Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

Empire, Jensen and most all of the German engines from the early part of the Twentieth Century were mostly heavily built and EXPENSIVE within the economies of their times. Weeden's were the every-boy's engine that could be won as a reward for magazine subscriptions or paper route bonus. They were mostly not built like tanks, but they worked and worked well, and were AFFORDABLE in the relative scheme of things!!!

That being said, there were Weeden's that were more heavily built to a higher standard, and thus more expensive too, that were and are certainly desirable engines to have in most any collection!