SEL 1540 steam engine
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A small SEL model 1540 steam engine, with red base and plaque, and original box.
SEL stood for Signalling Equipment Limited of Potters Bar, Middlesex (a brandname of J&L Randall) , and the various small steam engines (for powering models) were also sold under the Merit name, or sold with a combination of "SEL" and "Merit" branding.
Googling "1540 steam" returns a surprising number of pages about this little engine.
External links
- SEL 1540 Steam Engine (steamcollector.com)
- Scroll down for an advert for the SEL 1540 from 1947 "SMASHING PERFORMANCE!" (with a sticker-price of 36'6), and also a photo of a Merit-branded version by J&L Randall
