(N)ice cold startup

[Old Henry]

6° F. this morning at the historic Osborne Inn bed and breakfast (https://osborneinn.com/) in historic Spring City, Utah where we stayed last night for a little weekend getaway. And plenty of snow.



Old Henry lives in our insulated garage so rarely has to start below 50°. So, I was curious how he would start after sitting all night out in 6°. That is the lowest temperature he's stayed outside since restoring him 10 years ago. He did just fine. Mashed the gas pedal down, pulled out the choke, hit the starter, and he fired right up.

Here he is in the morning outside of the Osborne Inn.



Here's the view looking out our balcony door (the one above the door on the right in the picture above) last night.



The historic home across the street was Orson Hyde's, an early prominent Mormon church leader. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Hyde

The little town is full of great historic buildings: https://www.google.com/search?q=spri...VzCuUQ_AUIBygC

The Osborne home is of Victorian Pattern Book architectural style that is quite lovely. See more here: https://www.google.com/search?q=vict...cAk1Fi-_EjM%3A

[petehoovie]

Love the view through the window screen....Almost looks like an old oil painting....

[cas3]

looks like a nice town, they dont use salt in utah?

[Ford Freak]

Do you have/use snowtires ?

[Drbrown]

Thanks for the web link to the town photos. Beautiful town. Love the historic structures. Think some of my historic railroad books have photos taken in/around the town in the latter half of the 1800's. Would be interesting to compare.

[GB SISSON]

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Originally Posted by cas3

looks like a nice town, they dont use salt in utah?

Exact same question that went through my mind.

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by cas3

looks like a nice town, they dont use salt in utah?

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

Exact same question that went through my mind.

The heavier the traffic, the more likely the road will get salt. All of the freeways and main highways and city streets get salt. Poor little towns like Spring City and the side streets of even the biggest cities don't.

Take a look at the sides of Old Henry in the morning light - coated with salt spray.

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by petehoovie

Love the view through the window screen....Almost looks like an old oil painting....

AnnaRae and I thought it looks like a needlepoint picture. (Yes, AnnaRae was my companion on this trip without Lady.)

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by Drbrown

Thanks for the web link to the town photos. Beautiful town. Love the historic structures. Think some of my historic railroad books have photos taken in/around the town in the latter half of the 1800's. Would be interesting to compare.

Here's a small picture of the Osborne home back around 1894 when it was new. Notice the elaborate roof over the balcony that's now gone.



The original of that picture is in the living room of the home. I saw it today but didn't take a photo. I'm trying to get them to send me a bigger one to see better. If I get it I'll post it.

When I was looking through the gallery on their web site trying to find the picture I noticed that one of their pictures was of Old Henry on our very first visit there so many years ago: https://osborneinn.com/gallery/

[dwick01]

Looks like you had a great trip! Thanks for sharing.

[corvette8n]

When I was looking through the gallery on their web site trying to find the picture I noticed that one of their pictures was of Old Henry on our very first visit there so many years ago: https://osborneinn.com/gallery/

Old Henry is now even more famous. My Ford 8N starts within one rotation, even after sitting all winter in the portable garage (with a warm fully charged battery), I am pretty amazed with these 6 volt systems.

[al's28/33]

BRRRRRRRRRR ...... pool ol Henry just parked by the roadside left all alone and cold all night. But he still came thru for you as always!!!

Thank you for sharing your adventures ~ Happy New Year 2017!!!

[Old Henry]

Just looked up the architectural style of the Osborne home. It is called Victorian Pattern Book style of architecture. I quite like it. More examples here: https://www.google.com/search?q=vict...cAk1Fi-_EjM%3A

[tiger.1000]

Henry...I love that style of house. I assume that's it's all timber ? However Victorian?
Well, more of the Victorian era but certainly doesn't resemble anything built during the reign of Queen Vic in the UK

[tiger.1000]

Henry, here's a pic of our house, very typically Victorian; of brick construction. Solid walls, 15 inches thick. Built in 1867

[Royal Ryser]

Beautiful home, tiger.1000.

[tiger.1000]

Thanks Royal....the house and C17th barn were a major restoration task. We moved here in 1981. A formidable task at the time but got there !

My three girls in the foreground. All now 36 years older; as am I !

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by tiger.1000

Henry...I love that style of house. I assume that's it's all timber ? However Victorian?
Well, more of the Victorian era but certainly doesn't resemble anything built during the reign of Queen Vic in the UK

It looks like American Victorian architecture is a bit different from the actual homes built in the UK during Queen Victoria's reign: https://www.google.com/search?q=amer...DwDDMQ_AUIBigB

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

Thats pretty cool. No pun intended!

[Drbrown]

As an american architect starting out in the 1960's, there was much "encouragement" to pursue the then modern and new movements of that time. Frank Loyd Wright beginning in the early 1900's encouraged casting aside the styles of "adornment" of the past for functional design.

Early Victorian and late Victorian architecture of the 1800's, not unlike other European predecessor styles (i.e. Georgian), was poorly transcribed and executed here in the USA. As usual, the Americans were choosing to do it their own way. The Queen must have cast a skeptical eye upon our american interpretation. It became a practice of many american builders to sell "eclectic" ("pick and chose") catalog building details: architects were pressured to follow. The Osborne House did not escape this mixed influence as shown by its hexagonal shaped porch roof. An example of this roof would be the Taj Mahal designed in the early 1600's. The roof brackets also raise questions .... Gothic, Romanesque ?

None the less, and although its lost some its original details, the Osborne House is a nice example of Late AMERICAN Victorian style. I hope it continues to survive for all of us to see.