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Neuffen
Neuffen was a German trade name for model-railway accessories, especially miniature buildings and scenic details. Its catalogue included houses, churches, stations, shops, industrial structures, huts, and landscape pieces. A specialist index reports that Ernst Giese of Göppingen produced Neuffen models for Heinrich Turowski to sell under the Neuffen name, while Giese also sold models under his own EGI name. Turowski exhibited Neuffen models through 1963; in 1964, the ALFA Hobby name appeared in their place.
- Founded
- 1891
- Countries
- Germany
- Locations
- Neuffen, Germany
- Founders
- Louis Braun
The story of Neuffen
Neuffen was a trade name used by Heinrich Turowski for model-railway accessories. A specialist index reports that Ernst Giese, based in Göppingen and also known for EGI models, produced the Neuffen range for Turowski to sell under that name. The range comprised miniature buildings and scenic pieces, including houses, churches, stations, shops, industrial structures, huts, and landscape details.
Turowski exhibited Neuffen models through 1963. In 1964, the trade-fair listings showed his ALFA Hobby brand instead, and Neuffen was no longer listed. Turowski subsequently marketed Quick plastic kits and ALFA models. The later ALFA Hobby International business passed to Walter Henzler in Neckartailfingen and continued under the Hobby International name. The Neuffen moulds were transferred to Spain in the early 1980s, where some models appeared as Toporama Trens.
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