Found a 1970s boiler logbook in an abandoned factory last weekend
I was helping clear out an old textile mill in Lowell last Saturday when I found a leather-bound logbook from 1974 tucked behind a boiler panel. It had daily entries from a boilermaker named Frank, writing about steam pressures, tube repairs, and a leak he fixed with a patch that held for 12 years. What surprised me was how detailed his notes were, like he was writing for someone else who might take over later. I spent a good hour reading through it and learned a few tricks about water level monitoring I never heard before. It got me thinking about how much gets lost when we just rely on memory. Does anyone else keep a logbook for their own work or find old ones interesting?