Blechspielzeug-Zubehör Bahnhofvorhalle
Tin-Plate-Modell-Zubehör Bahnhofempfangshalle, Perronhalle, sog. Vorhalle, Spur 0
Dating
1859 - 1904Description
Tin-Plate-Modell-Zubehör Bahnhofempfangshalle mit spitzbogigem Dach auf feinen Stützen (3 pro Seite) und Akanthus-Dekor am Dachrand, in Art der ersten Gusseisen-Perronhallen mit geschwungenen Dächern. Bereits im Märklin-Katalog von 1904 abgedruckt mit Nr. 2620/2621.Object type
Object (three-dimensional)Material / Technique
Blech, bemaltInventory number
VHS-9878Rights
Quellennachweis: Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, LuzernDesignation text
Sammlung Dr. med. dent. Arthur Herkert-HochLegend
Tinplate toy collection
of Dr. med. dent. Arthur Herkert-Hoch
Boyhood dreams
With these tinplate models, the Swiss Museum of Transport has gained a collection of milestones in model railway history such as were to be found in the living rooms of many upper middleclass Swiss families in the first half of the 20th century.
Self-assembly toy kits, so-called train sets, with a locomotive, carriages and rails in an oval or figure-eight arrangement, first appeared in 1891. The 0 scale system with a 32 mm gauge track (scale approximately 1:45) followed as early as 1892. Rolling stock and accessories were produced in tin-plate and metal by a host of European toymakers. The first locomotives were operated by spring-powered drives much like watches. Mains electricity and steam power were used for the first time in 1897.
It was only from 1935 that truly realistic model railways were produced although they began to resemble real trains somewhat earlier. For example, from 1928 on, the German Märklin product range began to become increasingly important for the Swiss market: Although the German Reichsbahn railway was the source of inspiration for most of the models, the electric locomotives were based almost exclusively on Swiss Federal Railway originals.
Models on display by Swiss manufacturers: BUCO (Bucherer & Co.), HAG (H. & A. Gahler), ERNO (Ernst Notter)
Foreign manufacturers: Bing, Bub KBN, Hornby, JAJ, Märklin, JEP, Meccano England
Systematics
• Railway stations
• Toys
Literature
Gebr. Märklin & Cie., Göppingen (Inhaber E. Märklin & E. Fritz), Fabrik feinster Metallspielwaren. Katalog H 1904 über Eisenbahnen mit Uhrwerk, Eisenbahnen mit Dampfbetrieb, Eisenbahnen mit Elektrizitätsbetrieb, Zahnradbahnen, Gebirgspartieen und ..., Autor/in: Rung, Jean, S., Abb.: S. 62-63, Sign.: E.R 109
Blechspielzeug Eisenbahnen von den Anfängen bis zum Beginn der kleinen Spur, Autor/in: Wagner, Botho G., S., Abb.: S. 43, Sign.: EMB 16