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Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine - stock code 9884

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Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
Vintage 1 inch scale Foster DCC Showmans engine
We sold this one back in 2021 to a discerning local collector (so local that it never actually left the village...). Recently returned, it's still in the same condition, with fabulous 85 year old patina!

A 1 inch scale Foster Showmans Road Locomotive, a beautifully made old model bearing hand scribed builder's plates "S.Breedon Maker 1938 Sheffield".

In its original paintwork, much aged but with fabulous patina; it's an engine simply to put on a bookcase and admire, requiring conservation rather than any kind of restoration.

Motionwork turns over freely - we have no doubt it would run on air but, in deference to its age and condition, have made no attempt to test the engine. After 83 years, it deserves a quiet retirement!

scale 1 1/2 inch & smaller
length/inches 29
width/inches 10 1/2
height/inches 15
wheel material steel
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
reverser type pole
governor type Pickering
lubricator type mechanical + displacement
year built 1938
boiler maker non-commercial
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
safety valve(s) 1
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1
road speed(s) 2