Tinplate Barn

Looks like a vintage Marx - Ohio Arts miniature barn from the Farm Playset. Its missing the silo, fencing and animals.

Gandy

Ohio Art, probably from set #194.

Steve

Thank You Gandy & Steve.

I do have some critters that I believe will work with it.  

A Silo? That will probably have to be scratch built out of a tin can at a later date.

Thanks again!

Dave

Halfway down this page is another variation of the barn, with yellow roof and base. Silo too.

http://gt3trains.com/index.html

JohnP, Toronto

Here's the Ohio Art barn and silo on my layout, it's quite different from yours, but the roof tile lithography is similar.

I have Britains, Johillco, etc. hollow-cast lead farm animals with mine, but there are many other options - the Marx and Auburn farm animals are the right size also.

hojack,

I really like your farm scene & the use of the girder bridge as a roadway bridge.

Gives me some great inspiration for the coming layout!

Thanks!

Dave

Dave

Here is a boxed set, although the roof color is different.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintag...;hash=item58ad5fe681

Steve

Thanks Steve.

I have seen the silo at GW before, guess I'll have to keep an eye out for one.

Kind of glad now that no one took me up on the offer of the farm tractors that I listed a while back. I'll have some use for them now.

Dave

I have a couple of those tin silo's on my layout.  They are marked "Sunnyside Farms"(?) I believe.  One silo is missing the top, but still looks great.  My uncle had the complete set when he was a boy.  Sadly the barn was damaged by rust to the point we were forced to sell the walls off for parts.  I still have the tin garage and the tin chicken coop that went with it, and now I have them along the siding with my operating milk car and cattle car platforms.

That's the Marx one you have, isn't it Martin?  The lithography looks beautiful.

The Marx #304 cattle coral and loading chute is a great little tinplate accessory to tie the farm into the trains - I have the chute lined up to a stock car spotted on a siding by the farm.