Bing (company), the Glossary
Bing or Gebrüder Bing ("Bing brothers") was a German toy company founded in 1863 in Nuremberg, Germany by two brothers, Ignaz Bing and Adolf Bing, initially producing metal kitchen utensils, but best remembered for its extensive lines of model trains and live steam engines.[1]
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37 relations: A. C. Gilbert Company, Adolf Hitler, American Flyer, Bassett-Lowke, Bing, Bingola Records, Canada, Continental Europe, England, Freinsheim, Historic Toy Museum, Freinsheim, Ignaz Bing, Ives Manufacturing Company, Jews, Lionel Corporation, List of show caves in Germany, Lithography, Live steam, Märklin, Model steam engine, North America, Nuremberg, O scale, Quadracycle, Rail transport modelling, Rhineland-Palatinate, Sears, Steamroller, Tariff, Torpedo boat, Toy train, Trix (company), Trix Express, United Kingdom, World War I, Young V&A, 1 gauge.
- Manufacturing companies based in Nuremberg
- Toy steam engine manufacturers
- Toy train manufacturers
A. C. Gilbert Company
The A. C. Gilbert Company was an American toy company, once one of the largest in the world. Bing (company) and a. C. Gilbert Company are toy train manufacturers.
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Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.
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American Flyer
American Flyer is a brand of toy train and model railroad, originally manufactured in the United States. Bing (company) and American Flyer are toy train manufacturers.
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Bassett-Lowke
Bassett-Lowke was an English toy manufacturing company based in Northampton. Bing (company) and Bassett-Lowke are toy train manufacturers.
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Bing
Bing most often refers to.
Bingola Records
Bingola Records was a United States record label of the 1920s.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Continental Europe
Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Freinsheim
Freinsheim (Palatine German: Fränsem) is a town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Historic Toy Museum, Freinsheim
The Historic Toy Museum in Freinsheim (Historisches Spielzeugmuseum Freinsheim) in Germany is a private collection of old toys.
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Ignaz Bing
Ignaz Bing (January 29, 1840 - March 24, 1918) was a German-Jewish industrialist, naturalist, poet, and memoirist.
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Ives Manufacturing Company
The Ives Manufacturing Company, an American toy manufacturer from 1868 to 1932, was the largest manufacturer of toy trains in the United States from 1910 until 1924, when Lionel Corporation overtook it in sales. Bing (company) and Ives Manufacturing Company are toy train manufacturers.
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Jews
The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.
Lionel Corporation
Lionel Corporation was an American toy manufacturer and holding company of retailers that was founded in 1900 and operated for more than 120 years. Bing (company) and Lionel Corporation are toy train manufacturers.
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List of show caves in Germany
The list of show caves in Germany contains all 51 show caves in Germany which are hosted by the German Speleological Federation.
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Lithography
Lithography is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water.
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Live steam
Live steam is steam under pressure, obtained by heating water in a boiler.
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Märklin
Gebr. Bing (company) and Märklin are toy steam engine manufacturers and toy train manufacturers.
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Model steam engine
A model steam engine is a small steam engine not built for serious use.
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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Nuremberg
Nuremberg (Nürnberg; in the local East Franconian dialect: Nämberch) is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.
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O scale
O scale (or O gauge) is a scale commonly used for toy trains and rail transport modelling.
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Quadracycle
A quadracycle (also spelled quadricycle) is a four-wheeled human-powered land vehicle.
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Rail transport modelling
Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz; Rheinland-Pfalz; Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany.
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Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began as a mail ordering catalog company migrating to opening retail locations in 1925, the first in Chicago.
Steamroller
A steamroller (or steam roller) is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for leveling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that is powered by a steam engine.
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Tariff
A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods.
Torpedo boat
A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.
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Toy train
A toy train is a toy that represents a train.
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Trix (company)
Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets.
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Trix Express
left side BR 01, right side BR V-200 Trix Express was the main model train product range of the Trix of Nuremberg, Germany, currently owned by the Märklin company of Göppingen Germany.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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Young V&A
Young V&A, formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood, is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum (the "V&A"), which is the United Kingdom's national museum of applied arts.
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1 gauge
1 gauge, gauge 1 or gauge one is a model railway and toy train standard that was popular in the early 20th century, particularly with European manufacturers.
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See also
Manufacturing companies based in Nuremberg
- Akemi (company)
- Ardie
- Arnold (models)
- Bing (company)
- Diehl Metall
- Ernst Plank
- Fleischmann (model railroads)
- Grundig
- Grundig Business Systems
- L. Ostermayr
- Leoni AG
- Mars (motorcycle)
- Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag
- NZG Models
- Sachs Motorcycles
- Schabak Modell
- Schuco Modell
- Semikron
- Staedtler
- Triumph (TWN)
- Zündapp
Toy steam engine manufacturers
- Bing (company)
- Clyde Model Dockyard
- Cyldon
- Ernst Plank
- J & L Randall
- Jensen Steam Engines
- Märklin
- Mamod
- Mersey Model Co. Ltd.
- Model Dockyard (company)
- Stevens Model Dockyard
- Weeden Manufacturing
- Wilesco
Toy train manufacturers
- A. C. Gilbert Company
- American Flyer
- Bachmann Industries
- Bassett-Lowke
- Bing (company)
- Boucher Manufacturing Company
- Bowser Manufacturing
- Brio (company)
- Buddy L
- Carlisle & Finch
- Dapol
- Dorfan
- Ferdinand Strauss Company
- Fleischmann (model railroads)
- G & R Wrenn
- Girard Model Works
- HAG
- Hafner Manufacturing Company
- Hattons Model Railways
- Hornby Railways
- Ibertren
- Ives Manufacturing Company
- K-Line
- Kader Group
- Kato Precision Railroad Models
- Leeds Model Company
- Lego
- Lionel Corporation
- Lionel, LLC
- Lone Star Toys
- Louis Marx and Company
- Märklin
- MTH Electric Trains
- Mamod
- Maple Landmark Woodcraft
- Mettoy
- Noch (model railroads)
- Penn Line Manufacturing
- Playmobil
- Rivarossi
- Rokal
- Tomy
- Tri-ang Railways
- USA Trains
- Unique Art
- Varney Scale Models
- Voltamp
- Wilesco
- Williams Electric Trains
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_(company)
Also known as Gebrüder Bing, Gebrüder Bing Nuremberg.