Split-spoke wheel castings- where from?

[OldMetallerParticipant @oldmetaller]

[OldMetallerParticipant @oldmetaller]

[OldMetallerParticipant @oldmetaller]

Greetings everyone! I've just started machining these wheel castings, I've got four of them and (I think) they will end up under some sort of 16mm scale locomotive, maybe a light railcar for inspection purposes or something.

My question is: Can anybody identify the maker? They are 1.450" diameter, have 'T15' cast into them, and are, I imagine, what LBSC would have called 'good, grey cast-iron', as they machine beautifully.

I can't for the life of me remember where I got them from, possibly a steam fair or similar: I'm in the habit of buying any little thing like this that grabs my attention.

The picture shows one of the wheels before I started machining; you can see how clean the casting is, with no tidying needed.

Thank you!

John.

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Probably LBSC's Canterbury Lamb

Rod

Edit.  Cross posting: too small for  the  Lamb but possibly for a smaller model of Invicta

Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 08/05/2020 13:59:01

[Nick HughesParticipant @nickhughes97026]

That numbering system is used by Mark Wood Wheels.

T15 is not currently listed but the same style, in a different scale are:- Mark Wood Wheels (N15 is also listed), so he probably did them at one time (T14, T16 and up, are still listed).

Recognised the numbering, as I had my Castle wheel castings from him.

Nick.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 08/05/2020 14:10:39

[OldMetallerParticipant @oldmetaller]

Wow! Thank you Nick! That's great, I can hopefully get some more now. I'll have a good trawl of that website, looks very interesting!

I've just finished machining the wheels, as predicted, they turned beautifully and I'm really pleased with the result.

John.

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