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william barker

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Marklin 4097/6
« on: March 28, 2021, 09:29:41 am »
I inherited this from my father, but the tubing is broken.  Does someone sell tubing that would fit this?

Additionally, as-is what is this worth?
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Re: Marklin 4097/6
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2021, 09:31:48 am »
Got any pics or video to help us out?

Is it the blue/gray one or multi-colored base? Does it have a dynamo?

Glass tubing can be bought on ebay, you just cut and bend. Sounds tricky, but quite easy to do.
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william barker

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Re: Marklin 4097/6
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2021, 09:41:47 am »
thanks for the note.. thought i had added pictures, now attached.  There is no dynamo.  Although i think there used to be one when i was a kid, 40 years ago
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Re: Marklin 4097/6
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2021, 10:01:06 am »
Looking at your pictures, the sight glass may be a bit of a problem as I see a screw behind the glass protector, so I don’t know how much your sight glass hole has been enlarged... Other problems I can see include a missing cylinder cover, bent up steam line, missing safety valve weight, one hand rail missing, dented boiler and a few missing handles. Nothing major, all fixable and still some pretty decent base paint. As is, it would only bring $125-150 on ebay, so it has far more value in family history and the fun you will get out of running it. Dynamos do not come cheap, often $150-300...
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Re: Marklin 4097/6
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2021, 10:05:59 am »
By the way, just realized your railing isn’t missing, it’s just in the wrong spot. It should be on the other side and the holes it’s currently using are for the dynamo.
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Re: Marklin 4097/6
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2021, 12:53:54 pm »
I do have the weight and the burner, but i guess i need new tubing..
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