Arnold D. Cribari posted:Fendermain, I have never seen anything like the engine in your 3rd photo, which must be your Regner live steamer. Very cool, or maybe I should say hot. Imagine that thing in the hands of a child?
Yes, I believe it was common to have alcohol fueled live steam engines as toys for children as far back as the end of the 19th century. Actually, I had a stationary live steam engine as a child around 1960. It had an electric heating element that would plug into the wall outlet. Not happening today! My Regner was made in the small village of Aurach, Germany. I currently run it on LGB track but it is adjustable to various gauges. Fendermain