LARGE ANTIQUE MARKLIN 4158/94/11 COMPOUND DUAL 5 1/2 FLYWHEEL LIVE STEAM ENGINE
BEING OFFERED IS THIS VERY RARE AND LARGE ANTIQUE GERMAN MARKLIN COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE MADE AROUND 1925. THIS IS THE MARKLIN 4158/94/11 COMPOUND DUAL 5 1/2 FLYWHEEL LIVE STEAM ENGINE WITH D 11 SIZE BOILER AS MARKED ON THE STEAM DOME. THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST DEMONSTRATION MODELS THAT MARKLIN MADE. PAINT AND PIN STRIPING ON THE FLYWHEELS AND STEAM VALVES IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NICKEL PLATING ON FLYWHEELS IS VERY NICE, AND NICKEL PLATING ON THE LINKAGE IS NICE BUT DOES SHOW SOME WEAR.
IT MEASURES 21 X 21 X 18 FEATURING 2 MASSIVE 5 3/4 NICKEL PLATED FLYWHEELS WITH GREEN PIN STRIPING AND NICKEL PLATED DOUBLED STRING-RUN CHOKE CAM. HORIZONTAL MACHINERY, HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE CYLINDER MOUNTED IN JOINT CYLINDER JACKET. AND ALL LINKAGE IS NICELY NICKEL FINISHED. DROP SHAFT AND NICKEL PLATED CENTRIFUGAL REGULATOR. IT HAS AN OVER SIZED BOILER & BOILER PLATFORM WITH LARGE WALK WAY 3 WINDOWS & DUAL STAIRCASE ON ONE SIDE, LARGE MARKLIN DYNAMO, AND NICKEL PLATED FEED PUMP MOUNTED ON METAL BASE -- INCLUDES ORIGINAL MARKLIN NICKEL PLATED DOUBLE BURNER, SMOKE STACK (IT IS MADE BY MARKLIN, BUT PROBABLY NOT ORIGINAL TO THIS ENGINE), NICKEL PLATED STEAM DOME WITH SAFETY WEIGHT VALVE.
WOODEN HANDLED STEAM WHISTLE, STEAM SHUT-OFF COCK, WATER LEVEL INDICATOR WITH DISCHARGE COCK AND MARKLIN MANOMETER. BASE IS OF SHEET IRON FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS SOME HOLES DRILLED IN IT BY AN OVERZEALOUS PREVIOUS OWNER, AND HAS BEEN REPAINTED. SHEET BRASS BOILER, FIRE BOX WITH 2 STAIRWAYS AND NICKEL PLATED GALLERY RODS ON BOTH SIDES.
PAINT ON THE BOILER AND FIRE BOX IS NICE, NOT SURE IF IT'S ORIGINAL THOUGH. THE ENGINE DOES RUN AND VERY SMOOTHLY! The item "LARGE ANTIQUE MARKLIN 4158/94/11 COMPOUND DUAL 5 1/2 FLYWHEEL LIVE STEAM ENGINE" is in sale since Tuesday, February 23, 2016. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Other Vintage & Antique Toys". The seller is "hidaleeho" and is located in Denver, Colorado.This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: Marklin
- Year: 1925