Hamo

This article is about the model train manufacturer HAMO. Information about the writer Hamo can be found at Hans Morgenthaler

HAMO was a model railway manufacturer from Nuremberg .

"HAMO" was short for "Alfred Ha nnemann Mo dellbau", later the company as a "toy and model construction A. Hannemann" changed its name. The company founded in 1952 by Alfred Hannemann started with tram models, but also brought models of the V 80 and V 160 diesel locomotives in 1959 and 1960 . The tram range in this form has remained almost unique to this day, because Hamo not only offered the models, but also a complete track system and a suitable contact line . With details such as a functioning Scharfenberg coupling , the company set standards for the time.

Hannemann withdrew from his company for personal reasons as early as 1963. After Märklin joined the company as a partner, HAMO officially traded as "HAMO Modellfahrzeuge GmbH" from 1964. Märklin initially brought various “collector's models” for the central conductor AC system under the brand name “HAMO”. The parts of these models were supplied by Märklin, but final assembly was carried out by Hamo.

From 1966, Märklin used the brand name for its new range of models for the two-wire direct current system . The production of the trams ran out; they disappeared from the catalogs by 1967. “HAMO Modellfahrzeuge GmbH” became “Primex Spielwaren GmbH” as Märklin's brand for the hobby and department store segment apart from the model railway specialist trade. Since taking over Trix in 1997, Märklin no longer uses the brand name "HAMO"; Two-wire DC models are now offered through Trix.