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Over the past few months, I've noticed a reoccurring issue when researching my vintage trains, most notably Bing. I can't seem to find any catalogues of the company, except for a few. The problem is, the ones that do exist (At least to my knowledge) are scattered across the internet. I have found a few sources with catalogues/catalogue clippings, I'll list them here:

Bing 1926 English Trade Catalogue: https://www.fulltable.com/vts/t/tcat/bing/a.htm
A small collection of Bing Catalogues: https://www.conradantiquario.i..._katalogservice.html
Has a few clippings from catalogues: https://www.brightontoymuseum..../index/Category:Bing

This is all I can scrounge up, and the only other option I can think of would be to buy a reproduction catalogue, which seems like a lot of money to spend looking for a small amount of information.
Do any of you know where I can find more online catalogues? I have seen posts here in the past of people posting snippets of catalogues to help those having trouble identifying their trains, which means that there are indeed catalogues out there. If any do have any information or a reproduction catalogue, please do share. Help of any amount would be greatly appreciated.


(Also as a side note, how do I cancel alerts from the daily layout thread?)
(I commented once, and now my alert box is going off every five seconds)
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dkdkrd posted:

How about the TCA Library at the National Toy Train Museum in Strasburg, PA??  I thought this was the best repository for material such as you seek.  

KD

Sounds like a very good place, but would you tell me how to access it?
I'm not the best at figuring things out, especially tech stuff.
I know I'm a member of the Train Collecters Association, which I believe is something required to access the library, but what I do after that I have no clue.
Could you please point me in the right direction?

(Edit): I realize I might be wrong about a few things, but Iḿ not sure. I accessed the library, but it's just a list of what they have in the physical library. Is there an online library I can use?

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Berkshire posted:

(Edit): I realize I might be wrong about a few things, but Iḿ not sure. I accessed the library, but it's just a list of what they have in the physical library. Is there an online library I can use?

It looks like the TCA Library has several Bing catalogs or reproductions of Bing catalogs.  You can call the librarian and they will copy pages for you for a small fee. 

Also the TCA Western Division website has a section devoted to manufacturers and they have plenty of info on Bing.  Here’s the link: http://www.tcawestern.org/

Plus TCA member Graeme Eldred in Scotland has a website which has info on many former toy train manufacturers.  Here’s a link to his Bing pages:  http://www.binnsroad.co.uk/railways/bing0/index.html

I don’t have any Bing trains but I do have a 1910 Bing catalog.

Bill

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