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Burnac Vulcan Steam engine.

The Wonder Steam Engine.

Burnac Vulcan Steam engine
Made by Burnac Ltd
Burslem Stoke-on-Trent
Circa 1946 - 1949.











Tiny Japanese toy steam engine
Called
"The Wonder Steam Engine"
Made by C K Matsutoko
Circa 1948.

Cyldon steam engine 13/5.
Cyldon 13/5's very plain box.


Cyldon steam engine 13/5.
Video Video of Cyldon steam engine # 13/5.

Cyldon Stationary steam engine
Fixed cylinder model number13/5
Made by Sydney S Bird & Sons of
Enfield Middlesex
Circa 1947 - 1953

(Note The name Cyldon was an amalgamation of
Sydney Bird's two son's names Cyril and Donald)


Cyldon steam engine 13/4.
Cyldon engine with box.
 

Cyldon steam engine 13/4.
Video Video of Cyldon steam engine # 13/4.

Cyldon stationary engine
Oscillating cylinder model number13/4
Made by Sydney S Bird & Sons of
Enfield Middlesex
Circa 1947 - Early 1953.

(Note Cyldon made five steam engines
Numbered 13/1 to 13/5.)

Cyldon 13/3 Steam engine.

 Cyldon steam engines.
Cyldon advert from 1948.

Cyldon 13/3 Steam engine with original box.

Cyldon Stationary engine
Single cylinder model number13/3
Made by Sydney S Bird & Sons of
Enfield Middlesex
Circa 1947 - 1953.

(Note The Cyldon 13/3 engine
Was the only Cyldon engine not to have a whistle)

Crescent steam engine Box.
Crescent No 1 box
Circa 1948.

Crescent steam engine number 1.
 

Crescent horizontal
Steam engine # 1
Circa 1948.
(Note: Although This engine was
Branded Crescent
It was infact made by
C K Matsutoko of Japan)

Wilson Bros steam engine Circa 1948.
Lovely artwork on the Wilson Bros box.

Wilson Bros steam engine Circa 1948.

Wilson Bros Model Engineers
Vertical steam engine
Woodward Road
Kirkby Trading Estate
Liverpool
Circa 1948.
(Note Wilson Bros
Only made two models of steam engine)

Torch Mechanical Model.
Torch Mechanical Model Engine
Possibly a demonstration model for schools.
Torch Mechanical Model.
Video Video of Cyldon steam engine # 13/4.		 Torch Mechanical Model
British made electric motor
Designed to look like a
Reciprocating engine
Circa 1950s
(Note: Runs on 6 volts)
 


Wilson Bros steam engine Circa 1948.
 

Wilson Bros vertical engine
Woodward Road
Kirkby Trading Estate
Liverpool
Circa 1948.
(Note: this Wilson Bros engine
Has the incorrect flywheel fitted)

Plane steam engine box.
Plane L4  box.

Plane L4 Steam engine
Video Vodeo of Plane L4 steam engine.

Plane L4 Stationary engine
Made by Latimer Products of
Latimer Road Teddington Middlesex
Circa 1946 - Early 1950's.
(Note The Plane L4 box had a
Vinyl type coating which allowed
It to be wiped over with a damp cloth
To help keep it clean)

Garette steam engine box.
Remnants of my George Carette 147/2 box.
George Carette 147/2 advert.
Advert from a Carette trade catalogue showing the 147/3.

Garette steam engine.

George Carette 147/2
With its original polished wood base
Circa 1905 - 1914.

 

Doll steam engine date unknown.

Doll toy steam engine
With twin flywheels and governor
Date unknown.
 


Bing stationary steam engine Date unknown.
 

GBN
Gebruder Bing of Nuremburg
Date unknown.

Mersey Model Co Ltd..
The end of an era
The Cooper's building on Church street Liverpool
The home of Mersey Model Co Ltd
Bombed in WW2
(Note: Mersey models never recovered from the blitz
Trading ceased sometime around 1941)

Mersey Model steam engine.
 

Mersey Model # 51
Circa 1936 - 1941.
(Note: The extremely strong
Cardboard box which protected these engines)

Mersey Model 52R.
Mersey Model 52R advert from
November 1937.

