@Robert SSteve "Papa" Eastman posted:Brought home a new toy from today’s club meet. Nice Bing set. Anyone know what year
Steve
That’s an awesome set- @@Steve “Papa” Eastman !! Looks like it’s in great condition too!! I love the Bing baggage cars- have a 425 (532/28, 8 wheel version) and a 4 wheel version(can’t recall the number)- don’t have a 501 though! They are an absolute staple on my tinplate consists. Personally, I prefer them to the very similar Ives baggage cars.
The logo on the box tells me, as @Robert S. Butler said, it’s post-WWI. Also, the “Bing Miniture Railroad System” is, at least for passenger cars, found at the roofline/top end of Post-WWI as opposed to “The Bing Miniture RAILWAY System” (sometimes no “The”)which is both pre- and post- WWI. See picture below:
Then of course there’s some passenger cars that lacks those altogether. If you really want to get a better idea of the year, Check the site from which I used that picture and match the top-end litho logo and the logo on the bottom of the cars. I’d be interested to see which type and/or they have the top-end litho logo.
Does the engine run? It looks fantastic and like it’s in fantastic shape! Love those early electrics too- have been tempted to pull the trigger on a Bing electric like yours- getting a working European pre-war electric like that is on my “before the end of the year” list lol. I believe I have a book that details that particular engine- will definitely check it once I get home to see if I can get some more info for you regarding the year.
Again- awesome pick-up! Sorry for the long post, unfortunately with work having started and increased responsibilities, haven’t had much time to post here let alone get to expanding my layout. That said, your set has me jazzed up for when I get home from work/ this weekend- I think I’ll finally add the table that’s been sitting in my basement so it’s L-shaped!!
Thanks for the post, Steve, and to everyone who has posted in this thread- all the great tinplate was what I need to break out of this limbo and rekindle my enthusiasm !!!
