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My garage sale steam engines
« on: September 22, 2025, 08:20:36 am »
I bought these at a garage sale over 35 years ago. The owner had a hobby shop and the basement was full of things that he had from the store when he retired. I steamed up the big one 1 time when I first got them
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Re: My garage sale steam engines
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2025, 08:23:46 am »
Those are some enviable steam engines ...... garage sale ...... WOW!!!
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Re: My garage sale steam engines
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2025, 11:06:20 am »
Dang good garage sale finds!!
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Re: My garage sale steam engines
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2025, 11:45:42 am »
Now that's my kind of garage sale!!!
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Re: My garage sale steam engines
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2025, 06:10:35 pm »
OMG I am soooo jealous - I dream of going to a garage sale and finding engines like that.

What a sweet score, I hope we see them running in a video!
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Re: My garage sale steam engines
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2025, 03:28:05 am »
Congratulations!
Two wonderful old German engines, a Bing and a Doll&Cie. The Doll two-cylinder should be a very good runner, fascinating with its valve gear in motion. And in this layout, with two separate cylinders, quite rare.
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« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2025, 12:52:30 pm »
Awesome!
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Re: My garage sale steam engines
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2025, 12:02:17 am »
Very nice....also loved blowing up that photo on my iPad and perusing the other wonderful steam bit & bobs !!!
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« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2025, 10:56:43 am »
What a find!!!!
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