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| Trog |
New here!Hello!I'm new to the forum. I am the proud owner of an old steam engine that used to be my father's. He cannot recall the maker of this engine, so I am hoping that you good people could help me. It is small and has a green platform on the bottom, and has a gold cylinder that one puts water in. It has a smaller cylinder with a piston in it that runs through the black mount on which the gold cylinder sits. I eagerly await the responce you good fellows can offer! Many thanks in advance Daniel (Trog) |
| avenger |
Hello and welcome I am sure some of my learned friend on this forum will help you they will be around later |
| MFSteam |
HI and welcome to the forum.
The steam engine that you describe sounds very much like an engine that was made by Signalling Equipment Limited (SEL). They made a range of steam engine under their own name and also under the Merit badge after the war and into the 1960's. Yours having a black engine mount would be the Model 1540, the largest single cylinder engine in the range. I'm sure some one can post a picture of the range for you |
| Spokesmann |
HI DANIEL/TROG,
Welcome to our forum,hope you're able to post regularly on here. Good to hear from you. Mike Admin. |
| joiner |
Welcome to the Forum |
| Trog |
Gosh! Thankyou!
One would be most greatful if some kind person could post a photograph of the "SEL" range. Thankyou! Daniel |
| Spokesmann |
Mike "Newts' or Mike 'Mamod Collector' is your best bets . . . 
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| old_timer |
Hi Trog and a warm welcome to Freesteam! 
As MFSteam has already correctly suggested, it appears you are describing an engine produced by Signalling Equipment Limited, probably an SEL 1520 Minor or SEL 1530 Junior You can see the full range of SEL steam engines in this thread: http://freesteammamod.myfreeforum.org/about811.html Take a look and see if you can recognise one like yours from the photos in that thread.
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| John Chapman |
Hi Trog, welcome to Freesteam. |
| Mamod Collector |
Welcome to the forum trog |
| Trog |
Oh my! Thankyou!
It appears that mine is a "Signalling Equipment Limited 1520 Minor". Thankyou for all of your help 
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| old_timer |
Glad we were able to help, Trog
There should actually be an identification plate on the closed end of the firebox, but these were often removed for some reason 
You can see why they are sometimes wrongly referred to as ESL |
| Trog |
Oh, yes! That is exactly like mine!
Thankyou very much! |
| newts |
Welcome Trog, SEL's are one of my favourite makers. Quirky little engines, with, quite innovative with their bakelite engine frames.
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| Trog |
Yes I must agree. Mine has gream charm for such a small unit! |