186 - Eight tinplate station accessories gauge 0, Märklin semaphore and distant signal, Kibri crossbuck

Eight tinplate station accessories gauge 0, Märklin semaphore and distant signal, Kibri crossbuck Tinplate, painted in colours, eight accessories for gauge 0 model railways: 1) arc lamp with green lattice mast, silver-coloured shade and dark green base, with cable and two plugs; 2) crossbuck with sign “Halt! wenn Zug in Sicht” on a tin plate, marked underneath “Kibri Germany”; 3) waste bin with sign “Abfälle”, pierced basket on a round foot; 4) semaphore signal with red and white mast, arm and two lanterns (red/green) on a light green switch box with lever; 5) tall semaphore signal with white, red and black mast, arm, two lanterns and lever on a green base, marked underneath “Märklin Germany”; 6) distant signal with yellow disc, lanterns and lever on a green base, marked underneath “Märklin Made in Germany”; 7) newspaper cart, white, on four wheels with red sign “ZEITUNGEN”; 8) carriage position indicator with board “Wagen-Einteilung, Packwagen: vorn, mitten: 3. Klasse, hinten: 3. Klasse” and lamp on a stand with waste bin and round foot, all in good used condition, untested, waste bin H. 6.5 cm, station lamp H. 26 cm Gauge 0 with 32 mm track remained in Märklin's range until the mid 1950s; the company still showed the last gauge 0 trains at the 1955 toy fair. Kibri, founded in 1895 by Wilhelm Kindler and Adolf Briel in Böblingen, produced tin toys and railway accessories until the mid 1950s, initially accessories for gauge 0. As home signal, distant signal and platform accessories in tinplate, such pieces belong to the equipment of Märklin gauge 0 layouts.