Hello friends of steam
Today I would like to introduce you to another of my Doll steam engines. From the 337 series, model no 337/4.
I received the machine in a relatively poor condition
and did my best to restore it to the glory of earlier days.
First of all, I have to say that I'm a bit confused about the serial number. A Doll Series 337 is listed at Ventix Pages, which is not listed in the Schiffmann catalog. On the other hand, there is a series 334 in the Schiffmann catalog that is missing in the Ventix Pages. The machines listed under the two serial numbers in the two different sources are identical. Both sources are extremely reputable.
http://www.ventix-pages.de/doll/D-Dampf/D-Hauptgruppen/D-Liegend/d-liegend.htmlFrom now on the machine has the model no. 337/4 for me because I first identified the machine using the information in the Ventix Pages.
The first 5 pictures show the condition of the machine when I received it.
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Here are some pictures that I took during the restoration. Unfortunately, I failed to take a picture of the condition of the base plate below the unit base. There was an indefinable mass of sawdust, oil and partially dissolved paint. I carefully lifted the dirt off with a spatula and cleaned the affected area with thinner. The original paint could no longer be saved there, so I repainted the area with wine-red paint. The remaining area of the base plate was cleaned with Ballistol. The basic color of the base plate is wine red. A black marbling is applied over it. I removed further damage to the paintwork on the base plate as best I could by carefully dabbing on burgundy and black paint.
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The following pictures show the restored machine.
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That's all for today.
Have a nice weekend and stay save
Jürgen