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Ak-Sar-Ben - 4-RB (2) - Stock Car, 85 Foot, HiCube - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - 14

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N Scale - Ak-Sar-Ben - 4-RB (2) - Stock Car, 85 Foot, HiCube - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - 14
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Stock Number4-RB (2)
BrandAk-Sar-Ben
ManufacturerRoco
Body StyleAtlas Stock Car 85 Foot HiCube
PrototypeStock Car, 85 Foot, HiCube
Road or Company NameRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey (Details)
Road or Reporting Number14
Paint Color(s)Light Gray
Print Color(s)Red
Additional Markings/SloganWorld's Greatest Show
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileDeep Flange
Multipack ID Number4-RB
Multipack Element2
Series NameCircus
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeStock Car
Model Subtype85 Foot
Model VarietyHi-Cube
Scale1/160
Track GaugeN standard



Specific Item Information: Atlas car made by Roco.
Horses.
Road Name History:
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. It and its predecessor shows ran from 1871 to 2017. Known as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, the circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by P. T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. The Ringling brothers had purchased Barnum & Bailey Ltd. following Bailey's death in 1906, but ran the circuses separately until they were merged in 1919.

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Brand/Importer Information:
Ak-Sar-Ben Hobby Co
Information on AkSarBen Hobby and their history is sketchy at best. Of course, AkSarBen is Nebraska spelled backwards so one might assume that they got their start in the Husker state. The most recent evidence of their existence, however, was in the 2010 Model Retailer Hobby Industry Directory listing them in Jacksboro, TN. The phone number listed is disconnected, so, who knows for sure? What is known is that AkSarBen Hobbies was owned by Allen Miller and got their start in the 1980's producing very high quality custom, limited edition HO and N Scale products. They probably have left the model train business for more than 20 years ago.
Manufacturer Information:
The company was founded in 1960 by Ing. Heinz Rössler and started with a plastic Minitanks series of military vehicles. After export to the USA became successful, the model line was expanded with model trains in HO scale and the smaller N scale. TT scale was also subsequently added to the product line. The model rail product line covers many European countries including Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands, and also the USA.

On July 15, 2005 ROCO Modellspielwaren GmbH was declared bankrupt. From July 25 the company continues as Modelleisenbahn GmbH, but still uses the Roco brand and associated logo. On October 1, 2007, distribution of the 'Minitank' product series was assigned to the German model car manufacturer Herpa.

Since February 2008 Modelleisenbahn also owns Fleischmann, which like Roco had gone bankrupt. The two companies continue as separate brands under Modelleisenbahn GmbH, while benefiting from economies of scale through joined development projects, marketing and procurement.

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Item created by: Alain LM on 2018-02-11 11:29:05. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-06-05 11:40:33

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