High Weald Steam Working Weekend.

[YYS4BOB]

Originally Posted by hercules1912

It also seems to have a very small boiler. I've never seen this engine before or even seen a picture of it.

Can someone please post it's history, type, story please? It doesn't look like anything I've seen before, I'm not stirring siht, just an unusual engine.

The TER states " First built as a three cylinder gun tractor".

[Arfursteam]

Fowler 11799, this is what I have in my amateur records, I believe I have seen photo's from the 1960's as a showmans engine, also I believe it was at Dorset 2022 still with its dynamo and bracket.

11799 1909 E1 Class Compound Showman’s Tractor, Reg. No: HO 5609, 5nhp, 7 tons, “THE VICTORY”
History:
1909 - Built on 31 March as a tractor and sold to the War Department and used for gun haulage working with the Army Service Corps as No. ASC63.
1919 - Sold at an Army Surplus sale.
1919 - Purchased by engine dealer Jo Gale & Son, Winchester, Hampshire.
1920 - Sold to showman Nelson Noyce, Petersfield, Hampshire who converted her to a full showman’s tractor and named her.
1940 - Retired to the yard of Walter Seward, Petersfield, Hampshire where she was stored until sold for preservation.
* - Sold to W. Foster, Bognor Regis, Sussex.
1954 - Sold to W. G. (Bill) Druce, Bognor Regis, Sussex.
1976 - After Bill’s death she was sold to Les Searle, Horsham, Sussex

Hope this is of some help

Arthur (Arfursteam)

[YYS4BOB]

Thanks Arthur

Having checked back through my program archive, she appeared at the early Festivals of Transport at Hellingly in East Sussex as a showman's tractor..

[McLaren2]

Originally Posted by Arfursteam

Fowler 11799, this is what I have in my amateur records, I believe I have seen photo's from the 1960's as a showmans engine, also I believe it was at Dorset 2022 still with its dynamo and bracket.

11799 1909 E1 Class Compound Showman’s Tractor, Reg. No: HO 5609, 5nhp, 7 tons, “THE VICTORY”
History:
1909 - Built on 31 March as a tractor and sold to the War Department and used for gun haulage working with the Army Service Corps as No. ASC63.
1919 - Sold at an Army Surplus sale.
1919 - Purchased by engine dealer Jo Gale & Son, Winchester, Hampshire.
1920 - Sold to showman Nelson Noyce, Petersfield, Hampshire who converted her to a full showman’s tractor and named her.
1940 - Retired to the yard of Walter Seward, Petersfield, Hampshire where she was stored until sold for preservation.
* - Sold to W. Foster, Bognor Regis, Sussex.
1954 - Sold to W. G. (Bill) Druce, Bognor Regis, Sussex.
1976 - After Bill’s death she was sold to Les Searle, Horsham, Sussex

Hope this is of some help

Arthur (Arfursteam)

I attended the auction in 1976 where she was in steam. As the previous lot was being sold a tube blew and you couldn't see her for steam! As I recall, the hammer price was £7,500, I don't think that there was buyers premium in those days.
Mike

[David Powell]

She was in showman.s form. She looked tired and battered and made many noises which showed she was far from new. However, she was generating, I believe powering a small roundabout and its lights.REgards David Powell.