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with designs for more English looking locomotives that were produced in Germany for re-sale in the UK. Both exception of the second trader catalog addendum from 1929. In that catalog there were some innovations under the Trix Express label. This new line of trains were unveiled for the first time at the 1935 Leipzig Trade Fair. were still not English looking styled trains. To correct this issue, W.J. Bassett-Lowke provided Stephan Bing Steiff claimed that Bing’s 1910 somersaulting bear copied their 1909 "Purzel-Bär", and the resulting lawsuit lasted for four years (1911-1915). Bing initially used a button-in-ear trademark, but Steiff took action against this, which led to Bing replacing the button with a metal arrow fixed under the ear. This was later replaced by a metal button under the arm – on condition that the word “button” was not used in the trademark.
gauge trains, it re-gauged some models to 'O' gauge, where they looked oversized, and other models to Sir Alexander locomotive #1014 with a cream and brown coach for Bassett-Lowke to offer as a competition prize for its customers. signals, bridges, railroad buildings and accessories. The first Bing electric loco was a 3 gauge Steeplecab that appeared in observation. Bing's line of four-wheel road name boxcars, modeled after photographs of American freightBing introduced a still-smaller gauge, half that of 'O' at 0.625 inches, which it called 'OO'. However,
were fitted with a reversing mechanism (forward & reverse). Bing continued to supply Basset-Lowke with well- North American market through the John Bing Division that operated from offices on Fourth Street in New York City. completely in the 1960's. Bing went out of business for good in 1933 and the factory was abandoned. Lionel's Standard gauge, where they looked undersized. After Ignaz Bing died on March 25, 1918, his son Stephan financial difficulties for Bing Werke, but given the political climate in Germany in 1932 (the Bing family was
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LNWR 4-4-0 Precursor locomotive #513, with red and gold lining was made by Bing for Bassett-Lowke in 1907.
extent that the actual Ives catalogue #3238 appeared on every electric outline locomotive, large or
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Bing attempted to compensate by increasing its presence in Canada, where it competed with mixed success
Midland Railway 4-2-2 locomotive and tender powered by live steam. It was accompanied by a Midland guard/luggage van and a in the early Bassett-Lowke range of products up until the outbreak of World War I. It was improved over time and later Bing made a green electric gauge 2 model of the Great Central Railway Class 9N 4-6-2 Tank locomotive #165 for
This type of subsidy enabled Bassett-Lowke to promote a whole new product line and strengthen its partnership with Bing substantially. In the early 20th century Bing produced numerous items for export which were then sold either under In 1908 Bing manufactured a green gauge 1 steam powered model of the old GWR County 3800 class 4-4-0 County of Northampton loco
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