Literature & History
Before the trains: Märklin’s doll kitchens and Caroline’s sales trips
About this brandMärklinMärklin began with miniature kitchens, carriages and toy prams. In 1859, tinsmith Theodor Friedrich Wilhelm Märklin established the Göppingen business that would become famous for trains. Caroline Märklin helped build its sales network, travelling through southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland to take orders. After her husband died in 1866, she kept the business going. Their sons Eugen and Karl took over in 1888. The railway turning point came in 1891.…
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