Object Details
Description (Brief)
This toy power hacksaw was manufactured by the Märklin Company around 1950. The toy hacksaw has a tin base and clamp with a saw shafted to a flywheel. The hacksaw toy could be connected to the drive wheel of a toy steam engine for power and operate just like its full size counterpart.
The Märklin Company was established in 1859 in the town of Göppingen, Germany by tin smith Theodor Friedrich Wilhelm Märklin. Märklin began his business with the production of tin doll houses, but the company soon began producing a variety of tinplate and metal items, eventually specializing in toys such as this one.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe
date made
ca 1950
ID Number
MC.329069
catalog number
329069
accession number
278175
Object Name
toy, power hack saw
Measurements
overall - from catalog card: 4 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 in; 10.16 cm x 8.89 cm x 7.62 cm
overall: 4 1/8 in x 6 in x 2 7/8 in; 10.4775 cm x 15.24 cm x 7.3025 cm
place made
Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Göppingen
Related Publication
Maass, Eleanor A.. Greville Bathe's "Theatre of Machines": The Evolution of a Scholar and His Collection
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Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Family & Social Life
Engineering, Building, and Architecture
Engineering Steam Toys and Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_847170