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£8,000 - £12,000
An exhibition standard 2 inch scale model of a John Fowler A7 General Purpose Traction Engine, number 11298, built by Mr K.H. Tucker of Street, Somerset. The model having copper boiler with fitted pressure gauge, water sight glass, regulator, firebox door and lever operated direction control. The model finished in red and black paintwork with polished brass boiler bands, detailed rivet work, spoken flywheel, winch with fair-leads, worm steering, strakes and spoked wheels with rubber tyres and brass plaque to cylinder block. The boiler was tested to a pressure of 200lbs/psi on the 8th of May 1997 by Cheddar Models Ltd, it has not been run during our vendors ownership. 90 x 36 x 60cm.
Fowler 11298 has not survived into preservation, built c.1909/10 it could drive threshing machines, saw benches and stone crushers the a belt on the flywheel, it could also haul up to 40 tons and had two gears resulting in either 3mph or 6mph. This example can run of either coal or compressed air.
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