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B220A5FE-7243-48F9-BBAD-2898C64C82EA8091DD81-2D68-44E2-B4F5-CAE2577E977A8FDCBA8A-A4F4-4F19-9CF2-45CC2A0DEDB6The bridge pictured in the attached has an early German look about it but there are no manufacturers’ marks present. It has no tracks but the pins at each end suggest it was made to connect to other sections. It is 10 3/4” long, 4” wide and 4 1/2” high. Can anyone identify it for me?

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The metal stampings for the arched girders is Bing.  I can't find an exact match for the rest but the 1912 catalog does illustrate a 5 piece bridge (10150) that has rounded supports and two separate sections on either side of the arched section that have railings and lamps.  The illustration does not show the connector pins but I could see where those pins might have attached to the railing sections. The problem is the illustration indicates the arched section and the railing section share a single support whereas your bridge piece does not allow for that kind of support sharing. Given the excess soldering that appears to have been done to your span I wonder if that might indicate a home modification to change the location of the supports at some later date.

  The bridge below is a later rendition of the bridge span ca 1925 but, as you can see, the arched girder stamping is the same.

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Last edited by Robert S. Butler
Arne posted:

Has anyone noticed the wires at the beginning and end? This is a middle section of a larger bridge. And on the bridge is a diamond shape to see, a Bing sign. This is a part of the Bing bridge 10150 from 1909

bi-10150

Greetings

Arne

Did not see that listed in the 1913 catalog I was able to access. I need older Bing catalogs, I guess. Thanks for clearing this up, Arne.

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