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[Mikeydrummer]

OK so I know the following:
1) It's an electric motor.
2) It's made by Bassett Lowke

Other than that not a great deal. It was found inside a model boat that my grandfather made out of wood and baked bean tins. I don't know what sort of battery powers it, how rare it is or if it's a sought after piece of kit.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance.

[Norseman]

Sorry - no idea Mike

Like you I found one like this in a boat (mid 1950's)

Dave

[barriew]

Dave,

That's a clockwork escapement - forerunner to the modern day servo!

Barrie

[Jindivik]

Hi,
It is in the (undated) Bassett-Lowke catalogue in the Model Power Boat Machinery section as the Marine Motor.
To quote: ‘This boat motor incorporates our ‘Permag’ unit. It is extremely efficient and durable and will give many years’ service. It will operate from two 3 cell dry batteries coupled in series or from a 6 volt accumulator. It gives an excellent performance when coupled to the Remod propeller.’
Size of base, 2” wide x 3 3/8” long. Height from base to top of terminals 1 5/8” Weight 11 ¼ ounces.
Someone has written the price as £1-17-6 plus 8-4 which I guess is the price plus purchase tax, total
£2-5-10, near enough to £2.30.
Dave

[malcolmfrary]

It would have been produced back when the static field was normally produced by a coil (look for threads about the old Taycol motors), but they had gone for the newer permanent magnets.  Technology was marching on and production of them was getting easier.  Since permanent magnets of that era were not that powerful in the first place, and not that permanent either, it might benefit from either re-magnetising or a new magnet.

[HS93 (RIP)]

Sorry - no idea Mike

Like you I found one like this in a boat (mid 1950's)

Dave

I had one of them in my first Fire boat with an OS Pixie radio (single channel) it was the first non valve set I had,worked a treat, it came with a two and  with a four four paw arm I had a Os 19 in it and I could run all day you just had to count the number of movements so you knew when it was running down and come in for a quick wind, it was fun catching it at full speed.Great fun

Peter

[dodgy geezer]

....It was found inside a model boat that my grandfather made out of wood and baked bean tins. I don't know what sort of battery powers it, how rare it is or if it's a sought after piece of kit.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

...and here it is in the Bassett Lowke catalogue, as mentioned earlier. I think this is 1936...

[Norseman]

Hi Dodgy

well you tracked it down, but what to do with it? Put it in a static period boat?
leave it in a box like mine?

Dave

[dodgy geezer]

Hi Dodgy

well you tracked it down,

I think Jindivig found it first.....

but what to do with it? Put it in a static period boat?
leave it in a box like mine?

Do you have a collection of old motors? You have at least one candidate now... 

I would clean it up and keep it, or build a period boat to demo it at open days. What is your grandfather's original boat like? The two together are of historical interest. I would guess that the motor alone would fetch £20 - £40 on ebay....