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{{Short description|Defunct manufacturer of toy trains}}
{{For|the scientific unit|Volt-ampere}}

[[File:The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis - Interurban 2115.jpg|thumb|An [[Interurban Electric Railway|Interurban]] 2115 toy train in the permanent collection of [[The Children's Museum of Indianapolis]].]]

'''Voltamp''' was an early [[United States|American]] manufacturer of [[toy train]]s based in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. Voltamp released its first toy train product in 1903.

==Overview==
Founded by Manes Fuld (1863–1929), the son of a Baltimore stove dealer, Voltamp's trains utilized the same 2-inch gauge metal track as [[Carlisle & Finch]], the inventor of the electric toy train. It is significant for its 1907 release of the first electric toy train that operated on household [[alternating current]]; earlier electric trains had used [[Battery (electricity)|battery]] power.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Voltamp Trains | url=http://www.tcawestern.org/voltamp.htm | access-date=2022-05-05 | website=www.tcawestern.org}}</ref>

Although Voltamp outlasted Carlisle & Finch, its primary competitor, both companies were eclipsed in the marketplace by the [[Ives Manufacturing Company]] and [[Lionel Corporation]], and Voltamp exited the market in 1922, selling its line to [[Boucher Manufacturing Company|Boucher]].{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==See also==
* [[Big Monster Toys]]

==References==
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*[http://www.tcawestern.org/voltamp.htm Voltamp Trains: The Train Collectors Association]
*[https://www.historytoy.com/Voltamp_1_s2 Voltamp  at Historytoy.com]

[[Category:Toy train manufacturers]]
[[Category:Toy companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1922]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1903]]
[[Category:1903 establishments in Maryland]]
[[Category:1922 disestablishments in Maryland]]
[[Category:Defunct manufacturing companies based in Maryland]]

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