"Steam Train" skill game - Circa 1910/1920

A circular puzzle illustrated with a railway scene depicting a steam locomotive pulling several carriages through a hilly landscape. The scene also shows the telegraph poles along the railway line, a typical detail in early 20th-century railway depictions. This type of illustration reflects the importance of trains in the popular imagination of the Belle Époque. The game involves guiding the four small marbles into the designated slots in the scene by slightly tilting the case. The back is made of pink cardboard stamped "Made in Germany," a common marking on small toys exported by German industry before the First World War.

✦ Origin: Germany
✦ Period: Circa 1910
✦ Dimensions: approx. 4 cm
✦ Condition: Good used condition. Original glass with a slight patina due to age. Illustration clearly legible with some signs of age. Metal rim with normal patina.

Miniature illustrated patience game on the theme of the railway, typical of small German toys exported at the beginning of the 20th century.