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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: crazydoug on August 10, 2025, 07:42:32 am

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: jkbixby on September 04, 2025, 07:51:42 am

What a nice interesting model. I would have never guessed it was a solenoid engine. Great find!

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: D E Jones on September 03, 2025, 12:36:07 pm

I like it !

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: Jim on August 31, 2025, 08:36:34 pm

Nice....I'd really like to add a solenoid engine or two to my collection.

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: Fullraceflathead on August 17, 2025, 10:11:44 am

That's a very unique solenoid engine!!!

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: pwalchak on August 11, 2025, 04:41:50 pm

Very nice!

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: txlabman on August 11, 2025, 01:45:59 pm

Congratulations Doug.

I agree that it is a very early one.

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: crazydoug on August 11, 2025, 07:42:08 am

I think i have that same one somewhere!

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: PO9R4S4CHE on August 10, 2025, 08:58:03 pm

These are really fun Motors

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: classixs on August 10, 2025, 07:37:09 pm

What a beaut...
Looks incredibly well made, compared to most solenoid models I've seen.
Neat find, congrats Doug!

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: SteamerJ on August 10, 2025, 05:29:34 pm

That is very nice. They did a great job of making it look like a steam engine.

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: St Paul Steam on August 10, 2025, 04:33:22 pm

Nice Doug.  :D

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: RedRyder on August 10, 2025, 04:19:19 pm

Great find, Doug...!!!

Congrats!

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: don6698@comcast.net on August 10, 2025, 11:48:22 am

I like it

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: crazydoug on August 10, 2025, 11:42:39 am

Thanks! Hard to date without a mfr name. Could be 20,s to 50,s i think.

Title: Re: Early solenoid motor
Post by: RichSteamTx on August 10, 2025, 09:47:21 am

very nice solenoid engine!

Title: Early solenoid motor
Post by: crazydoug on August 10, 2025, 07:42:32 am

Made to look like a steam engine, this early solenoid engine was a recent find at this weeks Canandaigua NY engine show