Handcrafted O/O27 Old Time Wooden Water Tower, 6” Dia. X 4 ¼” Tank, 11” Tall, C7

Description

I am offering this O/O27 scale Water Tower, handcrafted
primarily of wood, from the “O Gauge Repair Shop” in Portsmouth, OH by John & Gary Waddell (see PIC of sticker on bottom).
The tower came directly from a working Lionel model train layout, so it shows a little dust.
It is in EX condition with a nice “old time” look to it:
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Gray base is 3/16” plywood
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Black 5/16” square wood vertical supports are 4 7/8” long, probably glued in place, top & bottom.
I also see 1 brass brad (nail) at each support on the bottom and, I’d bet, on the inside of the tank.
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Black round cross members look like toothpicks.
Horizontal members go through the supports.
Diagonals are glued.
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Tank could be an old time short round coffee can covered with paper that looks like wood slats.
The gold paper bands were added over the paper.
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Roof trusses are ¼” x 1/8” wood notched to anchor on the tank rim, probably glued in place with a 3/8” overhang.
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Roof looks to be a thin wood material covered with what looks like a fine grit emery (sand) paper, probably glued in place.
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Water pipe/spout is 3/8” OD plastic pipe with a 90 degree glued bend.
Supports are black string/cord tied in place (loosely tied so you can adjust to your liking).
Weights look like lead fishing weights.
This water tower looks to be well made with some nice detail, looks very realistic.
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