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| steamgranny |
Bing overtypeWell, you may have noticed it’s been a bit quiet on the steamgranny restoration front recently. That’s because my ‘workshop’ for dirty jobs is the garden table!
But we had some warmer weather recently & managed to get a few things done 
Normally I should have been showing you another restoration but that is held up after discovering a blocked steam pipe & will probably have to be changed, so more on that one soon ( I hope!). In the meantime I temporarily finished a little Bing overtype, acquired in bits from UK with a replacement base. ‘Temporary’ because I intended to redo base with a decal copy of the Bing pattern but haven’t got the right decal paper in stock. Therefore, I simply printed it out on photographic paper, stuck it on, plus several coats of petrol resistant lacquer spray. But due to piercing holes for burner & firebox tabs, destructive infiltration will inevitably occur 
A picture below plus a couple of videos of this very silent, sedate & altogether satisfying chuffer over in the video section. Such a shame it doesn’t exhaust via that magnificent chimney!
If anyone has an idea of date & model, I’d be grateful 
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| IndianaRog |
SG...that turned out really beautiful...Bings just have a certain something about them and THAT overtype got plenty of it. Wow, your workmanship is impeccable. You might give that base print a fair try out, sealing the screw and/or tab holes needed to prevent excess penetration of water and steam gunk. You would have the same issues with a decal, so since this looks so good, I would do everything I could to preserve it...perhaps dabs of epoxy on those penetration points top and bottom.
Great job, lovely backdrop for the photo. Rog |
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| shaygetz |
Wow...nice work. Where do they exhaust at? | ||
| TRAPPERKEEPER |
Very nice Steamgrannyl, I actually really like that base
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| steamgranny |
Thanks Rog & that is quite an idea you have there & will be tested as of tomorrow
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| steamgranny |
Thanks It exhausts directly out back of cylinder block through tiny pinhole under steam inlet pipe 
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| Graham-Jilly |
that realy looks great SG
it would be a shame to strip that base back again |
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| Cranko |
Thats a really wonderful restoraton ther Sg Welldone
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| Les Marsh |
The embossed trademark dates it between 1900 and 1909 according to Shires Toy Steam Engine book.
I have one and I too am trying to date it. It is a very lovely looking engine and one to treasure. I've watched the videos and it's a sweet little runner. |
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| MooseMan |
Absolutely gorgeous....I love how you've done the base, that looks just perfect. And the end cap onthat little engine's stunning - what a beauty! | ||
| johnreid |
A true example of the Golden Era, beautiful | ||
| Mamodman123 |
Wow nice job!
The end cap is something different 
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| Steve_S |
Thats looks very good indeed! 
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| Nick |
Did they all come with that endcap? Or was it a feature for only certain years? | ||
| steamgranny |
Thanks very much Les for the information, that begins to situate it age-wise. And, no Nick, they didn't all come with the embossed end cap. Some had logo embossed on firebox. Base plates differ, too, as does the pattern & have seen about 3 different versions of it to date but believe this to be an earlier version, confirmed by Les' info. |
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| steamman |
The embossed boiler ends can make dating difficult becouse although they were used between 1900-1909 they could also be found on engines produced between 1924-1932. I have such an example in my collection.
The fact the base is in such could condition makes me feel it is later than 1909 although Im most likely wrong!!!!!! |
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| Nick |
I was just asking questions, because I was bidding on this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....sPageName=STRK:MEDW:IT&ih=012 I didn't win, but I see how the base design matches yours. |
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| johnreid |
I wanted to bid on that one too, but the timing was off for me. The darned banker thinks that I need money in my account before I go and buy things, has no idea of what fun is. | ||
| Nick |
It was only at $30, so I bid a little over $60. The shipping to me was only $3.70. | ||
| Reid |
First sight of your work here, SG!
It is stunning! I'm off to see the video now! Thanks for the lovely work and equally gorgeous images! |
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| Stilldrillin |
That is beautifull!
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| Sandman |
Once again, a beautiful Job SG.
A real looker. One to be very proud of.
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