Hello tinplates
thank you for your kind words ... C&F made a lot of these little trolleys ... " good value"
yes thus trolley is gear driven ... 1896-8/9 the first #1 trolley and the first version of the mining engine were both band drive ..
Testimonials in the C&F catalog of 1899 speak of how wonder the new drive ( geared) is over the old system .
Cheers Carey