Toy Steam Engines

Author: Bob Gordon
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780852637753
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This title gives a fascinating survey of the different kinds of toy steam engines of the stationary type, and especially those produced during the heyday of steam toys between 1900 and 1930. Dealing mainly with the German manufacturers, the pioneers of the mass-produced steam toys, it explains how the engines work, gives advice about operating and maintaining them and contains useful information about identifying and dating vintage models. The manufacturers and retailers who played a leading part in the production and distribution of steam toys are described, and a brief reference is made to manufacturers who are still making toy steam engines. This will be an excellent reference book for steam enthusiasts of all ages.

Model Steam Engines

Author: Bob Gordon
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780852639061
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Model engineering was popularized by pioneering steam enthusiasts, and rapidly grew into an exciting worldwide hobby for amateur engineers. This book describes how model steam engines work, outlines the development of the machine tools used to build the models, and investigates the seven different categories of model engines, which include models built to support patent applications, and those built purely for pleasure. The author, himself a model steam locomotive driver, also delves into the possible pitfalls and practicalities of scale model engineering. Generously illustrated, this is guaranteed to interest any aspiring engineer, as well as collectors of steam engines.

Making Simple Model Steam Engines

Author: Stan Bray
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 071984357X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
In this book long-time model maker Stan Bray describes the construction of a range of uncomplicated miniature steam engines, for construction by the model engineer.

Elmer's Engines

Author: Elmer Verburg
Publisher: Old Orchard Pub Services
ISBN: 9780962167102
Category : Steam-engines
Languages : en
Pages : 283

Book Description

Building Your own Toy Steam Engine - A Guide to Constructing Your own Model Steam Engine and Single Acting Toy Engine

Author: Anon
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473358051
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
This vintage book is a detailed guide to constructing a model steam engine and single-acting toy engine. The detailed and comprehensive manual is recommended for the serious model enthusiast with an interest in miniature engineering, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector of vintage engineering literature. Contents include: “How to Make a Steam Engine”, “Watt's Engine”, “How to Make an Engine”, “The Safety Valve”, “Engines Without Slide – Valves Easy to Make”, “The Double Action Oscillating Engine”, “Model Steam-Engines”, and “Single-Acting Toy-Engine”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on making models.

Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?

Author: Brianna Caplan Sayres
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0553521004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
Take the train to dreamland with this board book version of the chugging bedtime tale, the perfect companion to Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? and Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night? Have you ever wondered what little trains do when it’s time for bed? Same things you do! Steam trains, freight trains, subways—and more!—wash up, have a snack, load their teddies for storytime, and get rocked to sleep by mommy and daddy trains beneath a blanket of stars. Little one-track-mind train lovers will be tickled to see how bedtime is just the same for their favorite vehicles as it is for them. “Train lovers will be sure to take this bedtime read for a ride.” —School Library Journal

The Little Engine That Could

Author: Watty Piper
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101549890
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55

Book Description
"I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..." Discover the inspiring story of the Little Blue Engine as she makes her way over the mountain in this beloved classic—the perfect gift to celebrate the special milestones in your life, from graduations to birthdays and more! The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for over ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of the little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a train full of wonderful things to the children waiting on the other side of a mountain.

Steam Toys

Author: Morton Hirschberg
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764300097
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Hooked to a steam engine or operated by hand, these pieces move- mills grind, blacksmiths hammer, Ferris wheels and carousels revolve, woodsmen chop, and mistrels dance. Almost 600 color photos document the work of 25 major manufacturers, with illustrations of the marks they used. Dimensions and years of production are discussed for each piece.

Steam Power

Author: Clarence Floyd Hirshfeld
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 510

Book Description

The Steam Engine of Thomas Newcomen

Author: L. T. C. Rolt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901522440
Category : Inventions
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Originally published in 1977 as a memorial to Rolt, this is an authoritative biography on the life and work of Thomas Newcomen, the first to produce a machine capable of providing power, other than that derived from man, animals or the elements. Additional notes have been added to put the book within the context of more recent research.