Beggs No. 2 Toy Steam Locomotive
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- The Beggs No. 2 toy locomotive was manufactured by Eugene Beggs of Paterson, New Jersey between 1871 and 1906. The locomotive operated on live steam and ran on a special tracks manufactured by Beggs. This locomotive is not a model of any particular locomotive, but was a toy engine with a 2-2-2 wheel arrangement, smokestack, sand dome, and steam dome. The locomotive has a cab for the fireman and engineer.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe
- late 19th century
- ID Number
- MC.328926
- catalog number
- 328926
- accession number
- 278175
- Object Name
- toy, locomotive
- locomotive, toy
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 12 3/4 in; 13.97 cm x 6.35 cm x 32.385 cm
- Related Publication
- Maass, Eleanor A.. Greville Bathe's "Theatre of Machines": The Evolution of a Scholar and His Collection
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- Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- Family & Social Life
- Engineering, Building, and Architecture
- Engineering Steam Toys and Models
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_847260
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8ed1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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