Tin Plate advice

Its a post war ( 60's on) Heinreich Wimmer ( HWN - Western Germany, Nuremburg ) set , probably retailed in the USA by a chain store in the late 60's early 70's ??? . not a specifically rare or quality piece , but yours looks in nice condition however it is missing the little steam roller that would have been on the flat car as a load ( these always go missing lol ) ... I have the slightly earlier non-sparking version of that set myself ( with the Steam roller even!

Sadly if you think you are on a cash cow , you will be slightly disappointed , I would expect a set like that to go for around $40-75 USD?  People ask for more on places like ebay etc but they dont sell for extravagant prices .. Asking and getting can be very different animals

They were made pretty cheaply , and in reasonably large numbers to fill the cheap and cheerful boom times in the toy market that took place in the late 50's to early 70's ... HWN was a fairly decent firm , but after the war they concentrated on volume as opposed to quality ... Don't get me wrong they are still nice things ! But by the end HWN was satisfying  low end demand for a good few years before it kicked the bucket

You can see your exact set and box here https://www.binnsroad.co.uk/railways/hwn/index.html

With toys like that I value them more in the smiles they brought to kids than the actual cash they fetch today .

@Fatman posted:

Its a post war ( 60's on) Heinreich Wimmer ( HWN - Western Germany, Nuremburg ) set , probably retailed in the USA by a chain store in the late 60's early 70's ??? . not a specifically rare or quality piece , but yours looks in nice condition however it is missing the little steam roller that would have been on the flat car as a load ( these always go missing lol ) ... I have the slightly earlier non-sparking version of that set myself ( with the Steam roller even!

Sadly if you think you are on a cash cow , you will be slightly disappointed , I would expect a set like that to go for around $40-75 USD?  People ask for more on places like ebay etc but they dont sell for extravagant prices .. Asking and getting can be very different animals

They were made pretty cheaply , and in reasonably large numbers to fill the cheap and cheerful boom times in the toy market that took place in the late 50's to early 70's ... HWN was a fairly decent firm , but after the war they concentrated on volume as opposed to quality ... Don't get me wrong they are still nice things ! But by the end HWN was satisfying  low end demand for a good few years before it kicked the bucket

You can see your exact set and box here https://www.binnsroad.co.uk/railways/hwn/index.html

With toys like that I value them more in the smiles they brought to kids than the actual cash they fetch today .

Wow - great info!  Thank-you very much for the link too!   The little steam roller is very nice - to bad I'm missing it.  I don't have sentimental value for this set so maybe I'll  put up for sale and give it a shot ...............   😉

OK just did my google-fu and there is currently a complete boxed set on ebay asking for $95 ... so I wasnt far off !

( search string " Sparking choo choo " in Toys and Hobbies  )

Being in the box brings a premium tho , even tho its a poor condition box ... so deduct $30+ for that alone

Hey I found a car that didn't belong - thoughts on this one?

Mettoy  , Made in the UK , again 1960's ... again a low value high volume coach as to value , minimal under $10 ... the SET in box would probably go $100-ish in the US and less than that in the UK ... seen them go for like 55-80 £ ??

Comes from a nice set tho which does have some value ( mainly due to the loco unfortunately for you )

With Mettoy it could well have been sold along with other sets ... they weren't prolific in model range and tended to mix and match a bit )

I again have one , but unboxed and made from pieces acquired over the years

eg...

  Welcome to Antiques Roadshow... budget trains edition ... now heeeeeeere's FATTY!!!

Superb!  Thank-you so much!  I'll merely include it in the HWN set when it sells...............   RVB

No problems Richard ! Glad to help ... I see by your profile you are in Canada , which pretty much makes you an honourary Australian ! ... If you ever come across some Canadian livery or made in USA Hornby tinplate .. drop me a line , I would be interested for sure

Yes indeed HWN is Heinrich Wimmer Nuremburg.  I think their stations are much more interesting than their train sets.  Here is a photo of my only HWN station. HWN in middle, Kibri on right, and Cabo on left. Lew Schneider

Lovely display.  Thank-you for sharing!