Blechspielzeug Bahnhofnebengebäude
Tin-Plate-Modelle Bahnhofrestaurant Station, mit Gartenwirtschaft und Brunnen, Spur 0
Dating
1859 - 1929Description
Tin-Plate-Modellzubehör: 1 Stationsrestauranthäuschen, beschriftet mit "STATION" auf Sockelplatte mit Gartenwirtschaft: 1 runder Tisch, 3 Sitzende Figuren und 1 Serviertochter; Figuren lose. Vor der anderen Schmalseite des Hauses Brunnen mit rundem Becken. Fixer Zaun um die Seite und Gleisseite. Bodenplatte signiert mit ligiertem "GM & Cie. / Made in Germany".Signature / Inscription
Signatur / Beschriftung: Signatur: Wappenschild mit ligiertem «GM & Cie.», darunter "Made in Germany" Beschriftung: "STATION".Object type
Object (three-dimensional)Material / Technique
Blech, bemaltDimensions
32.5 x 13.2 x 15 cmInventory number
VHS-9888Rights
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
Technical data
Main colour
RotSystematics
• Railway stations
• Building
• Toys