Object Details
Description (Brief)
This toy steam engine was made by the Märklin Company around 1920. This toy steam engine consists of a vertical brass boiler that powered a flywheel, mounted on a metal plate painted green.
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 that included steam engines such as this one.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe
date made
ca 1920
ID Number
ER.329051
accession number
278175
catalog number
329051
Object Name
toy steam turbine & boiler
steam turbine & boiler, toy
toy, steam engine and boiler
Measurements
overall: 15 1/2 in x 18 3/8 in x 8 7/8 in; 39.37 cm x 46.6725 cm x 22.5425 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_1063805