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Re: JUNE 2021 ENGINE of the MONTH Poll ---VOTE HERE---!!!
« on: June 01, 2021, 04:04:11 pm »
Thank You.

Since this engine was chosen to be the EOTM from the exceptional group of entries that were presented, I feel I should tell the sad story behind it, and explain how I came to own it.

This engine was designed and constructed in the early 1900's by a man who emigrated to the United States from one of the Scandinavian countries, possibly Denmark or Sweden.  It is very well constructed, and the flyball governor which is driven off the crank by bevel gears does control the speed of the engine by shortening the travel of the "D" valve so there is a shorter admission time.  I have only run this engine on air, but it runs very smoothly. 

Here is the sad part of this story.  In addition to building the Steam engine and a boiler (which I don't have), the man also built a 6 foot diameter Ferris wheel, and a 6 foot Carousel in the basement of his home.  All hand carved and painted and truly beautiful according to the man who I got this Steam engine from and who is the teller of this story.  Long story short, after the builder died, the heirs came in to clear out the estate and chopped everything to bits to get it out of the basement.

The man who sold me this engine said that this was about all that was saved, and he was very happy it was going to a place it would be appreciated and cherished for the work of art that it is.
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