Jacob Croisant

Jacob Croisant

The North American Live Steamer, Volume 1, Number 9

Sending you a picture of my 2 inch scale Atlantic, tender, and one car, my own design and I also made all patterns. Will give you the dimensions of this engine: track gauge 10-1/8 inch; 2-1/2 by 3-3/4 inch D valve; drivers 10 inch one tread; boiler 10 inch diameter 36 inch length; 20 flues 1 inch diameter rolled and beaded; one injector axel pump; hand pump; to oilers, one for each piston; greasless roller bearings throughout; Bell; 4 chime whistle; steams easily; weight approximately 550 pounds.


 * Jacob Croisant
 * Route 2
 * Mendota, Illinois



3/4 Inch Hudson
The following advertisement appeared in The North American Live Steamer, Volume 1 Number 9:


 * For Sale: 3/4 inch scale Hudson Engine and Tender, built in 1951. Boiler tested wt 250 pounds, $500.  Also have approximately 200 feet of used aluminum track.  Jacob Croisant, Mendota, Illinois Rt. 2