Toy train
Gebrüder Bing
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1908
Materials
Metal
Measurements
210 mm (length); 80 mm (width); 100 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667714
Summary
A metal steam locomotive with four wheels. Powered by a methylated spirit burner which can be detached from underneath the toy. The front of the locomotive and funnel are painted black and have non retractable buffers. The funnel looks to have been resoldered. Embossed on the front are the two letters, 'C' or 'G', intertwined with a 'B'. The boiler has a hole in the top. The driver's cab is painted black and there are horizontal water tanks along the sides of the boiler. The back of the cab has non retracting buffers. The rear set of wheels have connecting rods that slot into the front part of the locomotive but that on the right is loose. The whole toy is rather worn and the paint is chipped.
Makers and roles
Gebrüder Bing , maker