Märklin
![A carousel made by the company in 1911, from the collection of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis](/Images/godic/202501/26/The_Childrens_Museum_of_Indianapolis_-_Marklin_Carousel5552.jpg")
![A simple Märklin model](/Images/godic/202501/26/Modeltrain25552.jpg")
![A coffee-table Märklin layout in Z scale (1:220). The locomotive is about 50 mm long.](/Images/godic/202501/26/Märklin_Z-scale_layout5552.jpg")
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Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin (MÄRKLIN or MAERKLIN in capital letters) is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. Although it originally specialised in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys. In some parts of Germany and in Sweden, the company's name is almost synonymous with model railroads.