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Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: Jim on June 02, 2020, 08:34:53 pm

Quote from: oilfield_steam on June 02, 2020, 08:25:07 pm

Hi there Jim!

I don't know the manufacture date... early 1900's?

Its an incredible piece Scott, it would have been a well to do family that bought that for under the Christmas tree I dare say.

Fabulous mate!

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: oilfield_steam on June 02, 2020, 08:25:07 pm

Hi there Jim!

I don't know the manufacture date... early 1900's?

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: Jim on June 02, 2020, 06:23:43 pm

What an amazing piece Scott, around when would this have been made?

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: St Paul Steam on June 02, 2020, 01:30:45 pm

That is really neat Scott, as has been said before....never seen one of those before.

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: txlabman on June 02, 2020, 10:03:31 am

Quote from: oilfield_steam on June 02, 2020, 09:18:48 am

Quote from: txlabman on June 01, 2020, 10:31:21 pm

A very unique toy Scott.

Amazing that it still works.

Any idea of the Maker or age?  German?

What voltage does it need to operate?

Can you imagine this one operating with one of the early glass batteries?

Where did you find this one?

Great to have you back Charlie.

Maker - really no clue.
Voltage - there was a note taped to the bottom, said "8 to 10 Volts Train Transformer".  I'm running in the video on 9V and then slowed it down to 8V.
It came from the recent Bertoia Auction.

Scott

Thank you for the reply Scott.

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: oilfield_steam on June 02, 2020, 09:18:48 am

Quote from: txlabman on June 01, 2020, 10:31:21 pm

A very unique toy Scott.

Amazing that it still works.

Any idea of the Maker or age?  German?

What voltage does it need to operate?

Can you imagine this one operating with one of the early glass batteries?

Where did you find this one?

Great to have you back Charlie.

Maker - really no clue.
Voltage - there was a note taped to the bottom, said "8 to 10 Volts Train Transformer".  I'm running in the video on 9V and then slowed it down to 8V.
It came from the recent Bertoia Auction.

Scott

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: txlabman on June 01, 2020, 10:31:21 pm

A very unique toy Scott.

Amazing that it still works.

Any idea of the Maker or age?  German?

What voltage does it need to operate?

Can you imagine this one operating with one of the early glass batteries?

Where did you find this one?

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: Steam Technology on May 22, 2020, 02:47:17 am

Great accesory there.

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: parallelmotion on May 21, 2020, 06:42:14 pm

Wonderful Scott.

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: oilfield_steam on May 21, 2020, 12:15:03 pm

Quote from: Jasper on May 21, 2020, 10:22:30 am

Amazing toy!
Are the two figures riding in the swing originals?

Thanks all.

Hard to tell on the little people.  They might be original.

Scott

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: Hero on May 21, 2020, 11:41:38 am

Clever little thing.

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: J.Jackson on May 21, 2020, 10:22:30 am

Amazing toy!
Are the two figures riding in the swing originals?

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: Roscoe on May 21, 2020, 08:06:45 am

That’s pretty neat, never knew anything like that existed. Would be fun to hook it up to solar like Stoker mentioned and watch it go.

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: Scorpion2nz on May 21, 2020, 01:21:48 am

A interesting toy and surprisingly still working.

Cheers
Dennis

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: Nick on May 20, 2020, 06:36:29 pm

Never seen anything like that before, great toy Scott! Makes you wonder how many kids would have had something like this and at what age? I could sit and watch it all day, but I know many kids today would take one look and walk away.

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: classixs on May 20, 2020, 02:45:28 pm

So cool Scott, thanks for sharing !

Bet this one is going to ring all the bells with Doug  ;)

Title: Re: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: Stoker on May 20, 2020, 02:03:10 pm

I like that one Scott .... you could probably even set it up in a window and have it solar powered if you wanted to.

Title: No Exercise Required - This Swing is Electrically Driven
Post by: oilfield_steam on May 20, 2020, 01:01:30 pm

Fun little toy that actually still works.

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gas-storage.com%2Fsteam%2Fswing_electric%2Fa.JPG&hash=aa6ad608e482404e0ad7eeddadb418b0bbb1e739)

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https://youtu.be/VwQLX_rL-PQ