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Weeden Vertical toy steam engine in the 1912 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog. In the late 19th century, manufacturers such as German toy company Bing introduced the two main types of model/toy steam engines, namely stationary engines with accessories that were supposed to mimic a 19th-century factory, [4] and mobile engines such as steam locomotives and boats.
Makers of miniature working steam engines (i.e. "live steam") to be used as educational toys. Note that some of these companies no longer produce toy steam engines today. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Model steam engine manufacturers .
Tom Jensen Sr (1901–1992) was born and educated in Denmark and was interested in steam engines from an early age. In 1923 he made a large model steam engine which is still in working order and is now unofficially known as the Jensen #1. As a young man, he moved to the United States looking for work as an engineer.
In 1950, Wilesco started manufacturing miniature steam engines. [4] In 1966, the D36 "Old Smokey" steamroller was introduced which has been popular among collectors and continues to be produced. [3] [5] The company also manufactures various accessories for their steam engines such as electrical generators, steam workshops and fairground rides. [6]
An oscillating cylinder engine cannot be reversed by means of the valve linkage (as in a normal fixed cylinder) because there is none. Reversing of the engine can be achieved by reversing the steam connections between inlet and exhaust or, in the case of small engines, by shifting the trunnion pivot point so that the port in the cylinder lines up with a different pair of ports in the port face.
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Two Mamod SE3 twin-cylinder steam engines from 1969. The engine on the left is the Griffin & George version, and the version on the right displays push button whistle and screw-on crank webs. A 1949 Mamod SE2 engine showing new pressed steel engine frame and superheated boiler. Mamod Minor engines from 1949 and 1954.
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