Märklin Toy Boring Mill

Description (Brief):

This toy boring mill was manufactured by the Märklin Company around 1920. The toy has a cast metal body, but is missing the ribbed steel band that runs from the lower pulley to the upper pulley to spin the cutting tool. The toy boring mill could be connected to the drive wheel of a toy steam engine for power and produce realistic motion just like its full size counterpart.

Description (Brief)

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.

Date Made: ca 1920

Location: Currently not on view

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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.329073Catalog Number: 329073Accession Number: 278175

Object Name: toy, vertical boring mill

Physical Description: cast iron (overall material)Measurements: overall - from catalog card: 5 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 7.9375 cm x 3.81 cmoverall: 5 in x 1 1/2 in x 3 1/8 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm x 7.9375 cm

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

Record Id: nmah_847167

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