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Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Randy Tucker on October 21, 2020, 12:41:35 pm: Thanks everyone for helping out. I will pass this info along to him.
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: txlabman on October 21, 2020, 10:55:29 am: Definitely a Falk. I had a smaller version with similar gearing.

I gifted mine to a friend.

I can’t find any pictures in my archives.
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Nick on October 21, 2020, 08:41:54 am: Thanks for those pictures Mike!! 8)
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Randy Tucker on October 20, 2020, 08:41:38 pm: Thanks!!! I will pass this information along. It looks alot like a Falk to me.
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: RedRyder on October 20, 2020, 06:55:51 pm: I love that big light bulb.
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Maxwell on October 20, 2020, 06:31:00 pm: Here is the Cast Iron Base model
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Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Nick on October 20, 2020, 04:43:05 pm: Quote from: Maxwell on October 20, 2020, 04:30:15 pm
It is a rare Falk, the more common Tin base though. They had this same model in a solid Cast Iron base.

Thanks for confirming Mike, cast iron base, that would be a heavy beast of a toy!
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Maxwell on October 20, 2020, 04:30:15 pm: It is a rare Falk, the more common Tin base though. They had this same model in a solid Cast Iron base.
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Nick on October 20, 2020, 03:46:49 pm: Quote from: classixs on October 20, 2020, 03:42:47 pm
You´re most likely spot on Nick, i have little to no knowledge when it comes to older German steam toys :)

Walter @Damnfmaschine taught me about the alternating brick pattern
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Nick on October 20, 2020, 03:45:06 pm: Here’s a smaller Josef Falk that I have, note the same sight glass, brick pattern and nearly identical engine

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(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/gallery/officeofsteamforum/1/6-201020154309-110353.jpeg)

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Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: classixs on October 20, 2020, 03:42:47 pm: You´re most likely spot on Nick, i have little to no knowledge when it comes to older German steam toys :)
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Nick on October 20, 2020, 03:31:19 pm: Neat find Jan, maybe those catalogs are older than this engine as most of the engine says Falk to me...
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: classixs on October 20, 2020, 02:36:07 pm: Just googled a bit over here...

Meiser & Mertig were a manufacturer/wholesaler of Physics and Chemistry teaching aids. They did make a small electric trainset for Bing, and had several Bing engines in their own assortment as well.
Have not been able to find this exact engine, but am certain that someone way more knowledgeable than i, will be able to identify the details on this engine, and thereby the exact manufacturer...if it hasn´t already been done.

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Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Stoker on October 20, 2020, 02:03:50 pm: That would certainly be a nice feature to have, and I can't think of any other set-up like that which I've ever seen, though it seems likely there must be something else similar out there beyond my limited knowledge base.

Seems Nick may well be onto something with his good eye for spotting details and his Falk suggestion.
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Randy Tucker on October 20, 2020, 01:53:20 pm: Thanks. One thing I for to mention is the generator is gear driven. It has a lever to engage and disengage it from engine.
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Nick on October 20, 2020, 11:30:47 am: I would say made by Falk with the half bricks used on every other row
Title: Re: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Stoker on October 20, 2020, 11:14:21 am: It sort of has the look of an early Fleischmann about it to my eye, but am otherwise unfamiliar with that brand.
Title: Meiser & Mertig
Post by: Randy Tucker on October 20, 2020, 07:22:21 am: Anyone have any info on this engine? A friend of mine got it off Ebay and is looking for some info on it. Thanks