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BING BROTHERS, NURNBERG
A VINTAGE CLOCKWORK TRAIN SET WITH ACCESSORIES,
circa 1904-1914, Bing Brothers 4-4-0, Gauge 1, Bavarian clockwork locomotive, complete (with key) and six wheel tender, the engine painted with the name 'JUPITER' for L.N.W.R. livery and dated 1902, includes a guard / luggage van finished in maroon with a hinged detachable roof, a mail express wagon including automated collect and distribute mail baskets finished in maroon, first class carriage finished in two tone cream and green, fitted with opening doors and internal bench seats with a hinged detachable roof, a quantity of track and accessories
Provenance: In the UK, Bing were perhaps best known for their early model railways, and Bing were one of the first companies in the world to produce toy trains that ran on track. Bing's early locomotives were very Germanic-looking, but a meeting in 1900 between W.J. Bassett-Lowke and Stefan Bing resulted in Bassett-Lowke's company importing Bing trains to the UK (repainted in "correct colours" for UK train companies), and also resulted in W.J. producing a design for a more English-looking locomotive for Bing to manufacture.
The close working relationship between the two companies (and exchange of information) continued to develop until it was disrupted by the outbreak of World War One.
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Estimate £500-700