 2022 13:25
• Lots of great pictures of the museum and the munchkins.  Really extensive,
  it looks like they have it all.  Makes me think of the old farm machinery
  put out to pasture when worn out working the mid-Hudson valley farms where
  I grew up.
  
  A slight coinkydink...I have a steam engine/boiler combo made by J Huber
  in September 1926.  Do you think the museum would be able to tell me if
  this was a family member?  The seller of the engine was on the West coast.
  
  Good Times,
  Wayne
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  Posted by Quickj on 22 Mar, 2022 15:02
• Nick,
  Looks like a really fun trip and a great collection of Huber machinery.
  I will be heading down to Texas next week.  Hopefully get to see a collection or two along the way. 😁
  
  Jim in Minnesota
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 15:11
• Quote from: komet163b on 22 Mar, 2022 13:25

  Lots of great pictures of the museum and the munchkins.  Really extensive,
  it looks like they have it all.  Makes me think of the old farm machinery
  put out to pasture when worn out working the mid-Hudson valley farms where
  I grew up.
  
  A slight coinkydink...I have a steam engine/boiler combo made by J Huber
  in September 1926.  Do you think the museum would be able to tell me if
  this was a family member?  The seller of the engine was on the West coast.
  
  Good Times,
  Wayne
  

  
  Edward Huber was long gone by that time and originally from Indiana, so probably not any close relation if any at all. The workers were elderly volunteers and the whole time I was there the one was listening to a couple dozen messages on the answering machine (they are only there for 3 hours on Saturday) so you likely wouldn’t have much luck contacting them…
  
  

  Quote from: Quickj on 22 Mar, 2022 15:02

  Nick,
  Looks like a really fun trip and a great collection of Huber machinery.
  I will be heading down to Texas next week.  Hopefully get to see a collection or two along the way. 😁
  
  Jim in Minnesota
  

  
  Texas is my next trip that I need to take!! Will you be visiting Jack?
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  Posted by Jim on 22 Mar, 2022 17:32
• Looks like a great time with the kids Nick.
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  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2022 18:04
• Quote from: Jim on 22 Mar, 2022 17:32

  Looks like a great time with the kids Nick.
  

  
  2200 miles and 3 nights of camping!    Took them to lots of playgrounds, a fossil gorge, and a tractor show along with this museum
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  Posted by jkbixby on 22 Mar, 2022 18:27
• I really appreciated seeing you and the boys in person, Nick, after all these years. It was fun showing you my little collection and the railroad layouts in their present iteration. Also glad you liked the Huber museum which is first class but little known in general.
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