MooseMan
Progress, progress....
Voted Toy Steam Website of the year 2008 by the Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum!
Hello!
....and welcome, welkom, benvenuto,
wilkommen, bienvenue, croeso etc.etc. at the House of Moose! This website documents my small but bijou collection of live steam toy engines. I'm often asked ( in a sort of "you should get out more" tone...) what the appeal of these toys is. Well, I think there are quite a few factors. They're noisy, smelly and dirty and have just a hint of danger about them, which appeals to the big kid, but they're also design classics: every single one of my engines can be dated by its looks alone, from the elegant 1930s Bowman engines, to the great solid 50s American Jensens, and the sobre, functional designs of early British post-war engines. Another factor is that almost all my engines were bought as wrecks (with a few notable exceptions); I love rescueing old crocks and bringing them back to their former glory - worth noting here that all my engines get regular outings - they're not simply display items. I'm pretty sure the trouble started for me with my tenth birthday present: a Wilesco D45, which I treasure and play with to this day. Having the hook planted young seems to be something many collectors have in common!
I'm constantly amazed at the amount of visitors this site attracts, and I've been on the receiving end of lots of friendly emails, encouragement, and I've even made a few new friends! One caveat, though: NONE OF THE ENGINES ARE FOR SALE! I am, however, always interested in swapping/exchanging - in fact, this is how I acquired a couple of my most interesting pieces. So if you have a proposal, don't be shy and contact me! Oh, and do me a favour- would you please sign my guestbook, even if you're just passing by? I promise to say thankyou nicely. Thank you for visiting my website, I do hope you'll enjoy your stay here!
NOTE TO VISITORS: I've started a fairly major upgrade on the 5th of January, as quite a few of my engines aren't on here yet....keep an eye on the other British engines page for new stuff, also other things will be dotted around...bear with me!
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