An elaborate steam calliope built c1940 with fairground style enclosure.
Featuring a 1905 boiler by James Leffel & Co and numerous whistles by Lunkenheimer, Crane and Buckeye. Whistles range from 1 1/2″ Inch to 6 Inch diameter, 32 whistles on keyboard.
Mounted on a heavy-duty 23 Ft trailer, this calliope has been dry stored and well maintained, and is now for sale in good condition.
Panelled wood construction with Mollycroft roof and on wooden chassis. Solid rubber tyred wheels. Fitted mahogany interior with bunk beds and cupboards, etc. Handsome cast iron ‘Bonnybridge’ Dover range. Belly boxes and other fittings.
This exceptional fairground organ was professionally rebuilt, quite comprehensively circa 2000 with a new correct bellows system and originality retained throughout.
In excellent playing condition complete with around 2+ hours of music.
An exceptional and very rare, if not unique find, this is church organ steam engine plant and wooden blower.
The original and complete plant comprises a handsome semi-portable style rivetted boiler (coal-fired) and overmounted single cylinder horizontal steam engine with feed boiler pump.
£ P.O.A.
£47,500.00
£27,500.00
