1883 steam engine toy - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

1883 steam engine toy.




Previously:

Complex paper toys - GIF
hydraulic excavator toys made with syringes
1950s steamroller toy - GIF
1968 wooden toy factory - GIF
Balancing rebar toy - GIF
Dancing soda can bubble toy - video
Hand boiler toy - GIF
Toy finger ad from the 1960s - GIF
Transformer toy car - GIF
wood excavator toy

[IntheGroove]

I wonder what type of attachments could be used with that...

[mklotz]

I wonder what type of attachments could be used with that...

An oscillating engine isn't terribly efficient but steam can be used to provide some serious power. My two cylinder engine...

Miniature generator set

can easily drive a generator and it's only single acting. Double acting engines can put out serious power. Compare the size of the (double-acting) engines on a steam locomotive to the size of the train the engine can pull.