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Fatman posted:

@handyandy  He is a strapping O Gauge Driver , I think he looks the part

The Chassis I admit to not knowing exactly what it is , but due to the bakelite "waffle" bottom and plain slot engineering screw assembly it looks reasonably early , I have had suggestions of early Trix but I cant confirm myself .

Another sentimental loco to me is my lovely British Marx ...

It is just as much the story behind it as the unit itself ... I contacted an Irish seller about another loco he had listed on that worldwide aucton site , and our back and forth emails turned out that the bloke in question had acquired quite a few items upon his Uncles passing , and some of them from the pictures he sent to me were not cheap! I ended up getting that original loco ( which was a Biller modifed so it could run on Biller track AND normal O gauge ... very clever) at a very fair price .

So there I was faced with a rather large dilemma LOL! Some guy I didnt really know with thousands of £'s of items who was probably quite happy to accept a pittance for them , but sadly ( for me ) my "good guy " gene kicked in . I also didnt have a shedload of cash available to make him much of an offer anyway so that made the "Good Guy" gene a little more easy to swallow ...

To give you an idea he had 1900's Bings , Plancks, Carettes, Maerklins, early Rossignol, J deP, ... pretty much every desirable european marque between 1900-1940 ... as well as a few later units like this 50's British Marx .

So I spent a fair bit of time researching and giving him some estimates of values and hinting to him that he might be better served selling the collection thru a more upmarket auction house ...

I didnt have a shedload of desriable trains from him, but I did have a good nights sleep

 

So time goes on and a month or two later I get a package in the mail I dont remember ordering to be picked up at the Post Office ... and inside is this little fellow , with a note thanking me for my help and that he remembered me saying I had the electric version of the British Marx but had not been able to find a clockwork version ! and he was happy to fill that gap no charge .... So yeah .. as far as sentimental , that one might just top the list ...

 

I love the litho on British Marx. You truly deserved the engine. It’s guys like you that give this hobby a good name! 

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