| A model steam traction engine whose expert driver threaded his way through the crowds giving rides to little (and a few really big) kids. I was amazed how many times people just would not get out of his way. Update: David Everett contacted me with the following interesting information: You might be interested to know that the model traction engine (IMG 868) is in fact a Garrett Suffolk Punch and looks to be a 4" scale version. The one full size survivor is in Garrett's Museum in Suffolk (UK) and is appropriately named 'The Joker'. By the time this tractor was developed, the Infernal Combustion engine was already making deep inroads into steam supremacy and it was not a commercial success. |
