Verithingeoff's mainly Kenneth Wells table..finished

verithingeoff · Verithingeoff's mainly Kenneth Wells table..finished

I started collecting these engines quite by accident. I left a bid on a strange looking TE on Oz eBay, and won !

That was the start

Here are the stationaries

This one has different housing end plates made from cast alluminium

Here's the standard boiler housing

and a couple of engines, one nicely finished and the other showing some casting marks

Next the TEs. One thing that I really like about the Kenneth Wells TE is that everyone is different.
For those of you that are new to these engines, Kenneth Wells was a school teacher at Manor Court School Portsmouth UK.
He decided to do something a bit different with his pupils, so instead of wrought iron plant pot stands he designed a couple of engines for the pupils to build during the metalwork classes. They really are built from the ground up and the course covers all the metalwork hand skills, plus some lathe work and also some foundry experience.....I wish I had had a teacher like that at my school....any way here are the traction engines
Most have a polished copper boiler which makes them a real heavy weight, together with a stainless steel firebox, they are very heavy for shipping purposes.

This one I refinished myself, was in a really rough state when I bought it

another part refurb, just a cleanup in this case

Slightly unusual, this one has a metal boiler cladding

Another typical engine

The next one was my first lucky purchase [I won't divulge the price paid

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Finally, here is a TE with a long boiler, bought as you see it without the mechanicals

Last but not least and on a totally different note, I collect engines built by a local guy named Ben Peake, here's my collection so far

Hope you enjoy the table, off for a look around now.........

flywheel61

That's a different lot there Geoff, very interesting to see a number of Wells' together.

Cheers

Chris

Les

Great pictures Geoff, I love all your Wells TEs.

Swift Fox

Great to see all those Wells engines Geoff, your lineup of Peake engines is very impressive too.

BK

I'm running out of adjectives to describe how I feel about this weekend, how about, another mind blowing collection Geoff.

Dean W

Thanks for those shots, Geoff. That's something we don't get to see, with
so many Wells engines all in one place. A dedicated collection, for sure!
Good to see the Ben Peake line, too!

Albert.rivero

superb mate! Thumbs up!

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me too, Bernie

Sandman

Great pics Geoff.

Wells engines are often overlooked, but get one that's been built to a reasonable standard and you've got a good buy.

That's a great collection.

xlchainsaw

thanks geoff for showing... i love the wells engines.

they have such a story to tell.

Burnmafingers

Nice collection of Peake and Wells engines.

Question, were the Wells engines supplied to schools throughout the country or soley to Manor Court?

magpie38

magpie38

great theamed table, excellent display well done

ozsteamdemon

Good to see all those Wells in one place , nice story and pics .

Good on yer Geoff !

kd02

Great collection of Wells te's, those Ben Peake engines look fantastic,

Roly Williams

xlchainsaw

well stated roly.!! i think the wells engines are the most famous diy project in the world and because of the diy casting ....the most famous "from total scratch" project ever.

Steve_S

It's fascinating to see so many Wells in one place and be able to compare them. A really nice collection.

Celsius 100

The traction engines are an utter delight

The Denying Dutchman

I'm quite happy that you 'accidentaly' started to collect Wells engines because if you didn't you couldn't show them and that would be a shame.

verithingeoff

THanks for all the kind comments guys, much appreciated