Weekend Steam: Through A Glass, Barely

Passing through a small town in Wabash County, Illinois, I spotted this two-cylinder home-built labor of love in the window of an out-of-business machine shop. The light was all wrong, but I took some pictures anyway. This looks like it is not a scale model of any particular brand, but it is very representative of the style of engines that were built toward the end of the steam traction era. The little twin engine at the left of the photo appears to be made from two Stuart Number 5 engine kits.