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Train Set - Passenger Car

2016-52-8

Early 20th-century tinplate passenger car, possibly made by Märklin. Rectangular car with eight square windows on each side, open exits at front and rear, and metal steps on each side. The car has a hinged top to reveal interior, which has two parallel benches running underneath the windows and two small, square compartments at opposite corners, each having a fixed door and small circular window. The benches have raised spikes on them, possibly for attaching passengers. The exterior of the car is painted yellow with red and gold details. Gold lettering on each side reads "Congressional Limited." Hookups for other cars at each end. Marked on bottom "Made in Germany" in red.

Used and displayed in Sheldon Tavern. Donor believes they were played with in the attic, and belonged to Robert Lewis Fisher (1898-1977).

• Märklin

c.1915

Height 5", Length 10", Depth 3.5"

• metal
• tin
• paint