Tinplate photos 📸 and videos 📽

Hello everyone,

May I second Tinplate Art's statement that the Fulgurex/Tenshodo models are exquisite. Over the years I have been able to aquire a few of these in 2 rail and they are second to none!

Miketg

Fire truck delivery on the carpet express 

I’ve been busy lately with other things and haven’t had many new items to share. Here is something I recently acquired.

George

Interesting. What is it and who made it? Some type of coaling station? 

@Tinplate Art posted:

Interesting. What is it and who made it? Some type of coaling station? 

It's a windup toy dredge. It was made by Oro Werke in Germany under the trade name Orobr around 1920. The windup mechanism is in the engine part of the toy and moves the pistons up and down. The black wheel is some type of flywheel that prevents the windup mechanism from moving until it starts to turn. There is a lever on the opposite side that turns a lever on the bucket elevator to make them move. It's a fascinating toy that is very addictive to play with.

George

GRORGE: Thank you for the explanation of your find!

Some miscellaneous photos from the past.

Double headed Lionel Hiawatha engines - did you add a front coupler to one of the engines?

Jim

NJCJOE: WOWSA! GREAT selection! :-)

@Jim Waterman posted:

Double headed Lionel Hiawatha engines - did you add a front coupler to one of the engines?

Jim

Jim,

They weren't physically connected. Just posing for the photo. 

I bought this old new stock MTH Ives 3245R early this year. Just found the old new stock 24x series cars to go with it. Beautiful set.

Steve

Beautiful, INDEED!  :-)

Keep 'em comin! Maybe Carey and JKE will submit some gems.

Tinplate never gets old! 

My standard gauge inspection car. I didn’t built the chassis but I added the LED’s and painted the body.  🚗 

Here are two electrics that were rotated onto the prewar layout today.

A mixture of old & new and large & small Ives

Steve

Paya - tinplate boxcar

RSB: That is one very nice PAYA boxcar! I likes! :-)

A recent buy is this O gauge BING loco, it is just fresh from the barn and in needs of some restoration and cleaning. It is a high voltage model from 1912, maybe Arne will have some more informations. Pictures are from the auction site and I will post better ones when restored and with her original passenger car set I have since a long time. Not bad for more than a hundred years old piece.

Daniel

It is not a SNCF model, it looks more German but it is a toy.... What makes it interesting for me is thay it bears the stamp of a French toy shop and the passenger cars I have has also French marking on them.

Here they are, roofs have been repainted but I really enjoy the teack litho. They where also made in gauge one.

Daniel