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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: Barry Navarre on February 10, 2022, 04:05:08 pm
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It is clearly a Märklin 4149 from around 1911-1920. You can find information under the term in German:
https://www.google.com/search?q=M%C3%A4rklin+dampfmaschine+4149&rlz=1C5CHFA_enCH824CH825&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw74-Zg_f1AhVAh_0HHbXHCEoQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1440&bih=694&dpr=1
The chimney seems to be not original and the head of the burner is missing.
Have a nice day, Arnold
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Hi Barry, Your burner is missing the vaporizing burner top. These can sometimes be found on German ebay. There is also a fellow named Rob Vanderborn and he makes repros of these burner tops. Hopefully he still makes them.
Reach out to Rob here:
sandravanderborn@hotmail.com (sandravanderborn@hotmail.com)
Nice find!
Gil
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You have a Märklin, I’d have to look up the model number to be sure, but someone might beat me to it
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Hi I bought this steam boiler, engine combo on Wednesday at an auction in Lancaster Co. I thought that it was a Carrette model, but I could not find it the Carrette catalog.
It has some interesting features like the water recovery pump and the steam oil reservoir in front of the cylinder. I would like to know anything that anyone can tell me of it's age and who manufactured it.
It is a quality unit by the way it is built and the features it possesses.
I had it running and it runs great with a good control of speed with the speed control in the steam chest. The only problem that I found is a slight H2O leak at the water level sight glass ( I'll see to that at a later date.
Again, any info would be greatly appreciated..... Barry Navarre