Arne: Thank you, as always for the information that the trade mark is TN not TM and it stands for Nomura toys. I have heard of them and may even have some other toys that they made. I am certain you are correct, but the guy who painted that symbol on the little house must have had too much Sake! Even under a magnifying glass it looked like TM but maybe that is just 76 year old eyes not a misprint. Nevertheless, thank you for taking the time to comment and setting me straight.
FATMAN: Wow , a picture of my little house as it appeared in a set ! That is really cool...You know I thought of all kinds of electrical things that it could be...transformer, inverter, etc Never thought of a whistle controller. Guess I am too much of a Lionel guy (you know the whistle is in the tender!)to think of that. Thank you very much. The set it really neat and looks like it was quite high quality. Was it Bandi? Looks like 1950's or 1960's would that be correct. It resembles my Tyco sets of 1950's .
Again, thank you both for data on this piece that I could never have gotten elsewhere in so short a time. Also, beautiful Hornby French coach, would they have called this a "combine" like we did?
Regards, Don McErlean
