Abner Doble
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From Wikipedia:
- Abner Doble (March 26, 1890 – July 16, 1961) was an American mechanical engineer who built and sold steam-powered automobiles as Doble Steam Cars.
Doble was also a pioneer in Live Steam.
Model Engineer
As indicated by his journal entry of 12 February 1930, Doble did indeed send a letter with photos to Model Engineer magazine. His information was published in 1932 in Volume 66 page 77. The Model Engineer index provides the following information:
- Abner Doble (California)
- My Earliest and Latest Models
- Three-eighths Scale for Model Locomotives, Accurately Machined Wheel Flanges and Treads, early Pelton wheel model, boiler and frames of 4-6-4 passenger locomotive, Rock Ridge Central Railroad