A box of ceramic knob insulators for electric fences. There were hundreds of cases of these things piled up.
One of my favorite places to photograph (besides the Utah State Railroad Museum, of course) is the Smith & Edwards backlot a few miles north of Ogden. Smith & Edwards is a military surplus store, and their motto is "We have anything you want...if you can find it". It's true, too: while wandering around I asked my brother to let me know if he finds any flanged wheels, and he promptly pointed to a pallet and said "You mean like that one?" Eeyup. That's the one.
Military ammunition crates, empty as the markings designate. These things are sold for five bucks a box.
The backlot is an excitably cluttered ten acres of, well, stuff. From wood-sheathed boxcars to WWII communications truck bodies to diffused grenades, if you want it, you just have to find it.
The vestibule of an army hospital car, built by American Car & Foundry in 1941. The Utah State Railroad Museum has a similar car that likewise came from Smith & Edwards.
If only I had all the time in the world...there were so many great photo opportunities. The place is just so big, and there's just so much stuff.
In closing, more insulators, this time a barrel full of Hemmingray glass petticoat insulators, these ones for power and phone lines.
Enjoy,
Josh
