My Tin Toys

This is a wonderful set of trains. I just bought this a few days ago. I think this is from the mid 1930s. I’ve seen other versions of these cars that appear earlier. My dad has a similar engine that is a bit more detailed.

This is a Marklin RV 12890 steeple cab electric loco. The same loco was sold in a wind up version as the 890. This has a hand reverse lever.

The cars are a Marklin 1750 Rheingold baggage car, and a 1st class sleeper without a number on it, but I think it’s a 1780. The passenger car does have a insert with bunks. Here’s a picture of the interior:

I also got the small station and the semaphore shown in the picture at the top, and this bigger station:

This station is only marked with the words “foreign made,” but the man who got the train said it was purchased in Germany before his family moved to the US in the late 1930s.

Here’s a link to see Marklin O gauge trains on eBay

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