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Highland, UK
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gladstone house, King St
Tain
Highland
United Kingdom
IV19 1AF
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Birmingham Dribbler
REF: LA577256
£395
€464
$529
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Description
A Birmingham Dribbler is very early model railway. It is a bit of a misnomer, as the railway featured a miniature scale model live steam railway locomotive, but had no track – the locomotive was simply run across the floor.
It is believed they first appeared in the 1850s.
The engines used rudimentary oscillating cylinders that commonly leaked water while in operation, leaving a wet trail on carpets or floors.
declaration
Scottish Highland Antiques has clarified that the Birmingham Dribbler (LA577256) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1860
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This Birmingham Dribbler is located in Highland, United Kingdom
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