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Hess trio of locomotives for Danske Statsbaner (D.S.B) or Danish State Railways Three different locomotives in the same style graphics made for the Danish market. I have only observed two of the larger locomotives and one of the smaller locomotives. Apparently these were very limited production. Large loco (based on Hess 300 series) is marked “Dan” and “630”, measures: L 6.125” (15.5 cm), W 1.875” (4.8 cm), H 4.063” (10.32 cm). Smaller locos (in a never before seen size for Hess) are marked “Odin” and “720”. Small loco with tender measures: L 7.75” (19.7 cm), W 1.625” (4.13 cm), H 3.875” (9.8 cm). Small loco without tender measures: L 5” (15.5 cm), W 1.625” (4.13 cm), H 3.5” (8.9 cm) |
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Hess 300 series locomotive, tender and rolling stock in DSB (Danske Statsbaner or Danish State Railways) Loco: 6.125” (15.5 cm), W 1.875” (4.8 cm), H 4.063” (10.32 cm), Rolling stock: L 4.125” (4.13 cm), W 2” (5 cm), H 3” (7.6 cm) Rare set to find as it must have been very limited production. I have only observed two other examples of this loco and cars, attributed to a toy distributor named Crome and Goldschmidt. Loco is named “Dan” and numbered “630” on cab. Passenger and freight cars are marked “D.S.B” with a crown. |
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Hess Central London Railway, circa 1900 Loco: L 4.5” (11.4 cm) W 1” (2.5 cm) H 2.25” (5.7 cm) Passenger cars: L 5.25” (13.3 cm) W 1” (2.5 cm) H 2.06” (5.2 cm) The set consists of a locomotive and two passenger cars, one being a smoking car. Locomotive is numbered “23” with the letters “ILH”, one passenger car is numbered “23” with the letters “I.L.H” and the third car is labeled “Smoking” and “Central London”. This set was probably made as a souvenir for the opening of the Central London Railway by the Prince of Wales on June 27, 1900. This rail system was an underground railway sometimes referred to as the “TwoPenny Tube” and was all electric. It has been speculated that this train could possibly have also held candy as the loco bonnets open and the clerestory portions of the passenger car roofs do slide open. This set is extremely hard for collectors to find as it was only produced for a short time. Several other toymakers produced their versions of this train but Hess is said to have best replicated this very early electric train. |
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Central London Railway (Two Penny Tube) An advertisement for the Central London Railway, touting “Safe and commodious lifts”, “No worry about accidents”, “Trains every few minutes – no worry about catching them”, “The whole distance covered so quickly that there’s nothing to worry about”, “No worry about price – 2p any distance”. Illustrations show ticket purchase and disposition along with the route and stops along the way.
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