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Celsius 100
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:49 am Post subject: |
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| Three good accessories, itching to be driven. |
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magpie38
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:08 am Post subject: |
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| Celsius 100 wrote: | | Three good accessories, itching to be driven. |
I just wish I could find a nice base for them to go on |
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belugawhaleman
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:46 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a big solid accessory.
Where are EKT accessories made?
BWM _________________ " If you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does". G. Marx
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yussufhippo
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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| belugawhaleman wrote: | Looks like a big solid accessory.
Where are EKT accessories made?
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Well, they aren't produced any longer. They were made in the former GDR/DDR (East Germany) before 1989. "EKT" is the abbreviation of "Elektro-Kleintechnik", they were located in Dresden. There are several threads on this forum dealing with the different models and EKT's history. As far as I know there is still no clear picture regarding the (highly probable...) cooperation between EKT and Oesterwitz (also GDR/DDR).
BTW: These models were originally not made as steam toys but as so called "Lehrmodelmaschinen" (educational model engines).
The third company of this kind was PREFO (recommended by Gaselan in their late 1980s manual for their steam engine as supplier of steam toys). Steyer produced a small range of steam toys as well.
One day I will find the time to publish all this in a book...
These models appear quite regularly on German ebay. Due to the quality especially of EKT/Oesterwitz models prices are rising (for the more sophisticated models and especially for the Oesterwitz bakelite edition)... Paintwork (green or blue) on the metal models tends to peel off...
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Les
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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The press is certainly a beast.
Here is a picture of the drill on its own and with some other accessories.
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Gary279
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| magpie38 wrote: | | Gary279 wrote: | | Very nice collection! The stained glass makes them look even more classy!! |
cheers Gary I really need to sort out some wood for workshop bases, I have this EKT workshop plus an early mamod and sel workshop that needs bases |
I have no funds to buy accessory's, but I sure love to see what others have collected and I really appreciate that you all take the time to share them with us!!!
Thanks! They are all Wonderful!!! _________________ Gary.
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magpie38
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| yussufhippo wrote: | | belugawhaleman wrote: | Looks like a big solid accessory.
Where are EKT accessories made?
BWM |
Well, they aren't produced any longer. They were made in the former GDR/DDR (East Germany) before 1989. "EKT" is the abbreviation of "Elektro-Kleintechnik", they were located in Dresden. There are several threads on this forum dealing with the different models and EKT's history. As far as I know there is still no clear picture regarding the (highly probable...) cooperation between EKT and Oesterwitz (also GDR/DDR).
BTW: These models were originally not made as steam toys but as so called "Lehrmodelmaschinen" (educational model engines).
The third company of this kind was PREFO (recommended by Gaselan in their late 1980s manual for their steam engine as supplier of steam toys). Steyer produced a small range of steam toys as well.
One day I will find the time to publish all this in a book...
These models appear quite regularly on German ebay. Due to the quality especially of EKT/Oesterwitz models prices are rising (for the more sophisticated models and especially for the Oesterwitz bakelite edition)... Paintwork (green or blue) on the metal models tends to peel off...
Regards
Thomas |
thanks for the background information this is very helpfull |
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magpie38
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Les wrote: | The press is certainly a beast.
Here is a picture of the drill on its own and with some other accessories.
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what a superb collection Les |
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Les
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kusuchi
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:02 am Post subject: |
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I don't own a single EKT accessory! Can't help, however, but be extremeley impressed by what I've seen on this thread!
Congratulations!  _________________ Richard
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Sandman
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MrDuck
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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They're function models rather than toys and you can tell  _________________ Et in Arcadia Ego |
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