205 - Märklin MS 800 Electric Locomotive Class E 18, Gauge H0, 1953

Märklin MS 800 Electric Locomotive Class E 18, Gauge H0, 1953 Gauge H0 electric locomotive by Märklin, model MS 800 after the prototype of Class E 18. Die-cast zinc body, painted green with a beige-grey roof, black cast chassis with four powered axles and red wheel centres. Two scissor-type pantographs on the roof with copper-coloured contact strips and red-painted roof cabling in between, roof fittings with ventilation grilles and insulators. Raised lettering 'MÄRKLIN' and 'MS 800' on both long sides, windows with backed glazing, applied grab rails and step plates, twin headlights at both ends. Played with, showing signs of age and paint chipping. 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. From 1947 the MS 800 replaced the older HS 800 and belongs, together with the CCS 800 Crocodile, the TP 800 and the G 800, to that model generation with which Märklin moved to more true-to-scale bodies after the war. The prototype is the Class E 18 express locomotive, built from 1935 for the Deutsche Reichsbahn, whose streamlined casing is regarded as remarkable in design terms. The MS 800 was built in four versions up to 1953; the first three, of 1947 to 1952, bore 'MÄRKLIN' and 'MS 800' on the left and 'Germany' and 'MS 800' on the right. The present piece with the lettering 'MÄRKLIN' and 'MS 800' on both sides is the last version of 1953 (Koll's Kompaktkatalog Märklin 00/H0, 1983, MS 800, variant 4). Recorded in the consignor's collection index since 1982.