Just added a couple of Ben Peake engines to my collection, which works out well simply because they are so small that I'll have no trouble finding a spot to put them on display. Sadly, the certificate of authenticity did not come with either of them, and only the larger engine has its can like "box", but they do both fit in there nicely, so that is good.
Also, it is a bit sad that the L.E. Minor (L.E. = Limited Edition) has had the copper exhaust tube broken off and is not with the engine anymore. It was just butt soldered on to the main frame, so it really wasn't very strongly attached. I suspect that I'll have no trouble bending a small diameter piece of copper tubing and soldering it in place to make the repair, but in fact it really isn't necessary at all for running the engine, unless I wish to have it run in the opposite direction.
While the #6 Hypnocycle is a fairly large engine, as Peake engines go, and is identified as being engine #9 of 51 that was the total run. The "L.E. Minor" is even a bit more special in that it is only one of a run of twenty engines that were built as double acting. There was another run of simpler engines marked only "Minor", that are just single acting, and I believe they were from a much larger production run, though other than the name plate and a bit of black paint they are pretty much indistinguishable!
Pretty happy about these little additions:
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Nice Daniel, I've yet to add a Ben Peake to my collection, well donel
The Minor's base looks as small as a matchbox!
The Minor's base looks as small as a matchbox!
Don't know what kind of matchbox you are referencing here Jim, but the base of that L.E. Minor is substantially smaller than any matchbox I'm familiar with!
That base is only 1 1/4 x 3/4 x 3/8 inches, or a little smaller, which would make for some mighty short matches ..... probably burn your fingers trying to use them.
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Daniel, I had a Hypnocycle for years, but now regret selling it...cute design and so unique.
Rog
Thanks for the kind words guys ... it is nice to get something "new" every once in a awhile, that doesn't require any serious thought or action to get it fit into a display somewhere!
A couple of nice additions Dan. I have several of BP's and love them, but no Minor.