From pre-war models to whimsical holiday sets, vintage train sets have chugged their way into the spotlight. These coveted collectors items have surpassed their status as toys and are now nostalgic ...

Second and final installment held Oct. 30 was dominated by rare German Marklin productions, including a circa-1904 hand-painted III-Gauge live steam train that sold for $123K against a $50K-$70K ...

Highlights: Marklin hand-painted early musical carousel, $120,000; circa-1912-1915 Marklin Series II model of ‘Battleship Brooklyn,’ $90,000. The Maloy collection was gathered over a period of 60 ...

DANBURY - It was an agonizing decision for James Hall when he agreed to sell the massive collection of American-made toy trains he had been gathering since he was a child. That agony only got worse ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — When John Masters fires up his toy trains it’s like he’s reliving his childhood. “My stepfather, when I was 14, bought me two tracks and we started building it,” said Masters, who ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- VINELAND, N.J. – An early Marklin (German) hand-painted early musical carousel knocked down for $120,000 and a circa-1912-1915 Marklin Series II ...