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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Dynamos, Generators, Alternators, Magnetos... Scale Models, Toys, Originals, etc => Topic started by: crazydoug on August 14, 2021, 06:26:18 pm

Title: Re: Early Toy Solenoid Motor
Post by: txlabman on September 07, 2021, 04:44:38 pm

Quote from: St Paul Steam on August 14, 2021, 10:06:09 pm

Very nice save on that early solenoid motor, it certainly went to the right home.

I second the motion Bruce!

Title: Re: Early Toy Solenoid Motor
Post by: St Paul Steam on August 14, 2021, 10:06:09 pm

Very nice save on that early solenoid motor, it certainly went to the right home.

Title: Early Toy Solenoid Motor
Post by: crazydoug on August 14, 2021, 06:26:18 pm

This early toy motor came up on Ebay recently.   I'd not seen one quite like it before.  Although it was listed as non-working, I bought it with hopes that it would not take too much to get it working.   The other interesting thing I noticed was that the name "Earl Horn" was scratched on the the underside of the base.  I have several other Horn solenoid motors, and also know that Gil has one, as well.  I thought perhaps that this could be owned or built by the same man.  It did not take much to get it working, as described in the video.  This will make a unique, one of a kind addition to my early motor collection.

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