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Train car with partial crane. This toy is all metal and quite old, 1920-1930's possibly. If you can identify this toy please let me know. In the pictures I used a letter size envelope to show the size of this train. Thanks all..
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I'm inclined to think it is one of the early, finer European brands, but I haven't been able to nail down who exactly. It's a shame about the missing cabin, this probably would have been a high end item in it's heyday.
Thank Dr_Rambow for your answer. I have sent this picture to a few antique Toy dealers and they can't identify it. I will heed your advice and redirect my search to European brands in hopes of finding more details. Thanks again and have a great day...
Victor
Toronto, Ontario