So, the German toy manufacturers made engines/items for the VEDES toy retailers organization.
In the case of engines, were they made to VEDES specific orders/requests from the manufacturers?
German finances were very complicated in the Third Reich. There was more than one kind of money
and how each kind could be used was determoned by the bad guys. If the bad guys hadn't gone
to war and stolen other countries wealth and resources, killed millions, then deservedly lost it all, they
would have gone bankrupt. By the late '30's many worldwide companyies would no longer accept
German currency for payment. At least that is the way the history book presented it.
Takeaways. It is old. The handles are probably bakelite. I beleive the ghost remains of a sticker on
the base was probably the VEDES sticker. I still need a blowdown tap and an original burner but can
move on without them. It is very clean for its age, runs well on air, and I hope to steam it up soon.
Wayne