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Bing (Company)Bing was a German toy company founded in 1863 in Nuremberg, Germany by two brothers, Ignaz and Adolf Bing, originally producing metal kitchen utensils. They began toy production in 1880 and by the early 20th century, Bing was the largest toy company in the world, and Bing's factory in Nuremberg was the largest toy factory in the world. Although Bing produced numerous toys, it is best remembered today for toy trains. Bing produced numerous items for export for sale either under its own name or for other companies. Bing began having problems around the time of the start of the Great Depression and by 1932 was in liquidation. Its tooling was acquired by Bub, a rival toy company. Stephan Bing, the company's president, was forced into exile to England by the rise of Adolf Hitler, where Bing helped to start the company Trix. Other Bing executives started the similarly-named company Trix Express. Bing items can be identified and dated by its trademark. Items bearing the letters "GBN" (for "Gebruder Bing Nuremberg") in a diamond date before 1923, while items bearing a sideways "B" next to a "W" (for "Bing Works") date from 1924 to 1932.
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