Lionel’s perfect postwar train set
Lionel’s perfect postwar train set The perfect postwar Lionel train set should have a great locomotive, exciting and attractive pieces…
Read moreLionel’s perfect postwar train set The perfect postwar Lionel train set should have a great locomotive, exciting and attractive pieces…
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Lionel wasn’t alone in making landmark accessories after World War II. Colber and Marx brought out great ones. Above all,…
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Amazing how an idea can take off and conquer a segment of the toy industry in the blink of an…
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The trend of motorized accessories replicating activities associated with railroading began at the Lionel factory in New Jersey. Let’s spotlight…
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The world of animated O and S gauge toy trains accessories was, for all intents and purposes, a fairly serious…
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Joshua Lionel Cowen had adopted a firm stance on the need to avoid manufacturing “war toys.” Even on the eve…
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Improving a basic model: 1949-56 Lionel did not immediately fill its postwar line with a true searchlight car – just…
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When you reach a certain age, every birthday deserves to be called a big one .Among other things, my celebration…
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Despite the lack of play value in tank cars, boys wanted them because they reflected what kids saw in full-sized…
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Prewar predecessors Cranes that can lift miniature cargo, rotate as they hold it, and lower it into a tray or…
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Starting in 1935, Lionel cataloged six models based on the Commodore Vanderbilt. None had a 4-6-4 arrangement, yet the look…
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Lionel’s separate-sale items and accessories for 1959 Readers of our article on Super O and O-27 outfits cataloged in 1959…
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