Excellent Restoration Project : 1940s Empire B30

Description: LIVING ESTATE SALE (Details at the end of description) For your consideration is an Empire B30 Live Steam Engine made is the USA in the 1940s. This engine is a great restoration project as it is mostly complete.It is in good mechanical condition but is cosmetically poor.It has been air tested (video).The heating element warms up and the electric cord provided is in excellent condition. Two things to report :- The handle for the steam valve is broken (photo). The valve works but the handle is broken and the red wooden part is missing.- The whistle dome is missing. I am enclosing a tube that fits that you might want to use to make another dome. Clearly, it needs to be repainted. The boiler is fine but the smoke stack has a few dents (photo). Please select the shipping system that suits you best. Condition : This engine is in dire need of restoration. It has been air tested (video) - The heating element warms up and the electric cord is in excellent condition. It is mostly complete with two exceptions : the whistle dome is broken (tube provided) and the handle for the steam valve is broken (photos). It is in good mechanical condition but cosmetically poor. I would rate it a C5. VERY IMPORTANT : I am offering four shipping options. You can check the cost by clicking next to shipping on "See Details" or make your choice at take-out. The default is usually UPS Ground as Expedited Shipping can be expensive and is not necessarily more reliable. Please keep in mind that I do not control the cost of shipping that is calculated by eBay.Free pick-up is always available (Rock Hill, SC). LESS IMPORTANT : Items are packed and ready for shipping when I make the listing. Combined shipping cannot be done if one item is larger than 8 x 8 x 8 packed. If it is possible, smaller items can be combined upon request prior to the payment. Guarantee : Item is guaranteed to be as described. I am a very honest seller hoping to deal with honest buyers. If I know something is wrong, I will disclose it but I certainly can make an honest mistake and will do my very best to correct it. Warning : Many of these older collectibles are not in compliance with today's safety standards. It is the responsibility of the buyer to determine whether or not they are still suitable for their intended purpose. Adult supervision is indispensable with any steam engine. Packaging :Items are packed carefully and should remain undamaged through a standard level of care during handling. LIVING ESTATE SALE DETAILS :I had my first steam engine when I was 9 years old. That was 65 years ago. I have been collecting them for 25 years and I am now 74. None of my descendants is interested in the collection, so I decided that it was time to liquidate. As of November 2024, I still have over 1,300 engines of all kinds to list. I believe in full disclosure. It takes me about an hour to list one item, between the assessment, the testing, the video, the photos, the description and the very careful packaging. I try to have very reasonable prices. At comparable quality, my prices are probably the lowest on the market.SU/AI

Price: 99 USD

Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina

End Time: 2024-12-28T19:49:53.000Z

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