Toys in the attic

[140mower]

Visiting with the folks and found this tucked away in a corner...... I need to make a fuel tray for it and a bit of cleaning before I get to play with it. It comes with a little lineshaft, pedestal grinder, and a table saw of sorts.....

The saw is still in the original box.

 

[6.5 Fan]

Very interesting, nice find. Can't access my attic, never cut the hole in the ceiling so all my treasures are in the basement. Last week i found 7 lbs of powder in the floor joists. It was there for 20 years at least.

 

[Former Member]

Very interesting, nice find. Can't access my attic, never cut the hole in the ceiling so all my treasures are in the basement. Last week i found 7 lbs of powder in the floor joists. It was there for 20 years at least.

As long as fuse wasn't in it you're good.

 

[Former Member]

Visiting with the folks and found this tucked away in a corner...... I need to make a fuel tray for it and a bit of cleaning before I get to play with it. It comes with a little lineshaft, pedestal grinder, and a table saw of sorts.....
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The saw is still in the original box.

I still have mine and run it occassionally.

 

[historicalarms]

Very interesting, nice find. Can't access my attic, never cut the hole in the ceiling so all my treasures are in the basement. Last week i found 7 lbs of powder in the floor joists. It was there for 20 years at least.

Now if you could only find a brick or two of primers you'd be able to light that powder

 

[DPittman]

Visiting with the folks and found this tucked away in a corner...... I need to make a fuel tray for it and a bit of cleaning before I get to play with it. It comes with a little lineshaft, pedestal grinder, and a table saw of sorts.....
View attachment 30266
The saw is still in the original box.

Neat! That's an oldie eh? We've got the same pedestal grinder for a Wilsco engine that gets pulled out every once in a while.
The steam engines toys were targeted for young boys in the advertising but I think the old "boys" in the house got more fun out of them then the young ones did.

 

[BMW Rider]

I still have my steam engine as well, got it as a Christmas present when I was about ten. I'd lost the stack off of it long ago, but found I could get replacement parts from Wilesco, so ordered it and a few other washers and bits. I've only run it a couple times since cleaning it up. It's sitting on the window ledge here in my office. I never had any accessories to run with it.

 

[140mower]

I'm not sure how old it is, but you are probably correct, there's likely to be a 6'4" "kid" of slightly older vintage chuckling and giggling while trying to set the house on fire while squeezing the last bit of steam out of it.
Now if I could only find the lawn darts, now that I am bigger and older I am pretty sure that I can throw then higher than when I was younger...

 

[Doggggboy]

I'm not sure how old it is, but you are probably correct, there's likely to be a 6'4" "kid" of slightly older vintage chuckling and giggling while trying to set the house on fire while squeezing the last bit of steam out of it.
Now if I could only find the lawn darts, now that I am bigger and older I am pretty sure that I can throw then higher than when I was younger...

You have a lathe...Lawn darts should be easy

 

[6.5 Fan]

Now if you could only find a brick or two of primers you'd be able to light that powder

I have a life time supply of primers. As long as i keep family members out of them till i'm gone.