13th Dec, 2023 10:00

Trains Galore: Part One (O Gauge, Larger Gauges and Railwayana)

 
  Lot 665
 

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A Gauge 1 (10mm scale) live steam American Baltimore & Ohio 'USRA Light Mikado' class 2-8-2 Locomotive and Tender by Aster

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000


 
A Gauge 1 (10mm scale) live steam American Baltimore & Ohio 'USRA Light Mikado' class 2-8-2 Locomotive and Tender by Aster, with built-in spirit burner fed from tender tank, the two-cylinder loco fitted with pressure and water gauges, steam regulator and blower, lever-operated reversing, axle-driven water pump and hand-pump to tender, the loco finished in B&O semi-gloss black as No. 4552, with serial No. 198/260, E, appears never steamed, in a purpose-made carrying box, boiler certificate not found, but with assembly/running instructions, so probably from a kit (2)