Mersey Model steam engine.

Mersey Model 52
Circa 1936 - 1941.
(Note: The Mersey #52 was fitted
With a turned brass whistle
And displacement lubricator)

Mersey Model 53 PR steam engine.
Mersey Model 53 PR
Advertisement 1936.
Mersey Model steam engine.
Mersey Models
Advertisement December 1936.
 

Mersey Model 53 PR steam engine.

Mersey Model 53 PR
Circa 1936 - 1941.

Mersey Model steam oil.
Very rare bottle of Mersey Model Ltd Steam Oil
Unopened Circa 1936 - 1941.
(Perhaps the only bottle in exsistence)

Fleischmann steam engine.
 

Fleischmann 120/4
Circa 1963.

 

Bing hot air engine.
Video Bing hot air engine.

Bing hot air engine.

Mastrand steam roller.
Mastrand roller advert January 1952.

Mastrand steam roller.
Mastrand roller advert April 1953.

Mastrand steam roller.
Video Mastrand steam roller.

Mastrand steam roller
The inspiration for the
Mamod SR1 Steam Roller.
(The Mastrand boilers where tested to
100 lb per square inch
Running time 20 - 25 minutes)

Marx steam engine.
The Marx artwork.

Marx vertical Steam engine.

Marx
vertical engine.


Marx Steam engine.
Marx workshop tools.
 

Marx vertical Steam engine.

Marx
vertical Steam engine
And workshop tools.

Wilesco Dampftraktor steam traction engine.
Wilesco traction engine box.
 Wilesco Dampftraktor steam traction engine.
Wilesco advert from October 1971.

Wilesco advert  from February 1962
Featured in the Beatties of London catalogue.

Wilesco Dampftraktor steam traction engine.
Wilesco Dampftraktor steam roller.

Wilesco Dampftraktor steam roller.

Wilesco Dampftraktor D405.
























Wilesco Old Smoky
Steam roller D365.
















 
Wilesco Dampftraktor steam traction engine with Water Carrier.
Wilesco roller and water carrier.
Wilesco Dampftraktor steam Roller.
 		 Wilesco Dampftraktor.
Wilesco Dampftraktor steam traction engine with Log trailer.
Wilesco Traction engine and log trailer.
 		 Wilesco Dampftraktor steam traction engine. Wilesco Dampftraktor.
SEL 1530 Junior Steam engine.
SEL 1530 Junior advert.
SEL 1530 Junior Steam engine.		 SEL 1530 Junior
Made by J & L Randall Ltd of
Potters Bar Hertfordshire
Circa 1946 - 1965.
(Note: SEL Was an abbreviation of the name
Signalling Equipment Limited)
SEL 1550 Major Steam engine.
SEL 1550 Major advert from November 1948.
SEL 1550 Major steam engine.		 SEL 1550 Major
Made by J & L Randall Ltd of
Potters Bar Hertfordshire
Circa 1946 - 1965.
(The SEL 1550 Major
Was the top of the range of SEL's models)
SEL 1540 Steam engine.
SEL 1540 advert from November 1947.

Merit 1540 steam engine.
Merit Standard No. 1540 Trademark.
Merit 1540 steam engine.		 Merit Standard No. 1540
Made by J & L Randall Ltd of
Potters Bar Hertfordshire
Circa 1946 - 1965.
(Note: SEL  engines where also branded
With the Merit trademark.)

Hornby Stephenson's Rocket.
Hornby Stephenson's Rocket box.
 

Hornby Stephenson's Rocket.

Hornby
Stephenson's Rocket
And coach.

Hornby Stephensons Rocket Coach Packaging.
Hornby Stephensons Coach.
 

Hornby Stephenson's Rocket.

Hornby
Stephensons Rocket.

Hornby Stephenson's Rocket accessories.
Hornby Stephensons Rocket accessories.

Hornby Stephensons Rocket Coach.

Hornby
Stephensons Coach.


Stephensons Rocket advert.
Hornby Stephenson's Rocket leaflet.

Weeden 14 steam engine.

Weeden 14.