Märklin Toy Drill Press
Märklin Toy Drill Press
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- Description (Brief)
- This toy drill press was manufactured by the Märklin Company around 1920. The toy has a cast metal body with the pulley attached to a gearing mechanism that spun the drill. The toy could be connected to the drive wheel of a toy steam engine for power and produce realistic motion 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
- Object Name
- toy, drill press
- date made
- ca 1920
- Physical Description
- cast iron (overall material)
- tin (drive pulley material)
- Measurements
- overall - from catalog card: 4 1/4 in; 10.795 cm
- overall: 4 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 11.1125 cm x 3.81 cm x 5.715 cm
- ID Number
- MC.329071
- catalog number
- 329071
- accession number
- 278175
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe
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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
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