199 - Märklin T 800 Steam Tank Locomotive Gauge 00 (H0) in Black, 1939–1946

Märklin T 800 Steam Tank Locomotive Gauge 00 (H0) in Black, 1939–1946 Gauge 00 (H0) steam tank locomotive by Märklin, model T 800. Die-cast zinc body, painted black, frame and buffer beams lined in red, coupled wheels with red spokes, silver-coloured motion. The chassis bears the raised lettering "T 800" and "MÄRKLIN", above it the externally visible oval opening of the brush housing with two screws. Boiler with three domes and mounted whistle, cab with cut-out windows, side water tanks, two lamps at the front. Version of 1939–1946 with open brush housing and bar couplings at both ends. Played with, showing signs of age. The function of the locomotive has been tested and is given. The absence of smaller, delicate add-on parts cannot be entirely ruled out. The piece of track shown serves for presentation only. 360-degree photo on our website. The T 800 is one of the pre-war designs of the 800 series and stood on the two-axle standard chassis it shared with the R 800, SLR 800 and RS 800. Märklin introduced it in 1938 with a cast-on front coupling hook and a rear claw coupling; from 1939 to 1946 it had bar couplings at front and rear, from 1947 to 1948 a concealed brush housing. The present piece is the version of 1939 to 1946 (Koll's Kompaktkatalog Märklin 00/H0, 1983, T 800, variant 2). From 1949 the more prototypical TM 800 after Class 80 replaced it in the range. The externally accessible brush housing in the frame is a feature of this early design and allowed the carbon brushes to be changed without removing the body.