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8543

3 inch scale Wallis & Steevens "Simplicity" steam roller

An older example of Wallis & Steevens' wonderfully quirky "Simplicity" steam roller. The innovative Basingstoke company built a batch of twenty of these diminutive 3 ton, diagonal boilered machines in the 1920s, several of which survive in preservation.

This one came in recently along with a four inch scale "Little Samson" which we sold some years ago. Neither engine has been used in recent times.

Technical information

Stock code

8543

Scale

3 inch

Length/inches

36

Width/inches

15

Height/inches

26

Cylinder material

cast iron

Valve type

slide

Valve gear

Stephensons

Reverser type

pole

Lubricator type

mechanical

Boiler type

marine

Boiler material

copper

Safety valve

2

Road speed

1

Mechanical pump

1

Date out

Sep-19

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