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Brian Norden

December 20, 2000 08:08PM

The major supplier during the steam era was American Brake Shoe. Twenty-five or more years ago it asked through a letter published in Trains Mag that steam engine operators report to them what pattern numbers were on their brake shoes.
I don't know if the firm is even still around and if they are if they would do small lots.
You may have to pay a pattern maker and find a foundary that will work in the right material.
Brian Norden

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