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Bargain Bing
« on: March 10, 2019, 06:48:14 pm »
Well, I needed this about as much as a hole in the head, but I was bummed out with the Bertoia prices and seen this was ending soon and quite reasonably.

I held back as they wanted $35 shipping, but at $77, who could complain??



Then I went to pay and was surprised to find a cheaper shipping option, bringing the Grand Total to $90.50



Looks to have a Falk? smoke stack, but plenty of good parts for the price  ;D Maybe this will become my dedicated "Bing accessory tester" so I don't wear out the others  ;)



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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2019, 06:54:11 pm »
Very nice score there Nick.
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2019, 07:01:46 pm »
Nick: That engine is too nice to part out. Very lucky to get it! I like the original patina.

For Bing bases, does a metal base vs wooden base denote different years or was it dependent on model?

With the BW logo, clearly it's a later one. But I have some wood based ones with the same logo.
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2019, 07:10:02 pm »
Quote from: CBWho on March 10, 2019, 07:01:46 pm
Nick: That engine is too nice to part out. Very lucky to get it! I like the original patina.

For Bing bases, does a metal base vs wooden base denote different years or was it dependent on model?

With the BW logo, clearly it's a later one. But I have some wood based ones with the same logo.

I don't have any plans of parting out, just meant that it had plenty of good parts to far exceed the hammer price  ;)

Unfortunately I am not very knowledgeable on Bing model numbers or years, and only have a few catalogs...

I thought I had it's wreck of a twin brother here on the shelf, but I took a look just now and that one has a cast engine base and looks like a longer boiler without the steam dome. Guess I have to keep them both now
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2019, 08:27:29 pm »
 Nice!
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2019, 09:21:19 pm »
I thought about this one from Germany. I think the stamped boiler front is an intriguing feature. I quite like Bing engines.
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2019, 09:44:56 pm »
I've got a few with the other style endcap, this one came from Robin Corsiglia's collection back in '09, sure wish I could have bought more of his engines!



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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2019, 11:37:19 pm »
Nice engine😊 You got a bargain there.
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2019, 12:38:16 am »
Elegant overtype!
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2019, 07:25:24 am »
A lovely Bing engine Nick.
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2019, 07:15:34 pm »
Very nice!
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2019, 09:31:54 pm »
Good buy on your Ebay engine Nick but I think I'm in love with your '09 purchase - it's special!
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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2019, 08:44:01 pm »
Heck of a bargain Nick...every so often such a thing comes along, but seems to happen less frequently than it did 10 years ago.

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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2019, 07:45:31 am »
Well done Nick.

A nice bargain IMHO.

Thanks for posting the pictures of the 2009 purchase from Robin C.

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Re: Bargain Bing
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2019, 12:10:44 am »
The "Bargain Bing" has arrived, but I have notices something strange... it appears to have extra holes in the base and marks from a different sized firebox...
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