Mr Edgar Park very kindly pointed out the above absurdly pretty steam kit that as far as I can tell, is a steam engine and plant in one. While Mr Park found the above at a page called The Great Toy Steam Company, in my search for more information, I also found the delightfully named The Engineers Emporium (in Warwickshire) – which has a great deal of information concerning the construction. Such as:

“The boiler is of multitude, silver soldered heavy gauge copper construction, fitted with ceramic gas burner with both main and pilot jets, electric ignition, water and steam pressure gauges, safety and vacuum valves and whistle.”

The downside? Oh yes, there is a downside – while a contraption like this would no doubt be something to leave to grandchildren in a Will, they are according to the website you visit, either $4,000 or available to buy on appointment only. Yes – if you need to ask, then we can’t afford it. *sighs* Still someone must be buying them – several someone’s who love steam as much, if not more than, we do.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 at 10:39 pm by Tinkergirl and is filed under Steampunk Images.