Who knows this locomobile

[senx]

Hello all,
i got this machine yesterday.
46 cm long, 22 cm wide, with horizontal chimney 39 cm high.
I can't find anything about a manufacturer anywhere.
Does anyone know more about this model?
Manufacturer, year of manufacture, what scale ?
Kind regards
Wolfgang

 

[Shelton]

I don't know it, but it sure looks very nice. I hope someone can identify it for you.

 

[abby]

Not sure of the manufacturer but it looks like an agricultural engine . These were made by several companies in the UK including Fosters Rustons and Garretts, and many overseas
They were usually pulled by horses to the working site and then used to power such machinery as grain threshers etc.
The fold down chimney is typical of an agricultural engine and there is nowhere for a driver to sit/stand.
Scale would be about 1/8 or 1.5 in to the ft
Dan.

 

[Charles Lamont]

Abbby is right. It is what is known as a 'portable' engine. It would often be taken from farm to farm by a threshing contractor, though after self-moving traction engines became more common, it would more likely stay on one farm.

They were generally smaller than traction engines, so I would put the scale a bit larger, probably around 2" to the foot. The model, which looks to be a nice job, apart from a rather rough paint job, would be a one-off, made in a home shop, perhaps from a commercial casting kit. Can't say if it is based on any particular prototype; it could be a freelance design.

 

[Jasonb]

Looks closest to the Marshall Portable, the skirt above the front axle is typical Marshall which is usually done in 1.5" scale though there are 3" ones about. Though the feed pump is on the wrong side.

One here to compare
https://www.stationroadsteam.com/1-12-inch-scale-marshall-portable-engine-stock-code-8433/
Castings & drawings from Reeves if you need them
https://www.ajreeves.com/marshall.html