For the most part, when I unwrap an E. L. Moore model and find breakage and loose parts, I'm pretty pragmatic about the situation. I collect up the parts, and think about how to proceed with repairs. With the water tower though, my first impulse was to cry. Maybe not literally, but on the inside :-)
This is a fine and delicate model, and to see the ladder cracked and bent, and the frame broken was saddening. This is quite an impressive model: fine detail, notched wooden pieces in the support frame, and a moveable spout nicely balanced by counter-weights among other things. After drying my eyes I started repairs. Hopefully more updates in the coming days between bouts of sobbing :-)
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