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Expert: Frank Edgcombe - 10/26/2009
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I was given an old locomotive by a friend of mine. it came in a leather bound case with velvet lining, and is clearly old. it's heavy as heck solid metal body, there are no manufacturers logos on it that i can see. I would like to find out who made it and when, to determine if this is something to run or should be left in it's protective little case. I added a pic, and can do others of detail areas if necesary.
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Hi! Ryan. Thank you for your question. WOW! Very nice. I think you have what looks like a hand made locomotive, not a manufactured one. I can't tell from the photo what gauge it is but I would presume either Gauge 1 or possibly gauge 2. It looks as though it was built to run. I see some piping or what looks like piping at the back in the cab. I can only presume that this piping might mean you have a real live steam locomotive. If so it probably was built by hand, possibly by apprentices of the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of their apprenticeship. Without really seeing it I at a loss to guess on more. The piece of track also looks hand made and to scale. That is one reason I believe that it is hand made. One thing you can look at is what is the mode of propulsion. If it has piping, especially in the cab, or gauges, it probably is a live steam locomotive. If it has a pickup shoe that would run on a central rail between the wheels it probably runs on electricity and may be manufactured rather than hand made. You have a real classic. I hope this helps. Frank.
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