Catalogues of specialized shops and (mail) order companies
 

VEDES

 
VEDES stands for "Vereinigung deutscher Spielwarenhändler" - meaning Organisation of German Toy Dealers - founded in 1904 - still existing
 
VEDES Toy Store Virnich in Nuremberg - exact date unknown - somewhat end of 50ies / early 60ies - because the offered Trix battery loco was available between 1953 and 1961.
a real nice cataolue picture several toys - amongst them Biller Trai set

The offered Biller train set does not fit into the scheme of the Biller catalogues and price lists - and couldn't be found there. Possibly wholesalers ordered special train sets. The set here contains 1 x 013 Diesel engine, 2 x 001 Tipper, 1 x 504 Crew wagon, 12 x 009 curved track, 6 straight track, 1 x 011 left switch, 1 x 004 bumper, 1 x 005 shovel and possibly a coal bag as load for the tippers. But the picture is too bad as to identify the item shown top right of the loco. The OBLETTER TOY STORE offers a similar set in 1961. Another Train Set not "Biller listed" is shown further down in the 1971 catalogue.

 
VEDES catalogue 1964 issued by toy dealer Ehmann
  Set 235 for 27,50 DEM - Set 1635 for 32.- DEM
 
2 pages plus cover of a leaflet offered by the German Toy dealer Brenner-Schilling - 1965
VEDES 1965 Train Set 235 Road Race 1902  
 
  Train Set  235 offered for 29,50 DEM Biller Road Race 1902 offered for 19,75 DEM  
 

VEDES catalogues of the years 1967 through 1970

 

1967 - Sets 235 and 1640

VEDES 1967

   

1970 offering Sets 238 and 1638 for 44,50 and 47,50 DEM

VEDES 1968

VEDES 1969

VEDES 1970

1968 and 1969 showing set 231 - 35.- DEM is 2,50 DEM cheaper than in the Biller price lists

 

Copies by H.-G. Papirnik. Thank you

 
 

VEDES catalogue as of 1971 - Set 250 U

 

VEDES 1971

Train set which never appeared in Biller catalogues or price lists. Quite interesting that this picture shows a last version box with the old 60ies picture glued onto it. This set was offered for 49,50 DEM - and obviously had different contents. In September 2015 a set containing a 1013 battery diesel showed up.
 

2 x 001 Tipper, 2 x 002, straight track, 1 x 005 shovel, 12 x 009 curved track and ...

 

... Steam loco 550-2 and 505 log transporter

... Steam loco 550-2 and 507 track transporter

... Diesel loco 013 and 505 log transporter

the stamp - bleached but it says 250 U

Vedes Set with Steam loco 550

  Vedes Set with 013 Diesel

 

   ... battery Diesel loco 1013 and 505 log transporter, next to last version lid 1966 - thru 1970

 ... the stamp says 1639 in comparison with the "real" set 1639

Vedes Set with Batterie Diesel 1013

pre-last version lid Label says 1639 in comparison - Set 1639
This last shown set strongly reminds to be a set 1639 - however the thermoformng sheet is different to pick-up any 50x log or track transporter
generated: SEP-27-2003

last update: Autumn 2015