Little train and wagons, home made?

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by Houseful, Feb 19, 2023.

  1. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    I’ve put this in metalware as seems most apt with the the metal bits.
    I suspect someone may have made them in their shed for a child but I’m not sure.The main train is 6 ins long, I inch and a half wide. Picked them up at a U.K. car boot years ago.
    There is a sort of a logo underneath SV, so maybe these were kits with decals or maybe just the makers initials. Any info please? Thanks
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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I don't think homemade. From the recurrence of Danmark, they may be Danish.
     
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  3. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    I think you are correct about being Danish. Here’s a Danish steam train I found with a similar pointed nose and banded top funnel.
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Carlsberg is also Danish, but known internationally.
     
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  5. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Very cool with great character. Personally I would have also guessed: hobbyists and ‘shed made’.
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Ditto. A Danish man in a shed.;)
     
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  7. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Whichever, they're very cool!!!​
     
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  8. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Thanks to all. They are off to a Toy auction along with a couple of Hornby accessories for someone else to enjoy.
     
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  9. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Agreed. Primitive...so wartime, perhaps?
     
  10. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Odd the Carlsberg logo is red. It’s the right one for 1931-1971 but it’s usually in green.
     
  11. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    May have used what they could get, i.e. red ink but not green. I agree shed-built, but I'd bet with some bits ordered as a "kit" or printed onto the back of something the parent bought and then cut up. My grandfather did that here during WWII.
     
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