The Voltamp Electric Manufacturing Co. & Boucher Manufacturing.
The Voltamp Electric Manufacturing Co. was founded by Manes A. Fuld of Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1895. Manufacturing of toy train sets began in 1903. Voltamp is best known as the maker of the first electric toy train to operate on standard household alternating current. These sets hit the market in 1907 and were desired over battery operated electric sets.
Boucher Manufacturing, New York. Boucher is perhaps better known as a maker of live steam toy boats. The company entered the toy train market in 1922 upon their acquisition of Voltamp. Boucher made high end train sets circa 1922 to 1940 and is best known for the Blue Comet set.