A big thanks to James aka WindupGuy for repairing the motor on this Ives #17 clockwork. The governor was missing so he adapted a modified Marx unit to bring the old engine back to life. The modified Marx governor works much better than the original Ives types.
Steve
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It's great to see the Ives 17 running with a proper train behind it! It was a real pleasure to work on it; it's always neat to tinker on something that is nearly 100 years old, and Ives motors tend to be very good performers - lots of distance covered per wind. I didn't want to send it back, but I knew it had to go home sometime... 
Here is a picture of the 17's motor. The new governor is partially visible at the upper left corner of the motor:
That loco was a bad influence on me... there are a couple more Ives windup projects on the workbench now...
Steve,
Nice stuff Steve, very nice!
PCRR/Dave
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