Steam Toys
Hello, my name is John Chapman. When I was a lad in the fifties we all wanted a steam engine. I was fortunate enough to be given one for Christmas when I was ten years old. It was like the one in the picture above. It had a single oscillating cylinder and was fired by a spirit lamp. It did not produce a lot of power but I remember it drove a little circular saw that would cut thin card! I had hours of fun with it and it was probably responsible for my lifelong interest in things mechanical and steam powered machines in particular. In more recent years I have started to collect steam toys and this site allows me to share my collection.
Thank you for visiting my web site, which I hope you find interesting. I would be delighted to hear from other steam enthusiasts so please feel free to contact me. john@steamtoys.co.uk
Latest Update 6th November 2009
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