Bing Tin Lithographed Windup Train Set with Box German Toy *SOLD*

Bing Tin Lithographed Windup Train Set with Box German Toy

Our special offering comes by way of New York and was very well curated for about 100 years.  We suspect this to be a circa 1910 train set by the well known maker Gebruder Bing of Germany.

Inside the box we have an oval of track then a bonus stop and building included.  The building could have fit we suppose, but it doesn’t seem to have room inside.  There are also two metal information signs as shown.

The windup works properly and the engine and cars are in beautiful original condition.  The engine is lithography with at least three colors and compliment with gold in the pressing.  Rails are a lustrous nickel plating that is still bright.

The first class car is hand painted and truly stand out with deep blues and blacks, accented with gold and reds.  Inside of the (I) class car is a deep yellow paint; a beauty!

With the set is a station marked in the BW for Bing Works.  It has a great concession set of ads and quite a colorful addition.

Our example of this Bing train set in box is in excellent all original condition with no breaks, restorations, repairs, or touch ups. This piece shows the usual patina, dust, chips, scuffs, surface rust, scratches, and wear that are to be expected from age and play. The box is approximately 18″ L x 11″ W. This would be a great addition to any collection. We invite you to view the photos to further determine quality and condition. 

A brief history of Bing Corp./Gebrüder Bing:

Bing Corp. New York City, New York

Operated between 1924 – 1935

Founded by: John Bing

Bing Corp. was a spin-off of their German firm, Gebrüder Bing. The mainly served as jobber for their parent firm with mechanical boats, zeppelins, and steam engines.

Gebrüder Bing Nuremberg, Germany

Operated between 1866 – 1933

Founded by: Brothers Ignatius and Adolph Bing

Gebrüder Bing specialized in a wide-range of spring-driven toys, cars, buses, boats. Perhaps its biggest coup was a line of trains initiated in 1882. Bing went under during the crash of 1929; Karl Bub acquired the toy trains division and Fleischmann the toy boats.