4-4-0 aurora, no. 7093, l & nw r; reversing
Railway Equipment
1900-1920 (made)
1900-1920 (made)
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1. locomotive, brass boiler set on steel painted black. It is steam driven which is generated by a 3-wick methylated spirit burner below the driver's plate. Parts of the loco are nickel plated steel. At the front end is a coupling hook and buffers. Either side of cab is the plate with the number and positioned on each side over the drive wheel is a brass plaque with the name. Inside the cab is a pull/push switch. This is a reversing engine and the front wheels are on a bogie.
2. spirit burner, square steel body with a screw at the top, houses the fuel; from one lower edge extends the 3-wick burner which lies under the brass body between the wheel. The square body is held under the driver's cab by two lengths of metal which swivel.
3. tender, steel painted black. At the top is a sheet of metal hammered and painted to represent coal. At one end there is a coupling hook and buffers.
2. spirit burner, square steel body with a screw at the top, houses the fuel; from one lower edge extends the 3-wick burner which lies under the brass body between the wheel. The square body is held under the driver's cab by two lengths of metal which swivel.
3. tender, steel painted black. At the top is a sheet of metal hammered and painted to represent coal. At one end there is a coupling hook and buffers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | 4-4-0 aurora, no. 7093, l & nw r; reversing (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | painted steel with nickel plating |
| Brief description | STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER |
| Physical description | 1. locomotive, brass boiler set on steel painted black. It is steam driven which is generated by a 3-wick methylated spirit burner below the driver's plate. Parts of the loco are nickel plated steel. At the front end is a coupling hook and buffers. Either side of cab is the plate with the number and positioned on each side over the drive wheel is a brass plaque with the name. Inside the cab is a pull/push switch. This is a reversing engine and the front wheels are on a bogie. 2. spirit burner, square steel body with a screw at the top, houses the fuel; from one lower edge extends the 3-wick burner which lies under the brass body between the wheel. The square body is held under the driver's cab by two lengths of metal which swivel. 3. tender, steel painted black. At the top is a sheet of metal hammered and painted to represent coal. At one end there is a coupling hook and buffers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | entwined GC at the front
(started and registered Dampe-Spielzeuge - steam loco - in 1898) |
| Gallery label | Spirit-burning locomotives, 1900-1930
The spirit burner produces steam power to make the train move. This type of power was common in early moving toys. These trains were made in Germany by Bing and Carette. |
| Object history | References: Railway items are all Gauge 1, 45mm (1¾in), traditionally German and said to have been introduced by Märklin about 1890. The scale is 1:32. It has the appearance of a London & North Western Railway loco |
| Production | Made by: Georges Carette & Cie, Nürnberg germany |
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| Accession number | B.130:1-1997 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2000 |
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