The company was formed by Henry Katz in 1928 or possibly 1929, introducing the one dollar train and one dollar transformer. The company did not survive the Depression, and ceased trading in 1931, at which point Henry Katz found employment in the then new Hoge toy division.
Henry Katz Five Fifteen boxed set (loco with pantograph and headlight) |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen boxed set (loco with pantograph and headlight) |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set (loco without pantograph and headlight) |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, green and yellow cars. Do matching green and yellow locos exist? |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, loco with pantograph only - or has the headlight been removed? |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, 521 Little Dynamo Transformer Station |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, 521 Little Dynamo Transformer Station |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, 521 Little Dynamo Transformer Station |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, 521N Little Dynamo Transformer Powerhouse |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, 521N Little Dynamo Transformer Powerhouse |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, 521N Little Dynamo Transformer Powerhouse |
Henry Katz Five Fifteen set, 521N Little Dynamo Transformer Powerhouse |
The set illustrated below, whilst not 0 gauge, is interesting, being a floor train by Henry Katz, comprising models numbered 340, 341 and 342. The loco is 18 inches long by 6 wide by 8 inches tall. The tender is 9 inches long and the hopper is 18.5 inches long.
Henry Katz floor train set 340, 341 and 342 |
Henry Katz floor train set 340, 341 and 342 |
Henry Katz floor train set 340, 341 and 342 |
Henry Katz floor train set 340, 341 and 342 |
Henry Katz floor train set 340, 341 and 342 |
Henry Katz floor train set 340, 341 and 342 |
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