[Steam-engine] Roen Sale

[Harold Kuret]

Does any one know who bought the American Able?

Thanks,

Harold Kuret
Lynden, Ont. Canada

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <24port at accesstoledo.com>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:03 PM
Subject: [Steam-engine] Roen Sale


> This is a note from Peter Love (he is the editor of Tractor & Machinery)
in
> England.  This is his report on the sale and Rollag to a small extent.
>
> For those of you who attended, what did you think?
>
> Thanks
> Beth
>
>
>
>
> The Danny Roen sale was very good on Tues, but very wet underfoot - but
> all the engines need major boiler work!
>
>  25hp Gaar Scott grade 7 $27,500  - 16hp Huber 4 - very complete $9,500
> - 25hp Gaar Scott (flue return) very original 7 $12,000 - Northwest (not
> complete) 1 $2,900 - 76hp Sawyer Massey (bits with three boilers) 1
> $8,000 - 30hp Buffalo Pitts 7 (firebox good) $9,000 - 35hp Nichols &
> Shepard (clutch parts missing) tubeplate 3mm in places 8 $57,000! 8 -
> 80hp Case with spare boiler (good firebox) 4 $10,000 - 28hp American
> Abel 11 $57,000.
>
> Grade 7 is original - 1 is poor - 8 is OK but needs work the Abel was at
> Rollag and in steam - on Friday and Sat it rained on Sun wet - Mon wet
> underfoot - we were at the show Fri/Sat - the rain started 4.10pm Sat!
> Yours PL
>
>
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