HO gauge - Ecchio gauge

Japanese: HO ゲージ - えっちおーげーじ
HO gauge - Ecchio gauge

…In the early days, toys were powered by live steam or springs, but in 1900, Märklin of Germany and in 1901, Lionel of the United States, released models driven by electric motors, and they became popular in the 1930s. Currently, the most common gauges are O gauge (gauge 32 mm), HO gauge (gauge 16.5 mm), N gauge (gauge 9 mm), and Z gauge (gauge 6.5 mm) (see table). Gauges larger than 1st gauge (gauge 45 mm, vehicle scale 1/32) are rarely used. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "HO gauge" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…初期には蒸気機関によるライブ・スチームか,あるいはぜんまいを動力とするおもちゃだったが,1900年にドイツのメルクリンMärklin社,01年にアメリカのライオネルLionel社が電動モーターで駆動する模型を発売,30年代に普及するようになった。現在一般的なものはOゲージ(軌間32mm),HOゲージ(軌間16.5mm),Nゲージ(軌間9mm),Zゲージ(軌間6.5mm)などがある(表参照)。1番ゲージ(軌間45mm,車両の縮尺1/32)以上はあまり行われない。…

※「HO ゲージ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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