Description: Circa 1912 Gebruder Bing 28" Long Tinplate Clockwork Destroyer - working with original key In beautiful working condition with age appropriate patina - scuffs, rubs and wear. Original paint with slight touch-ups on upper deck near stacks. Mast is not original as well as four (4) air vents. Clockwork motor is functional with rare original key. Please review all pictures as they are an intimate part of the description. Don't let this one pass you by! PS. The "Allure of Toys Boats" values this rare boat at $6,500. The mast and lines will be taken down for safer shipping. You'll need to re-rig it when you receive it - thanks This is a final sale auction so please ask any questions prior to bidding. International Bidders please wait for my invoice so I can calculate exact shipping and insurance costs to your country - thank you! Thanks for looking and Happy Bidding! Please take a look at my other auctions. If you enjoy toy boats such as the early German dreadnaught makers Marklin Bing and Carette please pickup a copy of TOY BOATS by Robert Forbes or "The Allure of Toy Ships" by Dick Claus. In the book you?ll see the Orkin Craft battleship and Radiguet ocean liner plus Fleischmann tinplate submarine with clockwork mechanism. Also pictured are Weeden Bliss and Falk tin windup boats from the early 1900s. Don?t forget JEP Ives and Bliss. They were also very prominent as was George Brown. Ernst Plank and Arnold also made gunboat s of superb quality some with live steam and some with windup propulsion. Whatever your interest, this is a great place to start.
Price: 2850 USD
Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin
End Time: 2024-11-18T14:03:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 34.75 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Gebruder Bing
Year: 1912
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
