Who out there owns a Wilbur T. Frey steam locomotive model?

If you have one of those large size wood and cardboard models, we'd be interested in a photo of it for the all-time Wilbur "roster"we are compiling. Or just information on any of them would also be welcome.

Please forward to:

Wilbur Frey Locomotive Models
c/o Walker Transportation Collection
Beverly (Mass.) Historical Society & Museum
117 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915

www.walkertrans.org

Thanks for any help you can lend to this project.

Richard W. Symmes, Curator

One other thing about Wilbur's models... Lately we are hearing that some of them are being auctioned off by original owners or their survivors, at amounts of money far greater than what Wilbur charged to make them. Since Wilbur passed away 3 years ago, this is a case of supply (or lack of) and demand.

If anyone knows of his models being auctioned, and where they migrate to in that way, we'd also like to know that if possible. We know that some people had Wilbur build them several models over the years, and some of those "collections" have been broken up and sold for various reasons. Unfortunately Wilbur didn't keep very accurate records of where his creations went. He was always more interested in, "the next one".

So, again, anything anyone can add to help us create as accurate a record of the whereabouts of Wilbur's engines as possible will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks much!

Richard W. Symmes