Unique Art Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Locomotives

Unique Art manufactured two locomotives, an F7 AA diesel unit available as powered and unpowered (dummy) and 0-4-0 steam tender locomotive, available powered by clockwork (mechanical) or electric motor. The electric loco was issued with and without a headlight.

The two F7 AA diesel units illustrated below are identical, other than the trucks, one unit having a powered truck. Both have centre rail pickups, as both have a working headlight. Each unit is 14 incles in length.

Unique Art F7 AA powered and dummy units, Rock Island livery, numbered 2000, box

Unique Art F7 AA powered and dummy units, Rock Island livery, numbered 2000, powered unit

Unique Art F7 AA powered and dummy units, Rock Island livery, numbered 2000, unpowered unit

The Unique Art clockwork or mechanical locomotive illustrated below gives the impression of a 4-4-4 wheel arrangement, but the leading and trailing trucks are dummy, the actual wheels being 0-4-0 only, coupled to a 4 wheeled tender.

Unique Art clockwork powered 0-4-0 steam locomotive and tender, number 742

The Unique Art electric locomotive illustrated below, like the clockwork model, gives the impression of a 4-4-4 wheel arrangement, but the leading and trailing trucks are dummy, the actual wheels being 0-4-0 only, coupled to a 4 wheeled tender. The electric locomotive was available with or without an electric headlight.

Unique Art electric powered 0-4-0 steam locomotive and tender, number 1950, with electric headlight

Unique Art electric powered 0-4-0 steam locomotive and tender, number 1950, without electric headlight

Unique Art electric powered 0-4-0 steam locomotive and tender, number 1950, with electric headlight and black tender

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