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Bing 130/112 Vertical Steam Engine?
« on: February 06, 2022, 10:54:10 pm »
    Recently received this engine, which I have tentatively identified as a GB 130/112 dating from 1912-16, also known by a later # 10/13/2 ??

    I have little familiarity with the bewildering diversity of the many German vertical engines from the period, which made trying to ID this one even harder, given the fact that at some point it was painted red (and all other parts that were originally painted, are re-painted).

    It has a big pile of other issues, including: no steam line, no feed pump line, no burner, missing the stack topper, and the sight glass is broken. Aside from all that, is seems otherwise complete and in solid condition!

    I am just wondering if this is in any respect a scarce engine? It might be worthwhile to try to strip the red paint, but if the boiler was sanded before it was painted then that would probably be a major problem. The raised rings may look like they are painted gold in the photos, but they are actually just the bare metal.

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Re: Bing 130/112 Vertical Steam Engine?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2022, 02:15:23 am »
The bing 130 12 or Vulcan as I have read seems semi scarce I think I have seen 5 sell on ebay.  The lines are a fairly easy fix, good luck with burner, seems about $100 if u can find one.  Same with chimney about 100  They are worth between 400 to 800 depending on condition.  1637 is most likely stamped at bottom of cast iron base.  These are known for the extra portion on the top as dickopfs [spelling] in german.

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Re: Bing 130/112 Vertical Steam Engine?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2022, 05:52:51 am »
A nice one, but the red paint is a real...nuisance.
Good luck with the restoration.
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Re: Bing 130/112 Vertical Steam Engine?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2022, 06:54:06 pm »
  Thanks for the comments and photos. I was able to find the number on the bottom, but very faint and hard to see.  I kind of like the red paint, looks pretty sharp, even though it is otherwise a nuisance and entirely incorrect. I have since removed the sight glass assembly, only to find that the holes into the boiler have been plugged with some sort of putty or solder, also painted over in red! So, any hopes of a restoration are not going to happen. Will let it go cheap if anyone is interested. Still has plenty of useful parts that could be used to help restore another. Or if the piping is replaced, might work OK as it is, without the sight glass?
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Re: Bing 130/112 Vertical Steam Engine?
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2022, 01:37:16 am »
Well, if the the threads for the screws holding the water gauge cover are still ok, restoring the water gauge shouldn't be that difficult...
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