Meccano Steam Engine, 1929 (Meccano Ltd)
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Meccano Steam Engine, 1929 (Meccano Ltd) |
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Arch Two , Area 4 1929 |
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Meccano steam engine, 1934 advertising [image info]
An early (1929-type) Meccano steam engine, with blue pierced angled base, red and gold "Meccano Ltd. Liverpool" sticker, and copper-coloured boiler with "MECCANO" embossed lettering.
Rarity
This is another one of the rarest and most sought-after Meccano Ltd. pieces, dating from before Mamod started making steam engines for the company.
It's not the very earliest Meccano-branded steam engine - the German company Bing produced a version of one of their own steam engines for Meccano before WW1 - but since this was a more useful version than the Bing (which didn't have a Meccano-style baseplate or an easy way to attach driveshafts and gearing), and since the earlier model was essentially a Bing engine with the Meccano name on, these 1929 versions are usually considered more desirable.
Photographs
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