Walther & Co - Toy kit STABIL - 1920-1930 - Germany

Walther & Co. “Stabil” Metallbaukasten No. 50 – Early Engineering Construction Set (Germany)
Approx. date: c. 1911–1920s (early production period, pre-war era)

Rare and early German engineering construction set manufactured by Walther & Co., Berlin, part of the historic Stabil Metallbaukasten system designed for educational engineering and mechanical assembly.

The set comes in its original wooden box with hinged compartments, showing period construction with hand-fitted joints and metal hardware. The lid features an original lithographed illustration depicting children engaged in engineering and construction activities (bridges, cranes, railway infrastructure), typical of early 20th-century technical educational toys.

Condition:

Complete set in good antique condition, showing authentic age-related wear.
The wooden box displays patina and signs of long-term storage.
Metal components are present and consistent with full original configuration.

Contents:

* Complete original metal construction parts
* Assembly tools (keys / fittings)
* Period handwritten inventory/instruction sheet (contemporary handwritten note, likely original user documentation)
* Original wooden storage box with internal compartments

Notes:

This example represents an early production version of the Stabil system. The handwritten content list and construction style of the wooden box suggest an early manufacturing period, likely 1910s–early 1920s.

A highly collectible piece of early German engineering and educational toy history.