John
I had the same thoughts on the copyright and producing drawings of a
manufactured product.
I guess the vendor was out of his depth. Also if he claims its a
commercial product and not 'scratch built' he can command a higher
price (£850). A few years ago on ebay I saw another Victoria
described as a Stuart Turner!.
On the subjectof Mollyette, they appear on Ebay from time to time
and were built commercially, I guess round the late 1970s.

I also recall Steam Age used the 'incorporating Bassett Lowke' in
their ME adverts, so maybe they were tied up in the manufacture
to some degree in the Mollyette locomotives

Perhaps an internet search on Bassett Lowke may provide the answer.

David

--- In halfinchlivesteamforum@..., "John Baguley"
<baggo@...> wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> Interesting question. I have a set of original drawings for the
LBSCR
> 0-4-4T (Victoria ?) by Donaldson and Piper and they state on them
> Copyright LBSC so it is unlikely that he 'copied' the design from
> Bassett Lowke. A search of the net has so far turned up an American
> firm called Yesteryear Models who specialise in HO and N gauge, and
> the original 'Yesteryear Models' produced by Lesney which were
diecast
> models of cars and the odd steam vehicle.
> I have a large number of Model Engineer mags which I read through
> whenever I get time and I have read a number of adverts by 'Steam
Age'
> over the years. I cannot recall ever seeing an advert for either
> 'Victoria' or 'Mollyette' from them. When I get chance I will go
back
> and have another look,
>
> John
>