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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: blopoulos on March 14, 2021, 02:04:12 pm
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Arnold, the pictures are not coming through. Could you post them directly?
I really suspect that these were some form of kit. The flywheels and cylinders are all the same. There seem to be 2 different bases and some have the cast cross-slide support. Some have disc crank, others have arm crank. Some have round rod, others flat steel. There seems to be a grouping of some features, but each one is a little different.
Seems a bit big for a model, but I don't really know. They are clearly individually made, but the castings clearly came from somewhere. Would love to see an ad in a magazine.
bill
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these are home build by individuals for sure and typical for the 19th century
I don't believe there was a production because there was no market
maybe from old England - but who knows???
https://prestonservices.co.uk/item/19th-century-model-single-cylinder-horizontal-mill-engine/
Arnold
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I have no idea of origin of those, but that won´t stop me...
A big welcome aboard from Denmark Bill !!!
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All, please take a look at the Ebay link below. I have seen at least 6 of these by now, each one is a little different. Does anybody have any info on these? The only guess that I have is that they might have been made as projects at a trade school, but that is totally a guess.
thanks
bill
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Early-1900-s-Cast-Iron-Live-Steam-Engine-Model-Works-Old-Barn-Find-Rare/333914834765?hash=item4dbee0074d:g:L2YAAOSw309gRxGc