Interesting articles on Marklin collecting, operating, and the general history of Marklin.
I was introduced to the quality of Märklin quality at a very young age by my uncle who lived in Germany and came over to the United States with his Märklin trains. We would talk at family gatherings about the large Märklin layout that he built with his family in his hometown in Germany. I was naturally very curious about
Read moreThe new distant-control reverse. The 20-Volt System Electric Central Signal Box Transformer No. 13474 Enjoy these scans of some 1930s Marklin literature describing the changes in O Gauge technology of the period.
Read moreAs the global demand for fine toys and trains from the maker Marklin increased, it was up to dealers and importers to maintain the flow of goods into customers’ hands. In a previous post, we looked at Bruce Hastie, a Marklin dealer in Long Island during the 1930s. Another post uncovered the history of Richard Marklin of the famous Richard Marklin Toys,
Read moreAlthough Richard Marklin Toys was considered to be the largest USA importer of Marklin during the 1930s, other hobby shops sold Marklin toys and trains during the 1930s, especially in and around the New York area. One such dealer was “Bruce Hastie” as the dealer stamp on a price-list states. Located in New York in Long Island City at the Woodside Section,
Read moreIn the previous post on Marklin boxes (Part I), I discussed my theory on the patterns of the stamps and print codes using only a small selection of some 1945 boxes. Now I will move on to discuss the print code theory on a much larger sampling of boxes and test the validity of this theory. To test the accuracy,
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