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***UPDATE on the history of the 100 year old Weeden Steam Engine
« on: November 28, 2022, 03:52:43 pm »
Ian (Tycho3) reached out to me a few days ago and did some deep research to further along the history of the Weeden engine that Odilon (Moose) had first discovered.
Here's Ian's incredible findings -

The message found inside the burner of this Weeden steam engine is signed ‘a n scerbo’, Alfred Nicholas Scerbo,
Frank Scerbo’s younger brother.  Frank and Alfred were born in Brooklyn, New York. Frank was born on the 16
 April 1914 but sadly died of Tuberculosis on 2nd November 1930 at St Anthony's Tuberculosis Hospital, Queens, NY. He
was buried on the 5th November at the Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NY.
Alfred was born on 16thJanuary 1948 their daughter Ann was born, in June 1956 they had Rosemarie. Alfred died on the 13th
 July 1918. On the 1st June 1946 he married Ida Bruno, they had at least 2 children; on 11th
 June 2008 aged89, and Ida passed away 30th June 2009 aged 87. They are both buried at the Calverton Cemetery, Long Island. From
1935 until at least 1950 Alfred was employed as a Clerk at the American Chicle Co. chewing gum company.
Due to mounting international unrest, in 1940 the Selective Training and Service Act required all males aged
between 21-36 to register on October 16, 1940, to serve in what would ultimately be WWII, which the US joined in
December 1941. Alfred served with the 38th CATD (Coast Artillery Transport Detachment), who were responsible for
manning the guns onboard transport ships travelling between NY and the UK. He is recorded as a private soldier
travelling on the Mauritania in 1944 and again on the Queen Mary in 1945, by this time he is a sergeant. Both ships
were destined for Gourock in Scotland. As a result of the D Day landings in July 1944, there were many wounded

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Frank and Alfred lived at 101 Eagle Street, Brooklyn with their parents Albert and Rose, who emigrated to the USA
from Italy. Albert was 20 when he arrived in New York on the 24th
 November 1909, immediately changing his name from Umberto to Albert, to reflect the start of his new life in America. Rose emigrated to the US with her family 10 years earlier in 1899. In 1915 Albert was a labourer in a factory, in 1920 he was foreman in a can factory, by 1940 he
was making shoes in a department store and in 1950 he had his own shoe repair store.
Albert applied for US citizenship on 23rd  July 1923 but was denied. He tried again on August 15 th 1927 and it was finally granted on 17th
 September 1930, 21 years after arriving in the USA.
Following on from Alfred and Ida’s 2 daughters; I believe Rosemarie is unmarried and is/was a teacher, still living in
Brooklyn. Ann married John Selva in 1971 and had 3 children; Johnathan, Shirley and Andrew born in 1975, 1976 and
1978 respectively.
 
101 Eagle Street Brooklyn

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What a interesting story Jim - I think most of the
steam engines have one - but we don't know. If you
own an old car it is easier to find out the whole
history then with a toy.
Greetings, Arnold

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Thank you Arnold.
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Jim, as a child I grew up in a little town called "Seekonk, Massachusetts" near the coast. 

Not far from this town is a city called New Bedford, Massachusetts and I have seen photos of Weeden Manufacturing's building in that city.  The building is now repurposed as something else, but still standing. If you do a little research on New Bedford of 100 years ago, I am sure you will find info on Weeden and perhaps photos of their facility.

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There are photos of the Weeden B buildings here:

http://weedensteam.com/history.html
Frank C.
http://weedensteam.com
       - engine identification and parts

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Thanks Rog & Frank!
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