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Trp123
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Copper Tender

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Have a little engines American and the tender is made with copper not brass.
Does anyone know when the change was made from copper to brass.
I am trying to get a idea of the age of my engine .
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I don't think, there was ever any official "CHANGE" of material....it's all.up.to the builder,and what they decide to use.....who knows?...maybe the original builder had access to a lot of sheet copper, which is why it was used ??.....
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Thanks for the reply
I was hoping for a way to date engine but it may be copper was what the builder chose to use .
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is there a builder's plate on it?

Also...i am caretaker for a loco numbered '66' -> short for 1966 ->

sometimes a little sheerluck holmes works...
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Just curious, do you have a thickness on the copper sheet that was used?
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no builders plate on engine or tender
copper is .050
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maybe a date stamped into the boiler....
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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0.050" is much thicker than the material that I have. I've been kicking around the idea of making a replacement tender for my 1" scale 0-4-0 but I think the 0.020 copper flashing that I have will be too thin even if I add stiffeners. Thanks for the quick reply. John
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.020 would just be a mess to work with....you would never get / keep it where you want it...
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Agreed...
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no there is not a date on boiler
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