Early Bing CW Set- Information needed

   Eric, I cant help you on the Bing set, but nice IVES!!!

The Bing set called out to me, but I have a lot more Ives. BTW I was at the old Ives factory when the Plaque was installed and I posed as the Ives boy for a friend of mine.

I am frustrated by the lack of material about Bing and I may need to pay a visit to the TCA museum library for a bit of research.

Eric Hofberg

TCA, LCCA

Nice engine And cars. It seems to be in beautiful shape for as old it is. 

The thick rims on the engine and the generic 6 wheel tender would suggest a manufacture date for the engine ca. 1914.  The woodsided litho NYC coach and observation were offered from ca. 1914 - 1928.  I can't tell if the combine is woodsided litho or sheetmetal litho.  To the best of my knowledge sheetmetal litho for passenger cars was a later addition (post WWI) but then my sample size of boxed, dated sets is small so it too may have the same span with respect to the other two cars.

  Also can you tell me how the manufacturer is identified on the cars and engine?  That is, does the ID look like a nested B and W with the B on its side so that it interlocks with the W or does it look like a diamond pattern with the letters G,B,N in the center?  If it is the latter it would suggest pre WWI manufacture and if the former then post WWI

Robert,

The baggage car, unlike the other 2 cars, has steel sides and it is marked with the nested B symbol. The wood sided cars plus the tender are marked with the triangle G B over N symbol. It would seem that this set as I suspected, is somewhat mismatched. I will now be searching for a wood side baggage car.

Thank you for the information! I have searched numerous sites for pictures and information, but I was unable to find an exact match for my engine although similar 0-4-0's seemed to indicate my 4-4-0 might be circa 1914.   

Eric Hofberg

TCA, LCCA