Manxman
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New EngineHere are some pics of my latest engine. Problem is I don't know who made it. I do know it's German and old. The only clue is the code on the box. I've been through all my pics and can't find an exact match. The closest I can find is a Bing engine from about 1925. Any help would be very much appreciated.
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Steely
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The front wheels look like Bowman tool flywheels. 
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Steve_S
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Whatever it is, its very nice! 
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Mamodman123
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Looks scratch built to me  as you said Manxman, in Bing style
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Manxman
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The box code seems to be ? 130/0. Lots of Bing engines start 130/ so I'm again thinking a Bing.
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Manxman
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No, MM not scratch built. That's the way the cheap German toys were made back then. I think it all looks about right.
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Griffin
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A nice interesting old engine.
Does it say 'Germany' on the bottom of the firebox? Can't quite make it out.
Sorry can not help with a makers name, but you have a really good engine there.
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Mamodman123
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| Manxman wrote: | | No, MM not scratch built. That's the way the cheap German toys were made back then. I think it all looks about right. |
Got no idea then Manxman
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Manxman
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Yes it say Germany. I'm sure that's supposed to help date it but I can't remember where I've put the information that says about the difference between Germany and Made in Germany etc.
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Roly Williams
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As you say, Manxman, it has a definite Bing look to it. In fact several parts look identical to a Bing vertical stationary I have. The cylinder and con-rod, the flywheel, the whistle (even to the shape of the handle) all look the same. The engine bracket is similar. However, most German makers of that time used many identical parts; maybe from the same third-party source. The seamed boiler points to it being quite old. The burner might hold some clue to an experienced eye, but there's no guarantee that it's original.
A very nice engine, anyway; whoever it turns out to be.
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tmuir
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Nice one,
Have you fired it?
Are you going to fire it?
If so we need vids
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newellsmamods
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looks like a mamod rocket prototype 
very nice
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sparky
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yeh that is very nice!   ill show you picture of my uncles homemade traction engine soemtime
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John Chapman
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Re: New Engine | Manxman wrote: | The closest I can find is a Bing engine from about 1925. Any help would be very much appreciated.
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It does indeed look very Bing. The firebox with the dummy rivets is a typical Bing feature. That said Bing nearly always but their trade mark somewhere on their engines. I think it is earlier than 1925 as German engines post WW1 were generally marked "Foreign".
My guess would be that it was made by Bing for a UK toy store, such as Gamages, which may account for the lack of a trademark and probably pre 1914.
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Manxman
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Thanks John. I've been sent a couple of pics of other Bing engines that have 'common' parts and that also suggests Bing. Thanks for the thoughts about dates and I think you are right that it has probably been made for the British market.
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bigal
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Did you ever find out what kind this it?
Have a Bing from 1927-32 era and quite a few differences.
Also not like a Doll from the 20's
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Manxman
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Ha ha , this is an old post. Well yes, I think we decided that it is a Bing. Although not in the main catalogues, a very close match was found in a supplement from 1914. I sure it has had a repair at some point and maybe a little change, but, it is a Bing. 
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