First American made HO gauge engine 1929

Isn't that something...and here I always thought the Penn Line PRR stuff was cool...🙂

Mark in Oregon

Interesting how things come together over the years.  A year or two ago, in one of my old model railroad magazines, I saw a World War II era ad in which a manufacturer said they were turning over all their service work to George D. Stock.  I noticed the address, 83 W. Sedgwick Street, was close to Henry H. Houston School which I attended for 7th and 8th grades and had a classmate with the last name Stock.  It seems now that he could have been a relative (grandson?) of George D. Stock.  If only I had known then what I know now.

It is interesting to me that the first HO scale locomotive was developed in the neighborhood where I grew up, albeit over a couple of decades before I was born.

A very interesting model trains history lesson, Carey. Enjoyed the photos and YouTube video. Thank you. 👍

That's awesome! Heck of a good looking model too. I only think of prewar stuff in that era. Thank you for sharing!

Nicely done model for that period! As always, THANKS for sharing! 😃

Carey,

How is the locomotive marked to identify it as a Stock piece?  My 3 Stock GG1s are all stamped on the bottom in what appears to be done by hand and are postwar based on the sand cast brass shells.  My unbuilt kit is marked 1947.

I have always been interested in the Stock steam locomotives, but just never know what to look for.

Another great find as always.  Thanks for sharing.

This is Stock's first engine ...

Here is a photo of it in Hertz's book .

Stock's postwar GG1's are marketed , many of his custom built engines from his later period are signed ...this is  the beginning ..

Cheers Carey

I'm guessing he made his own motor for that - I don't think there were any commercially made motors small enough for a true HO scale model. When you flipped the engine over the wheel treads look like it had been run quite a bit - the need for some table thumping ala Flyer models came to mind. 

The snap with the Zephyr is intriguing - was that a one-off model, or was it available as a catlog item?

Hello all ...Stock ran the engine on his layout ...for 20 years ..till he replaced the layout ..going from outside 3Rd rail to 2 rail .

Motor ? Mantua was making very small motors by 1929..

Also in England some very small motors were made

Cheers Carey