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Märklin

Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin (stylized as ma̋rklín) (MÄRKLIN or MAERKLIN in capital letters) is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. Although it originally specialised in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys. In some parts of Germany and in Sweden, the company's name is almost synonymous with model railways.

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Company.name: Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH
Company.logo: Logo Märklin.svg
Company.logo_size: 240px
Company.type: Private
Company.location_city: Göppingen
Company.location_country: Germany
Company.key_people: (founder), Caroline Märklin, ,
Company.products: Toys, model railway products
Company.parent: Simba Dickie Group
Company.image: File:Märklin Museum in Göppingen - panoramio.jpg
Company.image_caption: Märklin Museum in Göppingen
Company.homepage: http://www.maerklin.com/

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History
The Märklin System
Märklin Digital
Märklin k83
Märklin k84
Products and collectibles
Nominal size H0
Gallery
References
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== History == thumbnail|left|A carousel made by the company in 1911, from the collection of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis thumb|250px|A simple Märklin model thumb|250px|A coffee-table Märklin layout in Z scale (1:220). The locomotive is about 50 mm long. 250px|thumb|thumbtime=5|Märklin model steam engine in function. Märklin was founded by in 1859. After his death in 1866, early in the company's life, his wife Caroline Märklin lead the business until 1888.