VINTAGE GERMAN ‘O’ GAUGE (HWN) TIN LITHOGRAPH TRAIN STATION 

(HWN Heinrich Wimmer oHG-Nuremberg)

Description:

This is RARE German (HWM) tin plate lithograph train station. Detailed with finely painted chromolithography featuring clock, windows; and signs. (Note intricate flower boxes and candy “BonBon” machine) Station offers a fenced terrace and "Trink-Halle" (bar). Not many of these HWN stations available today. A unique item to add to your collection!

 

 

Measurements: 17 3/4” length x 4” width x 4 1/2” height

Scale: ‘O’gauge

Manufacturer: Heinrich Wimmer oHG (HWN) Blechspielwarenfabrik “Tin Toy Factory”   Made in West Germany

Year: early 1950’s

 

Condition: Excellent condition given age and wear.

 

Lithograph:

A tin toy, or tin lithograph toy, is a mechanical toy made out of tinplate and colorfully painted by chromolithography to resemble primarily a structure, character or vehicle.

 

About:

Heinrich Wimmer , Nuremburg (HWN)

The Heinrich Wimmer oHG Blechspielwarenfabrik (HWN) “tin toy factory” was a toy company based in Nuremberg in the 1920s and was primarily focused on the production of inexpensive toy trains. In 1920, Heinrich Wimmer, a dealer in 2nd hand goods  founded his tin toy factory in Nuremberg on Julienstraße (Julien street) where he began production of model vehicles and airplanes with clockwork drives. In 1930, Wimmer relocated its operations within Nuremberg. In 1933 he added model tanks and launchers to his range of products.

Following WW2, in addition to commercial vehicles and tinplate planes, the company manufactured clockwork and electric model trains in 0 and H0 gauges.  Extensive accessories were made both from sheet metal, featuring detailed painting in chrome-lithography.  Mainly train stations, signal boxes, houses, bridges and signals were part of the production. The large department store chains such as Karstadt and Kaufhof were mostly responsible for sales and distribution. The former mail order companies like Quelle and Neckermann also published the inexpensive toys in their catalogs, especially around Christmas. This is how the Wimmer-Bahnen received the nickname "Kaufhausbahn".

Heinrich Wimmer left the company in 1969. The business was continued by his son, Ernst Wimmer, and was dissolved in 1976. Older HWN toys are becoming quite rare and continued to be highly sought after and collectible!

 

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