233 - Loukota H0 second-class passenger coach CSD Praha–Bratislava, after Märklin 351, probably 1940s/50s

Loukota H0 second-class passenger coach CSD Praha–Bratislava, after Märklin 351, probably 1940s/50s Second-class passenger coach, gauge H0, by the Prague manufacturer A. Loukota, made in the design after the Märklin coach 351. Green coach body with the lettering 'CSD' and 'Bae 2011' as well as the raised route boards 'PRAHA' and 'BRATISLAVA', both bogies inscribed 'A.Loukota' on each side above the leaf springs, the roof without modelled ventilators. Played-with condition; the roof is minimally damaged, the window film is partly loose. The absence of smaller, delicate add-on parts cannot be entirely ruled out. Length over buffers 22.5 cm. The Prague firm A. Loukota produced copies of Märklin models probably between 1947 and 1956: an electric locomotive similar to the HS 800 and a second-class express coach similar to the Märklin coach 351; despite the resemblance, neither was made with Märklin tooling, and both were offered as kits. According to C. Väterlein, the models were already made for Loukota during the war and were copied after the war by the firm Merkur; wartime and post-war production differ in part in construction and stamping. The Modellbahnarchiv describes the coach in green with the lettering 'CSD, Bae 2011' and raised boards 'PRAHA' and 'BRATISLAVA', without the roof ventilators of the Märklin original. In the mid-1950s production was taken over by the Elektropodnik Praha works. Recorded in the consignor's collection index since 1982. Literature: Koll's Preiskatalog Märklin 00/H0, 2004, under 351; Mikado Handbuch Märklin 00/H0, vol. 2, p. 354; Mikado Märklin-Edition under 351-CSD.