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"ME" Beam engine - stock code 11066

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"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
"ME" Beam engine
A 1 inch scale "ME" beam engine, an attractive design based on a mid-nineteenth century prototype.

This model has apparently had little running from new - slightly stiff to turn over by hand, it runs on air although with some knocking from the bearings; we'd consider it a light overhaul rather than rebuild.

Complete with water pump and Watt type governor, the engine is attractively painted and mounted on a purpose-made wooden base,

length/inches 17
width/inches 9
height/inches 13
weight/kg 9
wheel material cast iron
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
governor type Watt