tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post5403102327469190539..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Orphans and enginesCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-60775936011223298802012-01-12T12:38:24.193+00:002012-01-12T12:38:24.193+00:00It certainly looks very well made from here. And.....It certainly looks very well made from here. And...as a model maker, I am also amazed that it was so reliable.<br />(perhaps it was oiled and serviced when the money box was emptied.)<br />Talking of 'Money boxes', years ago on Slough Station (GWR) there was a dog who carried a collecting box on his back. I think he belonged to the station master. When the dog died his owner had him stuffed and put in a glass case on the platform. The last time I went through on a train, the 'departed dog' was still there.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-91111297347108630942012-01-09T23:09:18.619+00:002012-01-09T23:09:18.619+00:00It really is a nice model - and the technique cert...It really is a nice model - and the technique certainly worked on me!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-16914270158922419202012-01-08T22:21:14.748+00:002012-01-08T22:21:14.748+00:00Very clever technique :) But also from the photo i...Very clever technique :) But also from the photo it looks like a nice model, carefully designed. Not a bit of rubbish.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com