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E.B. Cosby of the E.B. Cosby Construction Company of Abilene, Texas had commissioned the production of these locomotive irons as presentation gifts. This iron is unique in that the fuel tank is the engine body. These irons were made 1888 to 1890. They are desirable for their aesthetics and uniqueness, but there are a lot of other irons pictured on this website that are much more rare than the E.B. Cosby iron.
The 2 most notable differences between these irons are . . . some only have one patent date (Oct. 23, '88) and others have both of the patent dates . . . some have a rounded bump on the front and back of the engine/fuel tank and others have a squared off bump on the front and back.
3 of the below Cosby irons have their fuel valves or burner assemblies missing which makes me believe that the design of these thin looking fuel valves sticking too far out from the back of the iron body makes them easy to get banged and snapped off.
The irons with only 1 patent date are the earlier model irons (pre-1889 patent date).
I would like to thank Jay Raymond and Dennis McDonald, fellow PITCA members, for sharing their knowledge on these E.B. Cosby irons.
Sad iron made using the E.B. Cosby design patent of October 23, 1888. This iron is not in my collection.
Other side view of E.B. Cosby Design patent sad iron.
E.B. Cosby design patent for a locomotive shaped iron.
Early E.B. Cosby iron with only 1 patent date on the iron (Oct. 23 '88). Iron is missing it's fuel valve assembly and is not in my collection.
A different 1 patent date E.B. Cosby iron. This iron is not in my collection.
And another 1 patent date E.B. Cosby iron that is missing it's burner assembly.This iron is not in my collection.
Patent used for the Cosby iron.
E.B. Cosby iron. This one shows the patent dates of Oct. 23, 1888 and Dec. 17, 1889. It is missing it's burner assembly and the fuel tank isn't positioned correctly. This iron is in Theo Vendenberk's collection.
Other side of Theo's E.B. Cosby iron. This iron looks like the same iron that Theo has, but it is a darker picture which makes it look different.
Another E.B. Cosby iron not in my collection. This iron is missing it's fuel valve stem.
Another Cosby iron. This iron is only missing the knob for the fuel valve and is not in my collection.
Other side of E.B. Cosby train iron.
And yet another E.B. Cosby iron. This iron is in Douglass Denstedt's collection.
Other side view of E.B. Cosby iron.
Rear view of E.B. Cosby iron.
Front view of E.B. Cosby iron.
Top view of E.B. Cosby iron.
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