Marklin/Maerklin Bros. ca. 1904 Tin #1072 Clockwork Passenger Boat*COMING SOON TO MARZ AUCTIONS*

Marklin/Maerklin Bros. ca. 1904 Tin #1072 Clockwork Passenger Boat

This is an incredible tin ca. 1904 Maerklin Bros. clockwork Passenger Boat the”St. Paul”, designated model no. 1072 in the 1904 Maerklin Bros. catalog. This measures in at 68 cm or approximately 26 3/4″ L. This will be available in our February 2025 Auction.

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A brief history of Gebruder Maerklin (or Marklin) of Goppingen, Germany   

1859 to date   

Founder: Theodor Friedrich Wilhelm Märklin and his wife, Caroline Märklin   

Specialty: Originated as a maker of doll-sized tinplate kitchenware. When their sons took over the business in 1888, the firm name was changed to Gebruder Maerklin/Maerklin Bros. & Co. and they branched out to add a variety of enameled tinplate boats, carousels, and aeronautical toys. Marklin introduced the first standardized tinplate tracks in 1891. Maerklin switched to plastic train sets in the late 1950s. They were unsurpassed in the production of clockwork, steam, and electric trains. 

Known As: Gebruder Maerklin, Maerklin Bros. & Co., or Marklin