Lot Essay
This model was built to the design of the famous Dean Single of the Great Western Railway for J.Atkin.
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Details
A finely engineered gauge 'O' live steam spirit fired model of the Mizzen Top Railway 4-2-2 locomotive and tender No. 3031 'Achilles'
built by Steadman Jackson, with copper centre flue boiler with normal fittings, twin inside cylinders with Joy valve gear, displacement lubricator, working leaf springs to driven axle, steps and hand irons. Tender details include hand feed pump, fuel tank and flow valve, steps and hand irons, finished in blue, red and black and polished brightwork (some minor paint loss, fuel flow valve missing) -- 3¾ x 15½in. (9.5 x 39.5cm.) Framed historical data; and a bag of ballast.
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built by Steadman Jackson, with copper centre flue boiler with normal fittings, twin inside cylinders with Joy valve gear, displacement lubricator, working leaf springs to driven axle, steps and hand irons. Tender details include hand feed pump, fuel tank and flow valve, steps and hand irons, finished in blue, red and black and polished brightwork (some minor paint loss, fuel flow valve missing) -- 3¾ x 15½in. (9.5 x 39.5cm.) Framed historical data; and a bag of ballast.
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