Friction Train

==History==
In 1891 the German industrial entrepreneur Theodor Friedrich Wilhelm Märklin´s sons presented the very first clockwork railway at the Leipzig Spring Trade Fair.\nOriginally, the founder of the company had begun with the production of doll kitchens, kitchen stoves for kids, carts, ships, merry-go-rounds, spinning tops and wind-up toys. The track structure of the first standardised clockwork railway of 1891 could be changed according to the user's desires. The two brothers called their clockwork miracle 'Track 1'. The model railway was born!\nThe greatest disadvantage of these primitive toy trains was the fact that they were only able to do a few laps before the spring ran down and the engine needed to be wound up again.\nSoon after this, Eugen and Karl Märklin constructed a model railway which could be heated with spirits and thus driven by steam.
==Did You Know That?==
Clockwork toys are the hit of the decade. Not only with kids, but also with their parents.\nOf late, model railways with built-in clockwork engines have been available in specialist stores and toy shops. You wind them up with a key and set them loose over your floor.\nWhen the spring runs dowm, you have to wind it up again. Make sure you keep these toys out of the reach of very young children. This is because it is possible to damage the springs by winding them up too much, something a baby is almost guaranteed to do!
Category:1928
Category:Final Product
Category:Toy Industry
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