HERE IS A FANTASTIC EARLY ORIGINAL MILL TYPE STEAM ENGINE FOR A PEANUT OR POPCORN SIDEWALK VENDING WAGON. I THINK THIS WAS FROM A KINSLEY OR KINGERY WAGON AS SHOWN IN PHOTO. MAY ALSO FIT OLD BARTHOLOMEW OR CRETORS DUNBAR HOLCOMB AND HOKE MODELS. ENGINE FEATURES VERY HEAVY FLYWHEEL WITH FIVE CURVED SPOKES, ORIGINAL CAST BASE WITH THE NUMBER 211 ON BOTTOM AND ALSO HAS OIL DRAIN TROUGHS UNDER ENGINE RUNNING TO A CENTRAL DRAIN HOLE, THERE IS A STAMPED SERIAL NUMBER OF 507 ON FRONT BOTTOM OF CYLINDER CASTING, FLYWHEEL IS 8’’ DIAMETER WITH A 1 ½’’ FACE, APPROXIMATE BORE IS 1 ½’’ WITH A 2’’ STROKE, TWIN PEDSTAL BEARING MOUNTS FOR SMOOTH RUNNING, SLIDE ROD BEARING PEDESTAL, TWIN PACKING NUTS ON THE VALVE AND CONNECTING RODS, CONSTRUCTION OF CAST IRON AND BRASS MOST OF WHICH HAS BEEN PLATED AND SOME PAINTED OVER PLATING WITH BLACK AS SHOWN, BASE IS 20 ½’’ LONG AND 6 ½’’ WIDE, MISSING TWO FRONT CYLINDER END SCREWS OTHERWISE COMPLETE AND OPERATING. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL ENGINE CIRCA 1890-1910 NOT A COPY OR REPRODUCTION, RUNS SMOOTHLY ON AIR OR LIVE STEAM AND LOOKS FINE. A VERY RARE ENGINE WITH ONLY A HANDFULL OF KNOWN EXAMPLES AND A UNIQUE DESIGN DIFFERENCE FROM THE CRETORS TYPES. QUESTIONS WELCOME, HOWEVER WE WILL NOT REVEAL RESERVE, THANKS
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