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| yussufhippo |
Rare Maerklin Two-CylinderDear fellows in steam,I would like you to share the intense pleasure I have been feeling since the arrival of my latest acquisition (after I was beaten twice by the narrowest possible margin before...which turned out to be my piece of luck, in the end  )
It is a very rare two-cylinder Maerklin. It is not listed in Schiffmann's, but Kaiser/Becker offer a photo and list it as "ohne Katalognachweis" (no catalogue reference) and without a serial number, but date it "1920-1925". One flywheel, feeder pump, two-cylinder, "Flammrohrkessel" (does anyone care to give me the correct English term?) plus Maerklin generator 
Some details tempt me to believe that it might have been built for "Lipsia-Lehrmittelanstalt Dr Oskar Schneider, Leipzig". If anybody knows more ... 
Here some photos: 
When I looked more closely at the funnel base, I noticed a sieve-like thingy stuck in there, removed it and found... 
...one of the burner tops!!! 
I have so far just given it a first overall clean-up. Pistons and rods moving perfectly, the whistle immediately giving soft sounds when you turn the flywheel... ...and put a replica funnel (belonging to my compound restoration project) on top. 
Yes, I am going to remove the nasty silvery paint 
BTW: The base is only 30x30cm. Not a large, but a great engine, I presume... A pity that the water gauge is missing. But "kommt Zeit kommt Rat" - I will find a solution some day. And it might be working as it is anyway ENJOY!!!!
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| Atticman |
What a great engine there, they really did know how to make them didnt they
and what a stroke of luck with the vapouriser in the chimney. Its lucky that the Marklin badge isnt recognisable to some, I find that as soon as an item is listed as "Marklin" the price goes silly. |
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| gd9704 |
What a great find. I would love to have an engine with a water pump someday. Enjoy it, keep us posted with your restoration!
Greg |
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| tmuir |
Now thats a very nice engine.
I don't own any Maerklin engines but would love to one day. |
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| Dampfmaschine |
That looks great - thanks for the pictures | ||||
| Les |
That is very nice indeed. Great piece of luck finding the burner top.
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| redryder |
kessel = vessel or boiler
That is a great acquisition and a fine addition to your collection. Gil |
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| yussufhippo |
...right you are!!! Funny enough, the badge on the generator was clearly visible - that's why I didn't really hope for anything when I placed the bid. Lucky enough, the photos were not really focused, some people might have feared the was something fishy about this engine. BUT IT WASN'T
BTW: The pressure gauge has the Maerklin initials as well... |
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| Atticman |
Well out of this league, but I just picked up a nice vertical on UK ebay- pics of the vertical were on its side, they did get it as being German though!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP...amp;ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123 |
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| johnreid |
Great looking engine | ||||
| logoman |
unbelievably amazing Mr. Hippo!
I'm always amazed when these super rare engines turn up, and what a beautiful example too. |
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| Celsius 100 |
What an amazing engine.I am a great fan of twin cylinder engines. | ||||
| Roly Williams |
Re: Rare Maerklin Two-Cylinder
Fire tube boiler, I think. |
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| yussufhippo |
Thank you!  These boilers are really a treat...
Another question here: is there a difference between two-cylinder and twin cylinder? You may know these funny Doll "Doppelzylinder"-engines (two-cylinders but only one valve/valve-gear at the centre) as opposed to "Zweizylinder" (two cylinders plus two indedendent set of valve/valve gears). But I must confess there is no clear distinction in German either...
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| MooseMan |
She's a beauty Thomas - thanks for sharing the joy! Will we get to see her in action?? | ||||
| Roly Williams |
There's no difference between two cylinder, twin cylinder and double cylinder. Doll may use different names to cover up their cheating but nobody else does. | ||||
| Dr. Rog |
The only realy important difference is when it is a compound engine.
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| Roly Williams |
Of course, very true. |
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| yussufhippo |
...thanks for the "linguistic" advice.
My compound ( ) still gives me some trouble (the water gauge replacement...).
This new twin needs a new water gauge as well. But as the screw in the sockets seem to be rather tight I would like to fire it, but have realised that the feeder tap/valve is stuck in the "feeding" position and some of the pipes need resoldering. So, Moose, it will take some time. |