Ed Hobbs
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2006
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
Ran across this steam engine this morning. The seller in his mid 70's said it had always belonged to his father and that he played with it as a kid. He did not know where it cam from or when his dad got it. Have always been interested in steam engines and seem to remember seeing one of these size/type engines at the Ederville show in Carthage NC that was a part of an original peanut roaster.
Overall it is about 23 inches long and the flywheel is about 8 1/2 inches in diameter. Needs cleaning up but don't want to hurt the finish if I can help it. (I do have a very talented friend that can recreate the pin striping, etc. if necessary) The valve that came with it has a wooden handle. Have not seen any marking on it as to who made it. It does not seem to show any ware and moves freely. It is missing one of the small oilers and several nuts from the valve cover. The pin striping and decorations are in generally very good condition but beginning to chip off in the back and on the bottom of the base. The wood it is mounted on looks original. Have done some looking online but don't see any pictures of steam engines like it.
So, who made it, when, where, etc., and was it used on a peanut roaster or?? and any other details to round out the story!! My plans would be to run it on air and not a boiler just as show and tell. Also, is there any way to stabilize the decorations or is it better to get them redone?? Am attaching some pictures.
Some time back, posted some pictures of a smaller steam engine and you all helped me out a lot on identifying it. Lester, are you there?? Thanks as always.. Ed
Overall it is about 23 inches long and the flywheel is about 8 1/2 inches in diameter. Needs cleaning up but don't want to hurt the finish if I can help it. (I do have a very talented friend that can recreate the pin striping, etc. if necessary) The valve that came with it has a wooden handle. Have not seen any marking on it as to who made it. It does not seem to show any ware and moves freely. It is missing one of the small oilers and several nuts from the valve cover. The pin striping and decorations are in generally very good condition but beginning to chip off in the back and on the bottom of the base. The wood it is mounted on looks original. Have done some looking online but don't see any pictures of steam engines like it.
So, who made it, when, where, etc., and was it used on a peanut roaster or?? and any other details to round out the story!! My plans would be to run it on air and not a boiler just as show and tell. Also, is there any way to stabilize the decorations or is it better to get them redone?? Am attaching some pictures.
Some time back, posted some pictures of a smaller steam engine and you all helped me out a lot on identifying it. Lester, are you there?? Thanks as always.. Ed