Voltamp
Voltamp was an early American manufacturer of toy trains based in Baltimore, Maryland. Voltamp released its first toy train product in 1903.
Overview
[edit]Founded by Manes Fuld (1863–1929), the son of a Baltimore stove dealer, Voltamp's trains utilized the same 2-inch gauge metal track as Carlisle & Finch, the inventor of the electric toy train. It is significant for its 1907 release of the first electric toy train that operated on household alternating current; earlier electric trains had used battery power.[1]
Although Voltamp outlasted Carlisle & Finch, its primary competitor, both companies were eclipsed in the marketplace by the Ives Manufacturing Company and Lionel Corporation, and Voltamp exited the market in 1922, selling its line to Boucher.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Voltamp Trains". www.tcawestern.org. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- Voltamp Trains: The Train Collectors Association
- Voltamp at Historytoy.com Archived 2019-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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