Reply to "Do we have any Clockwork(wind up) tinplate fans here? Lets see your CW trains"

artfull dodgerOGR Forum Member

That looks like a early version of an "air boat" but with pontoons for a hull holding up the clockwork propeller drive. Love the UK style Bing set. Bing did some great work. The majority of the nice Bassett Lowke stuff made before they got their own shops going in the UK was done by Bing. WJ Bassett-Lowke helped out Bing and Carette(I believe) escape the rise of the Nazi party and helped them get restarted making trains in the UK. Love the video. I always keep all of my trains clean and lightly oiled to minimize wear and tear. But I do run them as I believe they were ment to be run and sitting allows them to get stiff. I also do not fully wind any of my CW trains or my over 100 year old mantle clock. I dont know of anybody in the states that can replace a main spring in a CW train. Not sure our local clock shop would attempt it or not. AD

3/7/202:41 AM

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