I recently attended an auction of a portion of the brass train collection of Count Antonio Giansanti Coluzzi of Switzerland.  His collection was the subject of a book titled ÒThe Trains on Avenue RumineÓ.  You can read more by doing a search on the internet.

I am offering this brass HO scale Tenshodo 2-10-2 steam locomotive from the above collection.  It has the Great Northern (GN) road name and is numbered 2102.  It was listed at the auction as a Tenshodo/Pacific Fast Mail (PFM) GN 2-10-2 Q-1 2102 class steam locomotive (C8+).  Tenshodo started operating in Japan in 1948 and I believe it is still operating today.  No original box.  Unfortunately the Count displayed his collection and saw no reason to keep all the boxes.  No instructions either.

The loco looks like it may have been run.  I do not have a layout, so I tested the pair on a 3’ section of track.  The loco ran hesitantly in F & R, so I touched power leads directly to the wheels.  It ran well in F & R; however, the wire on the coupler bar is loose (see picture close-up) and I think it may affect the initial hesitation problem.

The loco is not equipped with lights.

This is a great looking brass loco and tender.  No apparent flaws, other than the loose wire.  Lots of fine detail.  It will make a real fine addition to your collection.

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