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  I understand the partnership scenarios, but I'm still flummoxed by
plastic handles on the throttle and whistle.  The base, engine, and
firebox are all very nice looking.  Very different look from my
Bing-Wolf twin though apparently they were both made pre-WWII.

  Gotta love those German industrialists, they leave nothing to waste.
During WWII they produced unauthorized airplanes out of spare parts.
The plane was just that good but out-of-favor. 

  One other thing.  There was mention of a 'VEDES' badge on the base.
I see none but there appears to be a area where there was a circular
sticker.  Could the badge have been a stick-on?

Thanks,
Wayne
 

 
 Verdes sound familiar.....   and they did start using stickers on some engines in this time period. Doll engines for instance used stickers, not sure when they started but I do have a large Bing that has a cast fire box door with their early logo cast into it GBN = Brother Bing Nuremberg is what I believe it stands for, and it also has a small sticker on it's cast base similar to the logo on yours - BW= Bing Works. My theory is it was made before WW1 and stored during the war as they retooled for the war effort. Then it came out after the war and they put their new logo sticker on it. Just my thoughts on what might have happened.