All about Antique : Antique trains

From very early trains of tin-plate, cast iron and wood to steam and electric models from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, antique toy trains have captured the hearts of collectors for more than six decades.A brief history of the early trains

When most people think of vintage trains, the first thing that comes to mind are miniature versions of the machines operated track systems. However, trains were made well before the production of this type of train.
Very early trains were simple games that are made to be pushed or pulled along the floor. Generally, these trains consisted of a camera and an attached carriage and wagon. Made at home or in a European family businesses, these early trains were made of wood, tin or lead.

Shortly after the German railway between Nuremberg and Fürth opened in 1835, a commemorative pewter cast model train was introduced. The model was made in one piece and had no moving parts.Mass production trains
Over the next twenty years, German manufacturers began mass production of toy trains made of tinplate, which is a thin sheet of tin coated steel. This material was easily formed by rolling, stamping or pressure and no rust. Early German manufacturers of tinplate toy trains produced just trains and those who were self-propelled, known as trains clock. German manufacturers include:

    * Bing
    * Marklin
    * Lehmann
    * Carette
    * Guntermann
    * Issmayer
Game production train, was also in France, England and the United States.

    * In 1856, George W. Brown Company made the first clock train from tinplate in the United States. Other train U.S. manufactures include:
          o Ives
          o Wilkens
          o Carpenter
          o Milton Bradley
          o Bergmann
          o Brown
          Fallows o
Songs and electric trains
In the United States, Murray Bacon patented the first electric train in 1884. Three years later, the first American-made electric system built by Carlyle and Finch. Other American electric train manufacturers include:

    * Lionel founded by Joshua Cowen
    * Ives
    * Flyer American
    Marx *
    * Weeden and Garlick
    * Bergmann
Toy train manufacturers in Europe were also working to develop their industry. In 1891, the Company has Marklin toy train history with the introduction of train tracks made of tin in the sections were standardized. Seven years later, the same German company revolutionized the industry with the first complete electric train them.Model Trains dentifying the counter
One method used to identify antique trains through the line width, which is known as the counter. The meter is to measure the distance between inner edges of the rails.

    * The first train is 1 meter Ives
    * Most European trains counters 1 to 4
    * Meter model introduced by the Lionel Company in early 1900. This gauge became popular in the United States and measures 2 1 / 8 inches.
    * After Depression 0 gauge became popular measure 1 1 / 4 inches
Two other methods of identifying old train model is the configuration of the wheel, also known as wheel alignment, and the method of the power train.

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