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Sat, Sep 13, 2014 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 14, 2014 09:00AM EDT
Lot 654

Large Collection Steam Engines and

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Accessories, Wooden Sailboat Model by Mamod Wilesco, Others German, English and American, most mid-20th century: seven Wilesco model steam engines including D-21 with polished brass boiler, water gauge and water draincock, painted base, with original box; (two) D-5, D-16, D-8 models, two in original boxes; D-16 with workshop and a vintage Wilesco steam engine (model unknown), [all generally good condition with minor losses to surface, one lacking stack;] Mamod, English, steam engine tractor with lumber wagon and accessories in original box; two Mamod steam engines on platform bases with workshop platform with original box, [one engine with extensive rust and surface losses;] Linemar steam engine, [lacking stack;] six Linemar shop accessories, three with original box; Linemar alcohol-fired vertical steam engine, "Linemar Toys, Japan, Nickel-Plated and Tin Boiler" on base; cased science game "The Technical Kid", "Franckh Verlag Stuttgart", Germany, in original box; Conestoga Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with original box and parts order form, [lacking igniter and charger;] cast iron Conestoga Big Bang Model, with 60 mm. cannon; Big Giant brass vertical alcohol steam engine; Jensen Manufacturing Co. model 65 steam engine; Fleischman, German, brass and painted tin steam engine; Weedon, English, steam engine; three shop tools including table grinder; Weedon wooden model of a steam launch, 10 x 30 x 5-3/4 in., [lacking one canopy support;] group of related pamphlets and promotional material and hard-bound book Morton A. Hirschberg, [Steam Toys: A Symphony in Motion,] Schiffer Publishing Co., 1996; two Jensen Manufacturing Co. 115 volt steam engine on wooden platform bases, one No. 5, the other unknown; three Metalware Corp. steam engines, two No. 43, nickel-plated circa 1950, one stamped "Empire Metalworks Corp.", 110 volts, 300 watts, catalog no. B-30, numbered on base underplate "1366883 Patent January 25, 1921 E1"; Weeden alcohol-fueled engine, partial stamp "Weeden…" on brass stack, 59 pieces including pamphlets and books, most in good condition, some with minor losses and missing elements, rust and surface wear to paint, the electrical engines unable to test if working condition. Provenance: A Private Atlanta Collection

Condition

most in good condition, some with minor losses and missing elements, rust and surface wear to paint, the electrical engines unable to test if working condition