Frank Birch - Revision history

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			See also [[The Hoffman Hudson Story]].

	== Tidbits from Chaski ==		== Tidbits from Chaski ==

Dnevil at 04:15, 25 January 2020

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	File:FrankBirch SouthAfricanLoco.jpg\|Frank Birch and his South African Locomotive. Photo by Steve Bratina.		File:FrankBirch SouthAfricanLoco.jpg\|Frank Birch and his South African Locomotive. Photo by Steve Bratina.
	File:BrankBirch SpaldingTrack.jpg\|Frank Birch at Jack Spalding's track in Monroe Michigan, August 1967. Photo by Steve Bratina.		File:BrankBirch SpaldingTrack.jpg\|Frank Birch at Jack Spalding's track in Monroe Michigan, August 1967. Photo by Steve Bratina.
			File:FrankBirch LBSC WaterPump LSJune1980.jpg\|This little duplex pump is of LBSC design and was built by Frank Birch. It has 5/16 inch bore (steam) and 5/32 inch water pistons. Although made to pump water, this tiny rig withstood a test by steam as it pumped up a toy balloon with air.
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Dnevil at 16:30, 6 November 2017

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	File:55 Frank Birch in the Early 1960's.JPG\|Frank Birch, from 1959 "The Model Engineer"		File:55 Frank Birch in the Early 1960's.JPG\|Frank Birch, from 1959 "The Model Engineer"
	File:FrankBirch FrankStewart OntarioMeet Sep1966.jpg\|Frank Birch and Frank Steward discuss Birch's locomotive at the Ontario Sunparlor Line Fall Meet, September 1966. From Live Steam Newsletter, Dec 1966.		File:FrankBirch FrankStewart OntarioMeet Sep1966.jpg\|Frank Birch and Frank Steward discuss Birch's locomotive at the Ontario Sunparlor Line Fall Meet, September 1966. From Live Steam Newsletter, Dec 1966.
	~~File:Birch Models Advert Modelmaker.png\|Birch Models advertisement from "The Modelmaker" magazine.~~
	File:21 Frank Birch Hudson.jpg\|This 3/4 in. scale New Hudson in 3-1/2 in. gauge was designed by Mr Frank Birch, of Essex, Ontario		File:21 Frank Birch Hudson.jpg\|This 3/4 in. scale New Hudson in 3-1/2 in. gauge was designed by Mr Frank Birch, of Essex, Ontario
	File:FrankBirch SouthAfricanLoco.jpg\|Frank Birch and his South African Locomotive. Photo by Steve Bratina.		File:FrankBirch SouthAfricanLoco.jpg\|Frank Birch and his South African Locomotive. Photo by Steve Bratina.
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			File:Birch Models Advert Modelmaker.png\|Birch Models advertisement from "The Modelmaker" magazine.
			File:FrankBirch advert TheModelmaker Sep1932.jpg\|Frank Birch advertisement that appeared in "The Modelmaker", September 1932.
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	Keith Taylor replied:		Keith Taylor replied:
	: Neither.....I believe the patterns for all of Frank Birch's locomotives have disappeared.		: Neither.....I believe the patterns for all of Frank Birch's locomotives have disappeared.

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	File:Birch Models Advert Modelmaker.png\|Birch Models advertisement from "The Modelmaker" magazine.		File:Birch Models Advert Modelmaker.png\|Birch Models advertisement from "The Modelmaker" magazine.
	File:21 Frank Birch Hudson.jpg\|This 3/4 in. scale New Hudson in 3-1/2 in. gauge was designed by Mr Frank Birch, of Essex, Ontario		File:21 Frank Birch Hudson.jpg\|This 3/4 in. scale New Hudson in 3-1/2 in. gauge was designed by Mr Frank Birch, of Essex, Ontario
			File:FrankBirch SouthAfricanLoco.jpg\|Frank Birch and his South African Locomotive. Photo by Steve Bratina.
			File:BrankBirch SpaldingTrack.jpg\|Frank Birch at Jack Spalding's track in Monroe Michigan, August 1967. Photo by Steve Bratina.
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	:My understanding is that [[Calvert Holt]] also had a very detailed NYC Hudson design in 3/4" scale but he only advertised completed locomotives for sale and never had any castings or drawings on offer.		:My understanding is that [[Calvert Holt]] also had a very detailed NYC Hudson design in 3/4" scale but he only advertised completed locomotives for sale and never had any castings or drawings on offer.

