THE HISTORY & FEATURES OF THE MAGIC AGE OF STEAM

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September/October 1978
 
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'Steam rides' will be increased as time goes on. Several stationary engines of varying sizes have been acquired to power little 'lake steamers,' a small merry-go-round, and a Toonerville Trolley. A big Corliss engine built in 1906 will be set up outside the Museum alongside a 1920 Buffalo-Springfield steam roller weighing 18 tons. These will also operate by steam for the enjoyment of visitors to the grounds, and you will want to sample that delicious steam-made popcorn!

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For definition purposes, we consider the Age of Steam in America from the end of the Civil War until the early 1920s. T. Clarence Marshall was born into this Age, and he loved it dearly. As a young lad he worked on the steam boilers and the Corliss Engines in his father's paper mill, and at the age of 19 built his first steam automobile. From 1910 until 1920, he was the agent for Stanley Steam Cars in Chester County, Pennsylvania and the state of Delaware. He traveled to the Stanley factory in Newton, Massachusetts, several times and met the Stanley twins. After 20 years away from steam cars (1920-1940), he bought back a 1913 Stanley Touring Car he had sold when new, and thus, just prior to World War II, Mr. Marshall started the collection which is now part of the 'Magic Age of Steam.' The Museum building was constructed in 1947, and soon was full of antique automobiles, most of them steamers. In addition to restoring some 20 steam cars, Mr. Marshall turned to the construction of small live-steam locomotives, with the final result being the present-day 'Auburn Valley.'

Thomas C. Marshall, Jr., who from childhood shared his father's interest in everything powered by steam, and Weldin V. Stumpf, who began his steam training as a boiler maker for the Pennsylvania Railroad many years ago, took up where Mr. Marshall, Sr., left off, and have developed the facility as you presently see it. We hope you will find it of interest, and will come back and visit us often.

For information write: Magic Age of Steam, Yorklyn, Delaware 19736. Phone (302) 239-2385.

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