I took Austyn to visit The Oil Museum of Canada. Zoe didn't come. It was nice! It gave him peace and quiet to learn what he wanted to learn and take his time on things that interested him. This is a model of the jerker line. It was broken and he fixed it as well as he could, without being able to tighten the one belt.
He played and observed this model for a long time.
Although the real deal is just outside the doors of this museum the models are still cool to see. Here is another one of the first oil well.
This was a tent that a traveler from the area would have stayed in while traveling abroad. The pictures you see on the inside of the tent are of a movie that is projected onto the sides of the tent and it tells a story that is all around us while we sit down to learn what happened in the past.
Although unrelated to oil, there were many old items in the museum. One that Austyn found interesting was this camera. We may need to research old cameras now.
He also enjoyed the metals and coins.
Here is another model. We were thinking that this may be a model that we could try and duplicate at home with our Educational K'nex kits.
Here is a real jerker line. It is working and there is still oil being collected on this site and the surrounding area.
This is one of the outdoor displays. There are many more, including a blacksmith shop.
We purchased a toy that kids would have played with long ago.
After viewing all of the displays at the museum we took a drive around the area and listened to the details of many of the original sites. There were displays set up with metal men.
The well that you see in the background is the site of the first Oil Gusher in North America.
We had a great time and learned so much about oil here in Ontario. This is so much more interesting after living in Alberta.
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