My father gave me this model sometime in the 1980’s. It came with a framed sign that said something to the effect that “this train was displayed at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair”. No documentation of its history was offered, and I suspect a dealer somewhere along the sales chain became creative, but I really have no idea.
The engine weighs over 37 pounds and the tender is upwards of 24 pounds! The locomotive is about 38” by 9 1/2 “ square, and 14” tall. It is displayed on a 6 foot long wood trestle that is 21” of the ground, so it looks really cool “riding the rails.”
Some of the detail is quite remarkable. Look at the backhead and the inside of the smoke box!
I can not find any markings on the model to indicate who built it, or when.
Any help I can get identifying this model and its worth would be greatly appreciated.
pugh at comcast dot net
The engine weighs over 37 pounds and the tender is upwards of 24 pounds! The locomotive is about 38” by 9 1/2 “ square, and 14” tall. It is displayed on a 6 foot long wood trestle that is 21” of the ground, so it looks really cool “riding the rails.”
Some of the detail is quite remarkable. Look at the backhead and the inside of the smoke box!
I can not find any markings on the model to indicate who built it, or when.
Any help I can get identifying this model and its worth would be greatly appreciated.
pugh at comcast dot net