Sale 9355
London, South Kensington
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11 April 2002
Price realised
GBP 940
Estimate
A well-engineered ¾in. scale spirit fired model single cylinder single road speed agricultural traction engine, built from Bassett-Lowke castings and drawings by O. Vaughan Jones circa 1945/6, with brazed copper smithie's boiler with normal fittings, cylinder with trunk type crosshead guide, Stephenson's link reverse, displacement lubricator and disc flywheel. Chassis details include spoked straked wheels, worm and roller chain steering, hand operated brake gear, spirit tank with flow valve and burner, finished in mainly polished brass and black -- 8½ x 15in. (21.5 x 38cm.) Spare burner, water tank and hand feed pump, building instructions and documents See Colour Illustration
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