On 23 Dec 2017 09:37:56 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017 08:22:02 +0000, Graeme wrote:

In message , Bob Eager
writes

Ditto. That 'Mamod' smell :-)

Well, yes. And I have one of those too.

I'll see your Mamod and raise you a Bowman loco.

Would be nice...

My " Uncle " Peter who was really my Godfather had the freight set
illustrated here
http://www.bowmancircle.co.uk/attach...e/cat%2013.jpg

Unfortunately my "Auntie" was one of those women who exhibited OCD
about how clean a house should be so after their marriage the set was
never fired up again. Their own son who was about 8 years older then
me was allowed to play with it in push along mode very occasionally
such as when we visited but a request to steam it was always denied.
Circa 1969 their son married and left home. Shortly after my
godparents came to stay for a short holiday and Auntie was quite
pleased to describe she had cleared out their sons things so she could
have sewing room.
I asked about he steam set and was told she had put out it with the
rubbish, the one saving grace was that the Dustman actually knocked on
the door and asked if there had been a mistake and if not could he
personally take it which he did .
I was pretty miffed at the time that she hadn't offered it to me but
although I didn't the know of the word then I certainly felt
schadenfreude as in a nearby town an antique shop had opened which had
a section specialising in models.
The look on Aunties face when she saw the prices being asked was a
picture, even in 69 I think it was north of £80 and possibly more.

ironically the rise of the www and ease of finding things in
salerooms and auction sites added to older generations dying and their
descendants finally realising that modern children will never be
interested or have room for their forebears collections and putting
them into circulation again has resulted in such models becoming
available for a lot less in value terms now if you really want one.

G.Harman