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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: Maxwell on April 07, 2024, 03:00:48 pm

Title: Re: A Great Author Member of the Office of Steam Forum!
Post by: skeptic49 on April 08, 2024, 01:00:35 pm

Quote from: txlabman on April 08, 2024, 09:24:10 am

Jim:

I just ordered a copy of your book from Amazon.

Charlie

Thanks, Charlie, I hope that you find it informative and enjoyable.

Jim

Title: Re: A Great Author Member of the Office of Steam Forum!
Post by: txlabman on April 08, 2024, 09:24:10 am

Jim:

I just ordered a copy of your book from Amazon.

Charlie

Title: Re: A Great Author Member of the Office of Steam Forum!
Post by: Stoker on April 07, 2024, 11:54:24 pm

Nice Old Tinplate!

Beautiful Locomotive!!

Looks like a fun room to spend too much time in!!!

Jim, did you perchance ever happen to know, or know of, a fellow named Stanley Cousins from Detroit?

Title: Re: A Great Author Member of the Office of Steam Forum!
Post by: skeptic49 on April 07, 2024, 07:08:07 pm

Thanks for the comments, Mike. Yes, I've been collecting early American 2" gauge and Boucher Standard gauge tinplate toy trains for a number of years now. My book was meant to fill a gap in the available literature on these very early 20th century toy trains, as there was no guide book available when I wrote it. I maintain an operating layout in the basement, though things are getting crowded severely with the addition of stationary steam engines to my collection. Here's a video showing one of my Voltamp 2" gauge locomotives running on my layout. There are many more videos on my YouTube channel showing trains and steam engines.

Voltamp was the first manufacturer to introduce a six wheel drive tinplate toy locomotive. In about 1908 or 1909, they introduced model 2222, a 4-6-0 locomotive accompanied by an eight wheel tender. This video shows the earliest version of the 2222, known as the "high cab" version, characterized by twin "cathedral" style cab windows. The loco is pulling an early 2103 "Royal Blue Limited" combine car with wood floor and flat car ends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVS1CFFxHjw

Title: A Great Author Member of the Office of Steam Forum!
Post by: Maxwell on April 07, 2024, 03:00:48 pm

@skeptic49

Jim, I was unaware of your excellent piece of work in documenting VoltAmp & Boucher electric toy trains.
Unfortunately, I don’t own any Boucher or VoltAmp trains; but I do have few Boucher steam launches & a VoltAmp motor in the collection.
After reading the reviews of your book on Amazon below; I will definitely order one to educate myself about two great American Brands.

https://www.amazon.com/VOLTAMP-BOUCHER-James-Kelly-Evans/dp/132020726X/ref=sr_1_1?asc_source=01HFY6QA7FYP0YEFD1ZY3XMFP8&tag=snx78-20

Is it possible to share with us any of your Boucher or VoltAmp trains if any?