Al Milburn - Revision history

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

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	Al’s last locomotive was listed on <i>eBay<\i>, April 2026.		Al’s last locomotive was listed on <i>eBay</i>, April 2026.

	: This is a nearly complete live steam engine and elevated track stand hand precision made by renowned maker, Al Milburn. Also included is his handmade prototype of the link motion and blueprints. See last picture. The boiler needs to be completed. He passed before he could complete this, his last of many live steam, highly collectible trains. All his live steam trains were built in his basement machine shop in Milford, Connecticut.		: This is a nearly complete live steam engine and elevated track stand hand precision made by renowned maker, Al Milburn. Also included is his handmade prototype of the link motion and blueprints. See last picture. The boiler needs to be completed. He passed before he could complete this, his last of many live steam, highly collectible trains. All his live steam trains were built in his basement machine shop in Milford, Connecticut.

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American No. 56

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	This is a nearly complete live steam engine and elevated track stand hand precision made by renowned maker, Al Milburn. Also included is his handmade prototype of the link motion and blueprints. See last picture. The boiler needs to be completed. He passed before he could complete this, his last of many live steam, highly collectible trains. All his live steam trains were built in his basement machine shop in Milford, Connecticut.		Al’s last locomotive was listed on <i>eBay<\i>, April 2026.

			: This is a nearly complete live steam engine and elevated track stand hand precision made by renowned maker, Al Milburn. Also included is his handmade prototype of the link motion and blueprints. See last picture. The boiler needs to be completed. He passed before he could complete this, his last of many live steam, highly collectible trains. All his live steam trains were built in his basement machine shop in Milford, Connecticut.

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

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			Alder Milburn was a Live Steamer who lived in Milford, Connecticut. He was a member of the [[New England Live Steamers]]. He produced several fine locomotives, all created from raw stock without castings.

	== 1940 ==		== 1940 ==

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Raybestos Article

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	Through his photography work in connection with pictures of each stage of his engine, Al has become a first rate photographer and this can also be added as another one of his accomplishments. Al welcomes visitors to see his engines and many of our readers will recall that he had his first miniature on display at Raybestos Family Day two years ago.		Through his photography work in connection with pictures of each stage of his engine, Al has become a first rate photographer and this can also be added as another one of his accomplishments. Al welcomes visitors to see his engines and many of our readers will recall that he had his first miniature on display at Raybestos Family Day two years ago.

			== American No. 56 ==

			This is a nearly complete live steam engine and elevated track stand hand precision made by renowned maker, Al Milburn. Also included is his handmade prototype of the link motion and blueprints. See last picture. The boiler needs to be completed. He passed before he could complete this, his last of many live steam, highly collectible trains. All his live steam trains were built in his basement machine shop in Milford, Connecticut.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

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Raybestos Article

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			[[File:AlMilburn basement workshop.jpeg\|Al Milburn in his basement workshop\|thumb\|500px\|center]]
	We are very happy to include in our Hobby Show Case this week [[Al Milburn]], who is pictured above working on the miniature of a large locomotive which is the second one he has constructed since starting his hobby in 1935.		We are very happy to include in our Hobby Show Case this week [[Al Milburn]], who is pictured above working on the miniature of a large locomotive which is the second one he has constructed since starting his hobby in 1935.

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Raybestos Article

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	The engine shown above is about 80% complete, and is Al's own design. It is cut from solid steel with no castings used.		The engine shown above is about 80% complete, and is Al's own design. It is cut from solid steel with no castings used.

	All parts are hand filed and cut. He figures that the four driving wheels took him ~~ap-~~		All parts are hand filed and cut. He figures that the four driving wheels took him approximately 400 hours to complete.

			We could fill pages on interesting facts concerning Al's hobby and have only touched on some of the outstanding ones, but we feel it is worth mentioning that Al has been written up six times in [[Model Engineer]], which is a London publication having a very large worldwide circulation.

			Al has a photograph album which shows the construction of his
			first miniature from the beginning up to its completion, together with pictures of many outstanding personages who are fascinated by his hobby and have visited his home to learn more about it while other individuals who have the same interests are there to compare notes on his masterpieces.

			In looking over Al's album it was interesting to note that he is considered a friendly rival to Dr. J. Bradbury Winter who built the finest little locomotive ever seen, and Al had the fortitude to follow the example of this fine craftsman in completing an engine comparable to Dr. Winter's.

			Through his photography work in connection with pictures of each stage of his engine, Al has become a first rate photographer and this can also be added as another one of his accomplishments. Al welcomes visitors to see his engines and many of our readers will recall that he had his first miniature on display at Raybestos Family Day two years ago.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

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1960's

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 == External Links ==
 * [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99962&hilit=Milburn "The Norman Mottshaw NYC Hudson in 3/4" Scale", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

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1951

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	: The former speed record of 26 MPH set at Danvers some years ago by Norm Robinson & his 3/4 inch scale Fayette, or our friend [[Al Milburn]]'s record of 22 MPH on his own former home loop with his 2-1/2 inch gauge Lucy-Ann 4-8-4, would very likely raise the hair on the necks of these California steam boys. These records were watch timed and are actual miles per hour, not scale MPH.		: The former speed record of 26 MPH set at Danvers some years ago by Norm Robinson & his 3/4 inch scale Fayette, or our friend [[Al Milburn]]'s record of 22 MPH on his own former home loop with his 2-1/2 inch gauge Lucy-Ann 4-8-4, would very likely raise the hair on the necks of these California steam boys. These records were watch timed and are actual miles per hour, not scale MPH.

			== 3/4" Atlantic ==

			[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90079 Keith Taylor wrote]:

			: [[Al Milburn]] built a beautiful 3/4 inch scale Atlantic where everything was hacked from solid. The drivers were sawn out by hand with a jeweler's saw, then filed to the correct profile...then sand blasted so they would look like castings!

	== 1960's ==		== 1960's ==