Picked this up from a seller in Canada. They say it's German and what few words are printed on it, I would agree. It's all tin, small, closer to H0. Litho is the same on both sides and doors open on both sides. The base is 8" x 2-5/8".
Anyone know who made it.
thanks
Steve
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Hi Steve,
isn't HWN printed on the sack, if so then it's Heinrich Wimmer Nurnberg. The logo looks like the HWN logo, a banner with the 3 capitals on it.
regards, Kieffer
Thanks Kieffer. The HWN is on the bag. I also have a few Wimmer clockwork pieces.
Steve
Nice call. I saw the logo on the sack but didn't know what it meant. The lack of any wording on the structure maybe suggests that it was kept generic to be suitable for export to different countries?
Here's a related one shown on Ebay and called a "battery holder" station with no further explanation. Wondering if it furnished track power or maybe had a whistle in it??
Ace
Some of my Japanese and Distler H0 tin come with battery boxes instead of a transformer so it could be meant to provide track power.
Steve
Steve, I was puzzled by the grey box on the end of the building in that last photo. The red box on the other end clearly has a switch, and maybe wires to the track come out that hole. Just curious.
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