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An historic race took place on September 18, 1830 between the steam engine, “Tom Thumb and a very sturdy Draft Horse. The race was to see which would be the fastest way to pull two rail cars with passengers along a designated run of track. You can click on the link below to see the whole interesting story.
What we are offering this week is a large folky model of this historic race. It consists of the steam engine “Tom Thumb”, a large horse, and two rail cars with 20 carved and painted men in hats along for the ride. Each of these men is approximately 6” tall and wearing a cut away coat and top hat. The engine measures 13” x 6.5” x 13” to the top of the smokestack. Each of the rail cars measures 15” x 5” x 10” tall. Everything is original and has a really great old patina.
Our best guess is that it was carved for a 1930 centennial celebration of this event and probably used in a museum or historical society display ever since. It is in very good condition and ready to take its place in your collection. We wish you could see it in person just to experience the color and scale of the whole piece all together.
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