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Identifying a "toy" train

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Posted by zebra37 on Sunday, January 8, 2012 4:56 PM

Thank you Otis. There are NO discerning identifying marks. It is metal...but not one for tracks...more so a toy. I don't think it would be defined as a tin one though. I have no idea as to age, I can;t find it anywhere.

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Posted by Otis B. Drinkwater on Sunday, January 8, 2012 3:45 PM

You have some sort of cast iron train, which may or may not be old as some of the cast iron trains have been reproduced.  I don't know anything about the item you have.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, January 8, 2012 8:06 AM

sounds like a vitage Marx but pics would help a lot.

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Identifying a "toy" train
Posted by zebra37 on Sunday, January 8, 2012 2:24 AM

I ran across a small metal toy train at an auction. It almost looks like those older metal cars(2"). The front and back wheels rotate off of a pin axle and the center wheels are cast in place. There is a small tender with it that has the number 221 on it. I was reading and searching online and this forum was suggested to try and find out what I have. Thank you for any feed back. I am debating whether to keep it or list it quite frankly-

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