US Zone Germany JH Johann Hofler Tin Wind Up Trolley Set

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This vintage US Zone Germany JH Johann Hofler Tin Wind Up Trolley Set is either complete or almost complete.  I am not a collector of vintage tin mechanical/wind up toys made in the US Zone Germany.  So please examine the pictures provided in order to determine the overall condition of this unique wind up set.  As seen in the pictures provided, this tin wind up trolley set is comprised of (2) mechanical trolleys which operate on two-rail tinplate track which spiral up to a mechanical "drop-station" which lowers the wind up trolley to the connecting track below.  Once below the wind up trolley proceeds forward and the drop station platform automatically raises itself to the receiving station platform above ready to repeat the same process.  I am unsure if the trolley track layout has been correctly assembled by me since there are no pictures of this unique set available for me to study.  I do know that at the last curvature of track on top of the spiraling track there is no track connection between the protruding steel rod from the center wooden pier to the track.  The (2) wind up cars do work, however, when wound up and placed on the flat sections of track, they run only very short distances and will need a push to further proceed forward.  When encountering an incline, the wind up trolleys hardly move at all.  There isn't a key included with this set.   In order to make the (2) trolleys wind up mechanism to work, I used one of mine small Schuco Keys to turn the wind up mechanism in each car.  Overall the condition of the trolleys appears to be in good to very good condition with the tin lithography in very good condition.  As stated above I am not a collector of this type of vintage toy and am selling the trolley set "AS IS".  I believe this US Zone Germany Tin Wind Up Toy Set to be a very hard and collectible set to find.  The stated shipping cost only applies to the "lower 48 states".  If any questions please email.