Unknown Steam Engine - electric

• Unknown Steam Engine - electric
  Posted by tenniV11 on 16 Mar, 2020 03:59
• High Folks - just bought this engine (ebay) for $ 23.00 - which was extremely low priced!
  It is almost made from cast Alloy (platform - enginebase - boilerstand). It is only marked
  220 Volt - 600 Watt! Color is all original - great condition and it works powerful. The manometer
  is a dummy one - never seen something like this. All parts incl. the boiler are nickel plated.
  
  What Brand? Could it be from ex GDR? The Gaselan Engines look smiliar???
  
  Thanks for your help....
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Hero on 16 Mar, 2020 07:46
• Well, whatever it is, it looks like you got a deal!
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by Steamloco on 16 Mar, 2020 10:12
• Sure looks well built. Shipping must have been close to purchase price. Well done!
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by yussufhippo on 19 Mar, 2020 06:31
• Your guess that it might be a GDR/DDR produce is an understandable one, but I am sure this is not the case here.
  
  I'd rather say this a very rare model made by WGL/HGL (even the name is up to discussion: Wilhelm Groening, Lüdenscheid, Germany or Heinrich/Henrich und Groening, Lüdenscheid), the mysterious forerunner of Wilesco.
  Yes, I know, most of their engines look more like clumsy Wilesco-fakes, but there are also some engines attributed to this maker which look much more decent and well made - e.g. a really nice overtype (one once owned by Mirko...) and the cylinders are the same.
  
  A very nice engine, I do understand why you wanted to have it.
  
  PS: Lüdenscheid is a small town in Western Germany...
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by tenniV11 on 19 Mar, 2020 15:43
• Thank you for the name WGL - but I rather think it could be a prototype of very early WILESCO
  because of the Cast Alloy. Wilesco has a large production of household items made from Cast Alloy.
  And look at the design - it is close to the Märklin 4097/8 or the Wilesco D24.
  Looking forward to a reference...
  Happy steaming, tenniV11
   
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by tenniV11 on 20 Mar, 2020 15:10
• I am happy - the engine was made by Henrich & Gröning Lüdenscheid (Western Germany) in 1950. The Company produced 12 different
  Steam-engines and it is possible that Wilesco bought HGL - the look comes really close. Thanks to a nice Gentleman from Germany
  the problem is solved.
  Happy steaming and stay healthy, tenniV11
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