207 - Märklin SK 800 Streamlined Steam Locomotive Class 06 with Tender, Gauge H0

Märklin SK 800 Streamlined Steam Locomotive Class 06 with Tender, Gauge H0 Gauge H0 streamlined steam locomotive with tender by Märklin, model SK 800 after the prototype of Class 06 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. Body and tender of die-cast zinc, painted black with an encircling silver-coloured lining stripe, frame and motion area lined in red, driving wheels with red spokes. The streamlined casing encloses boiler and chassis except for the driving wheels, the boiler bears three dome covers. The chassis is lettered "SK 800", the cast tender bears on both sides the raised lettering "MÄRKLIN" and a star. Three powered axles, twin headlights at the front, cab with cut-out windows, side handrails. 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 SK 800 appeared in 1939 and remained in the range until 1959, one of the longest-lived and among collectors most sought-after models of the 800 series. It was built in numerous variants, from the glossy green first version through the burnished wartime model of 1945 to the black post-war versions. The prototype is the streamlined express locomotive of Class 06, of which only two examples were built in 1939; the model reproduces it shortened by one driving axle.