{"product_id":"prewar-japanese-tin-electric-train-ms-mark-made-in-tokyo","title":"Locomotora eléctrica japonesa de hojalata de antes de la guerra, marca MS, fabricada en Tokio, finales de la década de 1920-década de 1930, tal como se encontró","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Pop \u0026amp; Play\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eMade in Tokyo and stamped with the MS emblem, this pre-war tin electric locomotive dates from the years when electric toys were rare, costly and mechanically fragile. Offered as found, it is an archive piece rather than a plaything, valued for its maker marking, body survival and early electric-era rarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pre-war Japanese tin electric locomotive represents an early stage in the development of electrically driven toy rail systems in Japan. Produced in Tokyo and marked with the MS emblem, the engine reflects the industrial ambition and mechanical experimentation of the early Showa period, when electric toys were still rare, costly and mechanically fragile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is formed in lithographed tinplate with articulated window detailing, roof vents and undercarriage elements typical of pre-war urban rail imagery. Electric locomotives of this era were produced in significantly lower numbers than clockwork trains because of the complexity of wiring, motors and power transfer, and attrition among survivors is high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-war electric locomotives are not judged by operational status, since functionality is rarely preserved; interest rests instead on body survival, originality, manufacturing marks, early electric-era rarity and representational form. The piece should be regarded as a reference and display survivor, archive-grade rather than toy-grade, with potential for display or restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e MS (mark)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pre-war, circa late 1920s–1930s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tokyo, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted and lithographed tinplate; early electric motor system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Locomotive only; no box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e Electric railcar \/ engine-style body with window detailing, roof vents and undercarriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarkings:\u003c\/strong\u003e MS mark; “MADE IN TOKYO”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-grade\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJaponista grade C\u003c\/strong\u003e · Collector or restoration grade; wear and faults are described in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffered explicitly as a junk-grade example, for parts or as a restoration candidate, in as-found, unrestored condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePantograph missing; one wheel absent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy oxidation, surface rust and paint loss throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectric function untested and likely non-working.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCore body form, proportions and surface language remain legible and historically informative.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDisplay Pairings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA technological transition object marking the shift from mechanical motion to electric imagination in Japanese toy history: early electrification as aspiration rather than play, industrial modernity translated into childhood objects, and the fragility of electric systems set against clockwork toys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-war tin passenger cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClockwork tram and rail accessories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoxed tin station or signal toys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly Japanese electrical novelties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarked with the MS emblem and “MADE IN TOKYO”, a strong historical signal of pre-war Tokyo production. 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