Bing Toy Steam Traction Engine

Description (Brief):

This toy steam traction engine was manufactured by Bing Works of Nuremberg, Germany around 1918-1932. The traction engine consists of a black firebox below a boiler with a horizontal slide valve engine attached to a flywheel that is chained to the tractor’s rear wheel.

Description (Brief)

The Gebrüder Bing (Bing Brothers) toy company was founded in Nuremburg, Germany by Adolf and Ignatz Bing in 1863 and operated until 1932. The company was renamed Bing Werke (Bing Works) in 1918 when Ignatz Bing died. While very successful from 1863 until 1912, World War I created an unfavorable export market for German products, and the hard post-war years caused additional financial hardships. The harsh political climate in Germany forced the Jewish Bing family to flee to England in 1932, and Bing’s assets were acquired by rival toy company Bub in 1933.

Date Made: early 20th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany

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Related Publication: Maass, Eleanor A.. Greville Bathe's "Theatre of Machines": The Evolution of a Scholar and His Collection

Credit Line: Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MC.328930Catalog Number: 328930Accession Number: 278175

Object Name: toy, steam engine and boilertoy, steam traction engine and boiler

Measurements: overall: 10 in x 8 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 21.59 cmoverall: 10 1/8 in x 8 1/2 in x 4 1/8 in; 25.7175 cm x 21.59 cm x 10.4775 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-84a3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_847157

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