Blechspielzeug-Zubehör

Tin-Plate-Modelleisenbahn-Zubehör Drehscheibe, Spur 0

Dating

1880 - 1925

Persons

Märklin (GM, Gebr. Märklin + Cie. GmbH) (1859), Hersteller/in, eventuell

Description

Tin-Plate-Modelleisenbahn-Zubehör Drehscheibe Spur 0 auf grüner Platte von Märklin.

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Material / Technique

Metall, bemalt

Inventory number

VHS-9955

Rights

Quellennachweis: Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, Luzern

Designation text

Sammlung Dr. med. dent. Arthur Herkert-Hoch

Legend

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