Hi Doug,
Bassett Lowke sold Bing stuff in the UK from about 1930. The 2nd World War and the anti Germanic feelings at the time cased Bassett Lowke to stop importing Bing and Trix for the duration of the war. The train sets were marked Bassett Lowke.

Sorry to hear you are having knee and arm problems Colin and have had medical problems for the last fifteen years. Pleased that you can still drive albeit an automatic. I bemoan my fate and lack of mobility., but it has only been the last two years. One good thing though, we both still have our marbles!

Cheers, Nerys

Yes Doug, working around personal ailments has been my life since 2005 when I was forced into medical retirement. But I just try to get on with life.
It was the reg trade mark that fixed it, and that mark was short lived. 1924 to 1933.
I would love to see that museum, but I doubt I'll have the chance.
But as I said before, if we don't share our knowledge then we don't learn.
Cheers Colin.

Sorry to hear about the k-nee Colin🤔
Life seems to consist of more and more Workarounds these days! GWS👍
I ain't driving nowhere at the moment, car's in the shop getting it's snout straightened.
Bent last week by a lady, hurrying to a bus apparently, appearing out of the dark, dressed all in black(!) and crashing into my right front wing. Somewhat traumatic experience, but getting back on an even keel now.

Ref the mini steam engine; Coulda saved meself the effort (shoulda known with you😁)
You and your mates were spot on. Mark's engine is seemingly certain a Bing.
Made by the Brothers Bing (not Grimm!😮) probably in the 1930s.
They continued on producing until 1945 apparently. Not sure what they actually made during WW2 though.
Pic shows a selection of their little Standing Engines.
Link leads to a lot more. There is apparently a 'Bing Dampfmaschineum', a museum full of Bings!
Cheers All, Doug 😎
https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=Bing+-+Dampfmaschine&client=firefox-b-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZosfo1dXtAhXJ8eAKHde7DiIQjJkEegQIBBAB&biw=1920&bih=949#imgrc=caai8mILqfgZpM

Your welcome Marky, knowledge is for sharing so we all can learn.
I have a problem right knee at present so am driving with my left foot, luckily my car is automatic.
And my left arm below the elbow doesn't always work due to a prolapsed vertebrae trapping a nerve.
But life goes on and we learn to live with our faulty bits.
Cheers Colin.

Thanks for the information Colin ,will give it a Good clean and take it from there .
Also feeling a lot better thanks ,just got in from the hospital sat down for a cuppa and when I tried to stand my right leg wouldn't work ,thank goodness it didn't happen when I was driving .was taken back into hospital for scans etc. everything started working again a couple of days later they thought it might have been the tumor just trapping something and the physio had helped sort out the problem ,they are now working to shrink the tumor.
Cheers Marky👍

Thanks Colin, In South Africa we don't have lofts but I am fortunate enough to have a workshop the size of a double garage. They broke through a wall!
When Marky first posted this I thought Bassett Lowke due to their connection with Bing. I have a large book from New Cavendish on The Bassett Lowke story fortunately one of my friends has borrowed it as it was a limited print book

Sorry to hear that shipmate, should have used the bolts from your avatar to secure the workshop.
I'm fortunate enough to be able to keep most of my research books in our attic.
But most of my steam knowledge comes from friends in local steam group.
Cheers Colin.

Hi Colin,
That was original theory! But, unfortunately I had a workshop break in and some books stolen so I couldn't look it up

Well Marky, hope your feeling better, your pictures confirmed my original thoughts, its definitely a Bing. And that trade mark is from 1924 to 1933.
Well worth restoring ,has a basic auction value of around £175 to £225 if working.
Take care shipmate, cheers Colin.

Hi Marky,
hope your getting better! Unfortunately I don't recognise the mark. But then there were plenty small places making these things

Here's a couple of photos of the marks on the wee steam unit base as you can see from the remainder of the paint it was at one time blue.
Cheers Marky👍

No need to apologise marky.
Sorry to hear you have been unwell again so soon after coming out of Hospital.
I hope you feel much better soon.

Martin555.

Sorry to hear that Mark, hope things are improving now 👍
Post a decent hi res pic of that trade mark and I may be able to trace it.
No promises but I know a few people who work in the Patents Office here in Munich.
Cheers, Doug 😎

Sorry about the amount of time between posts , I took a bad turn just after returning from the hospital and everything just seemed to kick off ,betterish now and can at least get out of bed .
I had a closer look at the wee steam unit and it has a very small manufacturers mark will take a photo tomorrow but it looks like a angular capital B and W lying horizontal ,patent Germany .
Cheers Marky👍

if you want to keep it old looking try rubbing with parrafin on a cloth
brian

Hi Colin
It could possibly be a Basset Lowke. Trouble is there were a lot of builders in the old days

Will have a look tomorrow after I come home from the hospital.
Cheers Marky👍

Marky, it might be worth rubbing it over with a bit of wire wool.
Cheers Colin.

Hi Marky
No Identifying Marks?

Hi Colin , will try and get some clearer pictures tomorrow and look to see if its got any names or identification marks ,the main body looks as if its steel rather than brass .
Cheers Marky👍

General consensus is its an early 20th century BING and it looks to be complete, thought to be from about 1910 to 1925.
Possible value is about £200/ £300. Auction valuation.
Hope this helps, cheers Colin.

Hi Marky ,I have quite a few mamods and it definitely isn't one of them. Looks like a cast base but your pictures are a bit dark so can't evaluate properly.
From memory I can only remember there being one manufacturer that used cast bases.
I'll check with my vintage steam friends and let you know.
Cheers Colin.

if you have a lathe you can probably make most of the parts
brian

Hi Marky,

It would be interesting to find out who makes it!

And can you get parts for it!

Cheers, Ed

thats not going green😀