At a recent train show I came across a Marklin New Items supplementary catalog from 1960 (Neuheiten 1960). I attach a copy of the front and back cover. I collect Marklin catalogs and I had never seen a new items catalog with this early of a publication date. I have original or scanned copies of nearly all the M catalogs, but this one is different. The original has only 20 pages and the images, while of high quality, are in black and white rather than color as is the 1960 full line catalog. Of special interest (for me anyway) was the back cover that previews (as I understand from my translation) those items that will NO longer be produced. I imagine that this was a tactic for Marklin to sell off their old stock in preparation for new product lines that were announced inside this New Items catalog. As an example the 4020/4021 SJ passenger coaches (some of my favorites) are announced as "going out of production" while their replacements - the 4030 and 4031 - are announced as the new items for 1960. Other models follow suit. Curious to learn from the group (Marcus?) when Marklin started printing these "New Items" catalogs and if anyone has copies that they could share? If there is any interest from the group I could scan this supplemental catalog and post it on my https://www.modelrailroadCollector.wiki for others to download and enjoy.

Interested in any comments about these catalogs.

Thanks,

Kurt

Hi friends,

The New Items (Neuheiten) catalogs were actually around for a very long time, almost from the beginning for 00/HO. In the 1930s the new items catalogs featured rare items such as the 406 flags which were never shown in a main catalog. The 1939 new items catalog showed the TW 800, green SK 800, rare T / HS 800 double pack, etc.

Here's a letter from Marklin in 1938 that describes some of the new items and how they are listed:



and the New Items catalog from 1947 - very rare! - note only 1,000 were printed with print code "T"



Price lists from the period would often reference the catalog and the new items too. It would be interesting to compare whether new items list truly contained new items that were not in the main catalog printed previously. Or if they were just a short brochure to attract attention to a certain selection of top products.

I would have to search for earlier large gauges and see if they had new items catalogs too.

All the best,

Paul

For example the story of Carl Weaver's American Serviceman family in occupied Germany post WW2:







I have read that Märklin train sets were commonly sold at the American Serviceman's PX's in occupied Germany.





Perhaps that is why these particular leaflets of the era were in English ?

1947 Catalog Supplemental Insert
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Here are some scans of the extra 2 page insert for the 1947 official catalog. This extra insert add pages 33-36 to the official 32 page catalog from the same year. The ST800 and TP800 are both highly collectible locomotives. Unfortunately several of the ST800's from this period that I have seen today suffer from zinc pest. The 4-axle freight cars (especially the 334 silver/grey tanker) are also prized additions to any die cast collection.






Enjoy.

Kurt