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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: parallelmotion on August 08, 2020, 07:10:14 pm

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Post by: txlabman on August 11, 2020, 11:41:21 pm
Awesome Brent.
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Post by: Tadfafty on August 11, 2020, 01:33:39 pm
I like the paint.
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Post by: RedRyder on August 11, 2020, 09:27:34 am
Brent, it looks and runs great.... Nice work...!!!


It may have powered a freezer for some of the best tasting ice cream anywhere!


Gil
Title: Re: Not a model or a toy but...
Post by: parallelmotion on August 11, 2020, 06:52:58 am
Thanks for your comments. Need to make a pump for it.
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Post by: Swift Fox on August 09, 2020, 08:02:27 am
That is wonderful!
Made to do real work.
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Post by: Steam Technology on August 08, 2020, 10:37:51 pm
What a great engine.
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Post by: oilfield_steam on August 08, 2020, 08:30:42 pm
Jeez that is nice.  Smooth and quiet.

The flywheel is exquisite.
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Post by: St Paul Steam on August 08, 2020, 08:19:35 pm
what's not to love about that Brent...soooo nice , a rarity for sure, thanks for letting us view this beauty .
Title: Re: Not a model or a toy but...
Post by: parallelmotion on August 08, 2020, 07:35:09 pm
Thanks Bob. Yes, it's mine; came to me from a good friend (now 93) about a year ago.
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Post by: Hero on August 08, 2020, 07:30:54 pm
That's very nice. Is it yours?
Title: Not a model or a toy but...
Post by: parallelmotion on August 08, 2020, 07:10:14 pm
I thought you would like to see this one. It was said to have come from an ice cream shop in the northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area. Appears to be from the mid-1800s but unmarked and maker unknown. The engine's outboard crank would have operated a small pump (now missing) mounted directly below it on the engine's base. Most of the exposed parts were nickel plated indicating the machine was made as much for show as for work. Steam was controlled by the governor by means of a rotary valve shown in the video.

https://youtu.be/AmUwvEZdsVw