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Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« on: November 25, 2019, 07:45:35 pm »
Found this on Craigslist, within a mile of the MN zoo... asked the wife if she wanted to take the kids to the zoo and stopped there on the way :D

Very clean, and from the original owner, his best guess was he got it in 1964/5

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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2019, 08:32:23 pm »
Very nice Nick , you sneaky steamer 😁
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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2019, 08:33:31 pm »
A lovely 25 there Nick, with a copper firebox and chimney, without the dreaded salmon pink problem.

Looks near mint from here!

NICE!!!
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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2019, 09:59:51 pm »
"asked the wife if she wanted to take the kids to the zoo and stopped there on the way"

LOL.....Nick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)
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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2019, 12:02:06 am »
Quote from: Stoker on November 25, 2019, 08:33:31 pm
A lovely 25 there Nick, with a copper firebox and chimney, without the dreaded salmon pink problem.

Looks near mint from here!

NICE!!!

It's as near mint as they come  ;D  Flywheel is the nicest looking example I've had on a 25 (apart from a robin's egg blue one)

Picture was taken in the back of the car, will get some better ones up soon...
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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2019, 04:20:50 am »
I like your style Nick. A very nice copper clad #25 too.
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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2019, 07:19:23 am »
Congrats, Nick...!!!


Nothing like a family ride that includes a steam engine.


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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2019, 01:00:31 pm »
Well played Nick!

Some family time and a new engine pick up.

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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2019, 03:07:35 pm »
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Great catch Nick, congrats !!!
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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2019, 03:16:39 pm »
Well done Nick - looks like a nice engine.
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Re: Good excuse to go to the zoo?
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2019, 02:49:53 am »
  Nice find. I scored a number 10 from it's original owner several years ago and still have it. There was no zoo involved but thinking about it, it was close to home, 20 minutes away which doesn't happen often. 
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