Carla, have a read of this how to post photos thread and then hopefully we can identify it. Could you also give a couple of sizes such as overall length and flywheel diameter.

If he was making it from a kit it is most likely a "lady stephanie" but if and older engine he was restoring that may be a bit harder to tie down.

J

Edited By JasonB on 08/06/2015 07:49:10

That i certainly a very handsome model

Edited By Ralph H on 08/06/2015 08:54:32

Edited By Ralph H on 08/06/2015 08:55:17

Certainly very similar to a Lady Stephanie beam engine but with many variations – piston valve, valve motion, flywheel design, but with enough similarities (the beam, eccentric rod and plinth design) to say it could be 'inspired' by Tubal Cain's design if no more, although there are similar real engines.

This one in a Madrid museum also has much in common (note the valve chest is on the other side of the cylinder):

The six column design was not too rare in full size, so a model could be almost any age up to about 150 years or so.

Value is very hard to judge without information on the provenance. I would be worth more if fully assembled and working.

Neil