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Boucher Polly-Wog Live Steam Boat *SOLD*

Boucher Polly-Wog Live Steam Boat

We have a Boucher livesteam boat for sale.  In case you haven’t heard about these toys, they are some of the earliest and most desirable american toy boats.  The wood toy comes with an immense burner and pipes the steam into a very primitive dual cylinder motor, then power transmits to a bronze propeller.

Size on this boat is quite a large 22″ in length.  The beam is wide and it has a very large shelf presence at about 7 1/4″.

Our toy has silver paint.  At first we thought all would be a natural wood color with varnish, but after searching we found that the toy catalog showing silver for some examples.   Our toy was likely painted silver way-back when by the owner.  Many that are restored get the natural wood treatment, but this coloration is completely correct based on the catalog photo we found of the kit.

Our steam boiler has rust on the front edge, but holds low pressure.  The cylinders oscillate and propeller hand turns and is free.  The steam fitting between the motor and the engine needs to be re-flared in our opinion to be sure steam is properly delivered. We added replacement Pollywog stickers based on the catalog photos.

This is such a rare toy it deserves to get a second look.  There just aren’t many toys that receive aluminum upper deck treatments like the, they are fragile.  Then there are fewer examples of an american steam boat, let alone a twin oscillating piston design.  This is a beautiful rare treat, and a large highlight of a boat collection!

 

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