Bachmann Branch-Line

The company originated in America during 1833, when Henry Carlisle began to produce vanity products made from horn, ivory and tortoise shells. At this point the business largely dealt with the manufacture of high-back Spanish combs for the ladies of the Southern States. In 1899, the business was merged with that of Henry G. Bachmann, a German immigrant who was engaged in a similar business with his son, and the company was given the name Bachmann Bros.

Following many successful years manufacturing a number of different products, Bachmann entered the model trains market in the late 1960s to try and capitalise on the increase of railway modelling.