which was manufactured at the Joshua Hendy Iron Works in Sunnyvale
and place it on display as a monument to the city's early industrial history.
The project was a combined effort of the Sunnyvale Historical Society and
Museum Association, the Iron Man Museum and the Mountain Charlie
Chapter (#1850) of E Clampus Vitus. Representatives from each of these
organizations formed the bulk of the Project Committee.

The Stamp Mill was manufactured in 1918 and bought by Frederick W.
Peterson who installed it in the Mother Lode country near Pine Grove.
After years of disuse and decay, the mill was bought by the Iron Man
Museum in 1986, dismantled and moved to the Westinghouse Sunnyvale
Plant to be preserved for future restoration. In 1994 the Stamp Mill Project
Committee was formed and a fundraising campaign was launched. With
financial contributions and donations of labor and materials from private
sources in the community, the restoration work began in January 1996.
This effort included replacing the wooden structural members with new
timbers, removing years of accumulated rust from the iron and steel
components, and reassembling the mill for display. Site preparation,
foundations, mill installation, decorative masonry, walkways, lighting, a
bench, and commemorative and interpretive plaques were included in the
project scope.

The City of Sunnyvale agreed to locate the Stamp Mill in Martin Murphy
Historical Park, an appropriate choice since it is also the site of the
Sunnyvale Historical Museum and is only a block away from the former
Hendy Iron Works. The Mill was formally donated to the City at a well-
attended dedication ceremony on May 11, 1996, and stands as a fine piece
of industrial art, a reminder of our State's gold mining history, and an
example of the design and quality of equipment that came from the
Sunnyvale shops of Hendy Iron Works.

IMPORTANT NOTE:Because the museum is located on the grounds of
a defense contractor, this tour is only open to US citizens. Also, each
attendee must call Andy Fahrenwald at 510 595 5835 to make a
reservation at no later than October 23. No one will be admitted on this
tour unless they are a US citizen and have made a reservation.

Directions:

Take the Mathilda Avenue - South exit from Highway 101. Follow
Mathilda south about 5 blocks to California Street (just before an overpass).

Make a left turn onto California Street and drive one block and turn Right
on Sunnyvale Avenue. Make a Left turn onto Hendy Avenue (just before
the railroad tracks)

Follow Hendy Avenue about 500 yards until you see the railroad signs for
the railroad spur that turns into the Northrop Grumman Marine Systems
plant. Park adjacent to the main railroad tracks on the right side of the
street. You will see signs for Visitor Parking. Cross the street and enter
into the pedestrian gate to the right of the vehicle gate.

See you there (but only if you are preregistered!). This tour was arranged
by Noel Kirschenbaum, a member of our board.

Samuel Knight Chapter SIA Newsletter

October 7, 1997

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