Answer: "What Is It" 3/26/20

In answering the question to our latest “What Is It” post on March 26, we’d like to introduce you to the Weeden Manufacturing Company. Weeden Manufacturing opened its doors in New Bedford Massachusetts in 1883 where they made and sold toy steam trains until closing their doors in 1952. The interesting part we received as a donation is called a “candlestick” upright boiler steam engine.

Upright candlestick steam boiler engine donated to us.

Another type of steam boiler engine with flywheel mounted on side.

Original location of Weeden Mtg in New Bedford.

Weeden was also involved in the manufacturing of miniature cars, steamboats, and what is now highly coveted by collectors and very rare, mechanical banks like these:

If you'd like to read more about Weeden Manufacturing just click on their name and be redirected to lots more interesting facts and even early design drawings. You can also watch, and hear! a steam engine in working order here on You Tube. 

As always, a big thank you to our hard working volunteers for their diligent research and findings!