Mamod Steam Models

[powerrabbit]

The 'steam' organ Bill is one of my favourites, I use inverted commas because a lot of these fairground organs nowadays have been converted to petrol driven generator electricity and not driven off the showmans engine dynamo as they were originally, it's lacking that period smell and atmosphere which spoils the ambience. There's a big two-day working rally fairly near me at Stockland Hill, Honiton Hill rally this Sunday and Monday where there is usually a very big steam fairground all still driven by steam, I could stand and watch it all whizzing and fizzing around for hours.

Going back to Mammod, I believe they produced an 'anniversary' model of the road roller in black and silver/chrome some years back, never seen one in the flesh but they are about, seen a couple on eBay some time back.

[BC]

Yes Tim the Barracks normally power that organ with their converted roller to a showman's tractor called "the Puddock" instead of the petrol generator which they appear to have been doing that day.