	:The fact that I could never identify the castings on the Josslin Hudson here and they didn't seem to be anything like those of Carl Hoffman and Frank Birch, maybe, upon reflection, they are also Holt castings. They are very detailed but have no identification. Interesting but inconclusive.		:The fact that I could never identify the castings on the Josslin Hudson here and they didn't seem to be anything like those of [[Carl Hoffman]] and [[Frank Birch]], maybe, upon reflection, they are also Holt castings. They are very detailed but have no identification. Interesting but inconclusive.

	== A Birch Locomotive ==		== A Birch Locomotive ==

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			File:55 Frank Birch in the Early 1960's.JPG\|Frank Birch, from 1959 "The Model Engineer"
			File:FrankBirch FrankStewart OntarioMeet Sep1966.jpg\|Frank Birch and Frank Steward discuss Birch's locomotive at the Ontario Sunparlor Line Fall Meet, September 1966. From Live Steam Newsletter, Dec 1966.
	File:Birch Models Advert Modelmaker.png\|Birch Models advertisement from "The Modelmaker" magazine.		File:Birch Models Advert Modelmaker.png\|Birch Models advertisement from "The Modelmaker" magazine.
	File:21 Frank Birch Hudson.jpg\|This 3/4 in. scale New Hudson in 3-1/2 in. gauge was designed by Mr Frank Birch, of Essex, Ontario		File:21 Frank Birch Hudson.jpg\|This 3/4 in. scale New Hudson in 3-1/2 in. gauge was designed by Mr Frank Birch, of Essex, Ontario
	~~File:55 Frank Birch in the Early 1960's.JPG\|Frank Birch, from 1959 "The Model Engineer"~~
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	: That is a really fine looking locomotive. It appeared on the cover of an issue of the Modelmaker Magazine in the 1930's.		: That is a really fine looking locomotive. It appeared on the cover of an issue of the Modelmaker Magazine in the 1930's.


			Anthony Duarte wrote:
			: So, what happened to Birch's patterns? Did they get bought by L.E. or Friends?

			Keith Taylor replied:
			: Neither.....I believe the patterns for all of Frank Birch's locomotives have disappeared.

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	: Today (29 September 2013) I picked up a gorgeous 3/4 inch scale pacific that has been sitting in front of a fireplace for over three decades. According to the previous owner, it was built by Al Kollmar in the late 1950's in Buffalo, NY. The markings on the cylinder castings read "BIRCH". The grates really rock to get rid of ash build up, and the axle pump looks like a booster engine. The smokebox cover unscrews out of the smokebox cylinder, which will hopefully keep paint from chipping off every time it's removed for cleaning. Lots of neat little things.		: Today (29 September 2013) I picked up a gorgeous 3/4 inch scale pacific that has been sitting in front of a fireplace for over three decades. According to the previous owner, it was built by Al Kollmar in the late 1950's in Buffalo, NY. The markings on the cylinder castings read "BIRCH". The grates really rock to get rid of ash build up, and the axle pump looks like a booster engine. The smokebox cover unscrews out of the smokebox cylinder, which will hopefully keep paint from chipping off every time it's removed for cleaning. Lots of neat little things.

			: I'm the 4th owner, including the builder. The previous owner, John Mahoney, apparently knew Al Kollmar and had seen the locomotive in construction. When it went up for sale, a mutual friend beat him to it. I couldn't understand the name of the 2nd owner over the phone. Bolcott, I think?

	: As with any piece of machinery that's been sitting for 30+ years, valves and other things need to be looked over and cleaned. But it should be a good runner! Expect to see it out at [[Golden Gate Live Steamers\|GGLS]] in the near future.		: As with any piece of machinery that's been sitting for 30+ years, valves and other things need to be looked over and cleaned. But it should be a good runner! Expect to see it out at [[Golden Gate Live Steamers\|GGLS]] in the near future.

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			[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=97358 Keith Taylor replies]:

			: Those are not Coventry castings. Frank Birch of Ontario, Canada also sold castings for 1/2" and 3/4" scale locomotives and I know that he offered castings for a number of engines including a K-4. It appears that the only casting from the K-4 used was the trailing truck frame as the cylinders and valve gear are very different.

			: That is a really fine looking locomotive. It appeared on the cover of an issue of the Modelmaker Magazine in the 1930's.