Bing Werke, Nuremberg – clockwork tinplate single-funnel pas...
Bing Werke, Nuremberg – clockwork tinplate single-funnel passenger steamer, German, circa 1925–1932, attractive inter-war lithographed and painted tinplate clockwork passenger steamer by Bing Werke, Nuremberg, retaining the manufacturer's distinctive late 'BW / GERMANY' trademark lithographed to the deck, pressed tinplate hull is finished with a bright red lower hull, cream upper works and fine blue dividing line, beneath a simulated planked ochre-yellow deck, the substantial central passenger superstructure is lithographed in cream and ochre with a succession of circular portholes and rectangular cabin windows, surmounted by an open promenade deck and raised forward wheelhouse, the vessel is fitted with a single tall orange funnel with black cap, together with two unusually tall removable masts retaining their original-style red-and-white metal pennants, the deck carries further lithographed plank and fitting detail, including the clearly visible Bing Werke 'BW / GERMANY' trademark, approximately 280 mm long × 65 mm wide.* Literature: Propulsion is by an internal spring-driven clockwork motor operating a single stern propeller, with external rudder. The square winding arbor is accessible through the deck beside the forward end of the passenger accommodation. Bing was a major producer of mechanically powered toy ships, and late-1920s examples include a recognised final generation of clockwork ocean liners and steamers made shortly before the firm's toy production ceased.
[ translate ]Bing Werke, Nuremberg – clockwork tinplate single-funnel passenger steamer, German, circa 1925–1932, attractive inter-war lithographed and painted tinplate clockwork passenger steamer by Bing Werke, Nuremberg, retaining the manufacturer's distinctive late 'BW / GERMANY' trademark lithographed to the deck, pressed tinplate hull is finished with a bright red lower hull, cream upper works and fine blue dividing line, beneath a simulated planked ochre-yellow deck, the substantial central passenger superstructure is lithographed in cream and ochre with a succession of circular portholes and rectangular cabin windows, surmounted by an open promenade deck and raised forward wheelhouse, the vessel is fitted with a single tall orange funnel with black cap, together with two unusually tall removable masts retaining their original-style red-and-white metal pennants, the deck carries further lithographed plank and fitting detail, including the clearly visible Bing Werke 'BW / GERMANY' trademark, approximately 280 mm long × 65 mm wide.* Literature: Propulsion is by an internal spring-driven clockwork motor operating a single stern propeller, with external rudder. The square winding arbor is accessible through the deck beside the forward end of the passenger accommodation. Bing was a major producer of mechanically powered toy ships, and late-1920s examples include a recognised final generation of clockwork ocean liners and steamers made shortly before the firm's toy production ceased.
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