Is it a Carette or a Doll

• Is it a Carette or a Doll
  Posted by Nuvolari on 12 Jul, 2019 13:45
• Fresh out of the shipping box comes this engine…
  
  
  
  
  
  These type of engines where inspired on a French design by HERMANN LACHAPELLE ca.1900
  
  
  First the French toy makers like Radiguet & Massiot, Rossignol start producing them as models.
  Later Carette introduced it in Germany, of course with his French background.
  
  
  But the engine above does not fit the Carette description.
  I now found some weak descriptions that this should be a Doll model.
  Does anyone know if Doll also produced these models?
  
  Cheers,
  Danny
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by 34046 on 12 Jul, 2019 13:59
• I look through Doll catalogue for you and find none of the verticals have the two side support rods.
  
  I feel perhaps you are right with Carette but only a guess.
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 12 Jul, 2019 22:28
• Looks Doll to me, but I have yet to add one of this type to the collection... I believe Charlie has a Carette in this style
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by Nuvolari on 13 Jul, 2019 00:14
• I know more in-between.
  It's being identified as a rather rare  Doll 346/1
  And very early probably 1900-1910
  
  But in this case, although it's a pristine engine, and thehnicly the German engines  are better executed, in the sense of maintenance friendly, and a more solid build.
  The French Rossignol versions are in my view aesthetically more beautiful.
  Here is one I restored about half a year ago…
  
  https://youtu.be/BRayCBUBDdA
  
  I hope to own one day a Radiguet.
  They are the cream in this type of engine.
  Radiguet is such a pristine brand, wenn I look at their designs it almost if the bring  Jules Verne visions to life…
  
  I also think that these engines as a pre war toy models, is one of the best imitation to an actual industrial one.
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by 34046 on 13 Jul, 2019 12:41
• A similar style engine is on ebay item number 163775999096
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