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Johnson Smith and Co. catalog
« on: July 13, 2020, 12:36:09 pm »
 I just ran across this Johnson Smith and Co. novelties catalog.
I remember seeing their ads in comic books.

  It turns out the catalog had an index, so I looked up steam engines
and on page 133....well you'll see below.

Happy steaming,
Wayne






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Re: Johnson Smith and Co. catalog
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2020, 12:53:42 pm »
I believe I have a photograph of that very page on my computer.


let me take a look.
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If I had the storage space... And the money... I'd have a few more engines.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY8ELrOezIftrQ6MKCoHyfQ

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Re: Johnson Smith and Co. catalog
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2020, 01:29:37 pm »
Better photo.  Was 'POWERHOUSE' another brand of engine?
More expensive than I thought they would be in 1950.

Fun catalog to look thru.  I'm sure I bought some of their
novelties when I was a youngster.  Mixture of offerings
from from the early 19th century thru the postwar period.

Wayne

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Re: Johnson Smith and Co. catalog
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2020, 02:55:51 pm »
That "Powerhouse" engine looks like an Empire B-30 from here!
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Re: Johnson Smith and Co. catalog
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2020, 10:28:22 pm »
True, but there does not appear to be
a throttle where it ought to be.  Maybe
some other entity named Powerhouse
contracted with them and sold the B30
clone as their own in some market.

Over and out,
Wayne

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Re: Johnson Smith and Co. catalog
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2020, 06:06:19 pm »
True, but there does not appear to be
a throttle where it ought to be.  Maybe
some other entity named Powerhouse
contracted with them and sold the B30
clone as their own in some market.

Over and out,
Wayne

Interesting point.  But, it sure looks like a B30 to me.  Oftentimes in these old advertisements the illustrator just missed details.  You see this a lot with the early German Steam Toys.

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Re: Johnson Smith and Co. catalog
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2020, 04:58:10 am »
True, but there does not appear to be
a throttle where it ought to be.  Maybe
some other entity named Powerhouse
contracted with them and sold the B30
clone as their own in some market.

Over and out,
Wayne

Interesting point.  But, it sure looks like a B30 to me.  Oftentimes in these old advertisements the illustrator just missed details.  You see this a lot with the early German Steam Toys.


It´s an Empire 32  ;)
Cheers
Jan
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