Vintage German Bing Werke steam engine with vertical boiler, 1920s

• Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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• scratch built stationary and mobile steam driven models - toys and models 245
• steam engines and other models 201
• toy and model trains, boats and steam engines - Bing (Gebruder Bing) 55