1/2" scale, 2-1/2" gauge BOSTON & MAINE 2-8-4 Berkshire
Designed in the late 1920s by Harry Sait of Old Orchard Beach, ME; drawn in the early 1930s by Carl Purinton of Marblehead, MA.
Coal Fired 2-8-4
Copper Boiler Slide Valves Baker Valve Gear
Steam-powered water pump 2-1/2" track gauge
The 1/2" scale, 2-1/2" gauge Boston & Maine 2-8-4 "Berkshire" by Harry Sait. Built circa 1928.
The Berkshire's elevation drawing. Designed by Harry Sait; drawn by Carl Purinton.
A Harry Sait-designed 2-1/2" gauge 2-8-4 Berkshire under steam at Danvers in 1938. At the throttle is 16-year old Charlie Purinton (1922-2010), son of Carl Purinton.
Drawings, drawn by Carl Purinton in 1933:
Locomotive Elevation, with general measurements shown
Tender Elevation
Cylinders & related details
Valve Gear & related details
Boiler
Steam feed pump for water
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