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Offline tommyheadleycox  
#1 Posted : 03 September 2016 14:54:12(UTC)
tommyheadleycox


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I have a Märklin 2870 Swedish wood sided set. Does anyone know what catalog first featured this item? I have a 1990-1 new items brochure and it shows the 2 additional cars that became available, but not the set. Was it 1989? If there's a picture online anywhere, of just this item as it appeared in the catalog, I've love to see it.
Thanks,
Tommy
Offline steventrain  
#2 Posted : 03 September 2016 15:29:57(UTC)
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The 2870 was export model and showing in export brochure 1989/90.

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2870 on bridge.

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Offline RayF  
#3 Posted : 03 September 2016 15:31:28(UTC)
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Hi Tommy,

Helmut Kern's site shows the set as coming out in 1988/89, but I don't see it in any of the catalogues around that time. I suspect it was a special export item as these did not get included in general catalogues.

Edit:- Stephen beat me to it!
Ray
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Offline tommyheadleycox  
#4 Posted : 03 September 2016 15:48:09(UTC)
tommyheadleycox


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Thanks so much, gentlemen. This is good to know. I think I'll try buying that 1989-90 Export Brochure if I can find it. It's great fun for me to have documentation like that for a model that is special. The 2870 is certainly special. I've never seen or held a model train, in any size or scale, that rivaled the wooden 2870 for pure fascination, going back 60 years. I can't even bring myself to digitize it! I have to leave it as was when it left the factory 36 years ago!

Thanks again,
Tom

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