I had something like this when I was young: [image] You put these white tablet things in a black, metal shovel (they recommended putting a layer of 3-in-1 oil on the tablets, I think), lit the tablet on fire, and then put the shovel along with the now flaming tablet into the fire box. You then had to wait a considerable ... ... more

I had a steam engine like that in the 3rd grade. It burned Sterno. After what came with the engine was gone, it ran no more. No place to get it where we lived. I tried all sorts of stuff with no success including 3-in-1 oil and match sticks. ... more

But what about the brain damage from all those lead fumes? ... more