StromBecKer O Scale

(Moline, Illinois, USA)

StrombecKer, or Becker, or Strombeck were Strombeck-Becker Manufacturing Co., of Moline, Illinois, makers of a huge range of wooden toys from the 1930s up until the 1950s, after which production switched to plastic. Whilst the company did not manufacture toy trains specifically for tinplate track, the company did manufacture a range of wooden kits, to build 1/4 inch scale model railroads, including freight cars with instructions for fitting operating trucks. The company is perhaps most famous for the range of aircraft kits, but also made railroads mentioned above, ships, road vehicles and other toys.

There is a superb web site article by Steve Remington telling the story of Strombeck-Becker Manufacturing Co., where far more information is available, including numerous illustrations of railroad and other models.

David Tunison has been kind enough to provide a link to his amazing collection of StromBecKer wooden models, all of which look to be in excellent condition.