E. L. Moore's blacksmith shop for his single stall engine house

All colour photos courtesy James L. Dixon

In 2015 when I saw the single stall engine house that was the subject of ELM's article, Home for Small Locos in the March 1973 issue of Railroad Modeler, I wondered what had happened to the accompanying blacksmith shop. I need wonder no more, 'cause here it is!

The blacksmith shop I saw back in 2015 was the one ELM wrote about in Yard Blacksmith Shop in the October 1965 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. It was similar to this one, but the two aren't identical.

Image snipped from Railroad Modeler, Mar. '73

You can see the single stall engine house's blacksmith shop over in the image on the right snipped from ELM's Railroad Modeler article.

ELM doesn't describe how to build this little model in the article, but the construction methods look pretty much like those used in his '65 RMC article.

The end wall is quite simple. 

As is the full side wall.

Where things get interesting is inside. Unlike the RMC blacksmith shed, this one appears to have a fully preserved interior.

And finally, there's the bottom. Looks like it was built in 1969. FK? I think that refers to ELM's friend, Fred Kelley. Mr. Kelley once owned the single stall engine house model, as you can see if you look way in the back in this picture. So, him owning the blacksmith shop too doesn't seem like much of a stretch. Although, maybe the shop was meant for Mr. Kelley, but he never received it.