Bargain Bing

• Bargain Bing
  Posted by Nick on 10 Mar, 2019 18:48
• Well, I needed this about as much as a hole in the head, but I was bummed out with the Bertoia prices and seen this was ending soon and quite reasonably.
  
  I held back as they wanted $35 shipping, but at $77, who could complain??
  
  
  
  Then I went to pay and was surprised to find a cheaper shipping option, bringing the Grand Total to $90.50
  
  
  
  Looks to have a Falk? smoke stack, but plenty of good parts for the price  Maybe this will become my dedicated "Bing accessory tester" so I don't wear out the others 
  
  
  
  
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 10 Mar, 2019 18:54
• Very nice score there Nick.
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by SeeSteam on 10 Mar, 2019 19:01
• Nick: That engine is too nice to part out. Very lucky to get it! I like the original patina.
  
  For Bing bases, does a metal base vs wooden base denote different years or was it dependent on model?
  
  With the BW logo, clearly it's a later one. But I have some wood based ones with the same logo.
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 10 Mar, 2019 19:10
• Quote from: CBWho on 10 Mar, 2019 19:01

  Nick: That engine is too nice to part out. Very lucky to get it! I like the original patina.
  
  For Bing bases, does a metal base vs wooden base denote different years or was it dependent on model?
  
  With the BW logo, clearly it's a later one. But I have some wood based ones with the same logo.
  

  
  I don't have any plans of parting out, just meant that it had plenty of good parts to far exceed the hammer price 
  
  Unfortunately I am not very knowledgeable on Bing model numbers or years, and only have a few catalogs...
  
  I thought I had it's wreck of a twin brother here on the shelf, but I took a look just now and that one has a cast engine base and looks like a longer boiler without the steam dome. Guess I have to keep them both now
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by Gearhead Jed on 10 Mar, 2019 20:27
•  Nice!
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by SeeSteam on 10 Mar, 2019 21:21
• I thought about this one from Germany. I think the stamped boiler front is an intriguing feature. I quite like Bing engines.
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• #6 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 10 Mar, 2019 21:44
• I've got a few with the other style endcap, this one came from Robin Corsiglia's collection back in '09, sure wish I could have bought more of his engines!
  
  
  
  
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• #7 Reply
  Posted by Belugawhaleman on 10 Mar, 2019 23:37
• Nice engine😊 You got a bargain there.
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• #8 Reply
  Posted by SeeSteam on 11 Mar, 2019 00:38
• Elegant overtype!
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• #9 Reply
  Posted by Kevin68 on 11 Mar, 2019 07:25
• A lovely Bing engine Nick.
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• #10 Reply
  Posted by Hero on 16 Mar, 2019 19:15
• Very nice!
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• #11 Reply
  Posted by jkbixby on 16 Mar, 2019 21:31
• Good buy on your Ebay engine Nick but I think I'm in love with your '09 purchase - it's special!
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• #12 Reply
  Posted by IndianaRog on 17 Mar, 2019 20:44
• Heck of a bargain Nick...every so often such a thing comes along, but seems to happen less frequently than it did 10 years ago.
  
  Rog
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• #13 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 18 Mar, 2019 07:45
• Well done Nick.
  
  A nice bargain IMHO.
  
  Thanks for posting the pictures of the 2009 purchase from Robin C.
  
  
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• #14 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 22 Mar, 2019 00:10
• The "Bargain Bing" has arrived, but I have notices something strange... it appears to have extra holes in the base and marks from a different sized firebox...
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