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NOT SURE BUT ANTIQUE DEALER SAID IT WAS FROM THE 40'S I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT ABOUT MY LITTLE TRAIN SET IT IS A KEY WIND AND IT IS MADE IN WESTERN ZONE GERMANY AND HAS A MARK JH ON THE COLE CAR ANY INFO ON THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL. THE TRAIN HAS NO RUST ON ANY CARS AND THE ENGINE STILL WORK'S FINE. THANK YOU AND ENJOY THE PICTURES
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IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT MY LITTLE TRAIN PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ANY INFO WOULD BE HELPFUL AS IT IS A GREAT TIN TRAIN. THANK YOU
AR8JASON THANK YOU FOR THE INFO ON MY TRAIN I HAVE ANOTHER TRAIN THAT HAS A BATTERY TRANS FORMER THAT TAKES 3 C BATTERIES I WILL PUT PIC'S ON TOMORROW I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT TRAIN AS WELL IT TO IS MADE IN WEST GERMANY ON THE ENGINE IT HAS H.W.N THAT IS ALL I KNOW. THANK YOU AGAIN JOHN