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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: tenniV11 on March 21, 2021, 08:05:58 am
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Arnold,
I looked through all of the other pictures I have of this, and found this plate on top of the engine.
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Type 2 Nr. 111
So If yours is Number 108 and this one is Number 111 then at least 2 are accounted for. I do have pictures of another one. I will have to zoom in and see if I can read the plate on it.
Jim in Minnesota.
Thank you Jim for your detective work ;D
Made a picture of my plate and the very nice adjustable Burner:
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Arnold,
I looked through all of the other pictures I have of this, and found this plate on top of the engine.
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Type 2 Nr. 111
So If yours is Number 108 and this one is Number 111 then at least 2 are accounted for. I do have pictures of another one. I will have to zoom in and see if I can read the plate on it.
Jim in Minnesota.
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Here is a Photo of the name plate on my Friends engine.
I think we had figured out that is a educational supply house that sold mechanisms to schools?
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Jim in Minnesota
Thank you - I am agree - for physics lessons in high school
it was never a toy. So it's probably not that old - more in the range of
1950. I think I'll have a manufacturer's plate engraved on me.
Thank you for your kind help, Arnold :D
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Here is a Photo of the name plate on my Friends engine.
I think we had figured out that is a educational supply house that sold mechanisms to schools?
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Jim in Minnesota
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Impressive engine!
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That is indeed a very nice hot air engine. I was wondering how did you identify it as W. Bischoff? I have never seen it in their catalogs. Thank you for the video. The photo of the second engine appears to have a different maker's plate.
Brent
I also asked myself - because I have the old WBD catalogs. The seller probably told me a fairy tale
- it seems to have been made in Switzerland - that would be great. It is very
precisely made and the frame is all made of brass.
Thanks Arnold
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Arnold,
Thank you for this.
I have a friend who has this engine, and as far as I know he was never able to identify it by manufacture. I will have to let him know it is a Bischoff.
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Jim in Minnesota
This is exactly the same engine - and it has a name plate that read
Sev. Krieg, Zurich - that is very interesting cause the seller told
me then it was made by Wilh.Bischoff Dresden. Now I believe it could be
Swiss made - who knows more? Could you please ask your friend to let me
have a picture of the name plate - mine is gone - there are only 2 small
holes from the nails. All I have is the serial number 108!
Thanks Arnold
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That is indeed a very nice hot air engine. I was wondering how did you identify it as W. Bischoff? I have never seen it in their catalogs. Thank you for the video. The photo of the second engine appears to have a different maker's plate.
Brent
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Arnold,
Thank you for this.
I have a friend who has this engine, and as far as I know he was never able to identify it by manufacture. I will have to let him know it is a Bischoff.
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Jim in Minnesota
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What a big beast of an engine! 8)
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I am surprised that the workers are not afraid in the face of the machine. ;D
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Wow! A beautiful and large hot air engine. Maybe a bit more power than needed for that job, but great video of 2 rare pieces in operation.
crazydoug
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Inspired by Nick I had to run my very old Hot air motor
made bei Wilhelm Bischoff of Dresden maybe 100 Years ago.
It is quite loud but powerful and those workers had to speed up.
The "Arnold" group of workers usually moves by a hand crank.
Enjoy, Arnold ;D
https://youtu.be/9SDRA7AgcXA