Early Bing 1 gauge electric 1906-8

I don't have any information about this set but I  really enjoy seeing these early trains. Very nice, thanks for posting.

-Mark

That huge horseshoe magnet is cool.

That huge permanent magnet is very interesting!

Mark down 3 for the magnet!!!  Beautiful!!!

Ya gotta love German technology! (This from a huge fan of the original LGB!) At times, they did have a tendency to "over-engineer", although not entirely a bad thing! :-)

I love seeing a Bing set. Thank you!

VERY nice engine! :-)

Wow, very interesting to see an electric train that old!

I think that is the oldest electric toy steam engine I have seen. Are the tender and coach original to the set? Or at the least, the same time period? What gauge is the track?  The track is Bing?

As usual, thanks for sharing these pieces of toy train history.

this is the oldest electric toy train you will see ...1882 Ernst Plank

C&F had electric steam outlines in 1899

Bing is 1 gauge ... track Bing or Marklin ..not the best track   needs much straightening and tweaking

cheers Carey

see link   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGVYgN7Hr1A

@Carey Williams posted:

this is the oldest electric toy train you will see ...1882 Ernst Plank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGVYgN7Hr1A

Ok, you are right, I give. That is something else! But how does it work? It seems like a cross between a motor and a friction toy. I mean you have to spin the drum to get it generating electricity? What are the two leads clipped to the track? I'd love to learn more about this engine.