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Time to join in for a short first visit to STWWW 2009. Here's my contribution of old Nuremberg engines. Hopefully, I will get time to have a few of them running during the weekend.
Starting with a Bing Steam Roller, 2 Krauss Mohr, a Carette and a Falk.
Next up another Krauss Mohr, a Bing and a Schoenner.
... a Doll mobile, a Bing, a Carette hot-air and yet another Bing...
...and finally a copule of verticals made by Bing, Doll, Carette, Plank, Märklin and Schoenner.
The Bing 130/511 running. It all went well until the sightglass broke, so this need some minor repair before running again... Unfortunatelly no vids on the damage as my camera had run out of memory by then
Sandman
As this is the direction my collection is taking at the moment, I found your presentation breathtaking.
That collection makes me realise just how many beautiful machines there are out there.
What a treat.
Les
We are being treated to some gorgeous engines this weekend, these are just breathtaking.
barry1946
Lovely collection nice to be able to see different engines.
tmuir
Got to love the engineering on those old German engines.
KMV
Wow, that is a wonderful collection!!!
psantama
Great collection... those vertical engines are just great! very nice. so many little treasure tucked away in peoples homes
peol
Now steamed up the Carette 2318 from 1895. A real smooth running engine. Quite big, 34cm high and a flywheel diameter of almost 9cm.
verithingeoff
That Carette is a stunner---
Steve_S
What a wonderful collection... all gorgeous but I especially like the verticals!
Sandman
Oh my just look at that Carette.
Just love that governor.
Absolute quality.
Les
verithingeoff wrote:
That Carette is a stunner---
It surely is.
Alf
Wow, what a collection
steamman
That is a wonderful collection , I would love to have any of those. Good job
steamgranny
Lovely old engines!!
metalhead100
WOW what a collection of classics!
Thanks for sharing!
Jim
Dr. Rog
words fail....
Atticman
How lovely, and ALL have chimneys- cant be many German engine collections with thenm all present
scalex
all i can say is WOW WOW WOW thats some nice engines
IndianaRog
Peol, I never cease to be amazed at the breadth and depth of skill that the Germans of the Nuremburg era put into creating such masterpieces. They are mechanical art for sure.
Thank you for sharing them in such an appealing way.
Roger
Wallace
Wow. You just can't beat the German engines for charm. They are wonderful to view
peol
thanks, for the comments. As Roger says, it's the art of mechanics, the quality, the huge variety of models and of course the satisfaction of finding a rare engine that makes this such a fascinating hobby. It's amazing that these machines still run so well, several of them more than 100 years old...
And now for something that is not steam, but very close... a Carette hot-air engine from 1911, no water involved, only a heater.
Les
That is beautiful.
peol
My old Ernst Plank vertical. I don't know so much about this one, but I think it dates from around 1895. It's missing the whistle (and threads) so I cannot run it on steam, have to rely on a noisy compressor.
yussufhippo
Thanks a lot, peol!
Really nice and charming. I do appreciate the "austere" appearance of the Carettes, form follows function avant la lettre...
peol
An engine made by Krauss, Mohr & Co around 1900. This was one of the smaller toy companies in Nuremberg, and their steam engines are rather rare to find.
IndianaRog
Wow, that Carette Hot air engine really runs great. Impressive for nearly 100 years old!
jakesm
stunning pics peol! nicely presented!
Sandman
WOW. To see some of these beautiful and rare engines actually running is a real privilege.
