Some articles on toy trains, trains, toy, train:
Toy Train - History
... The earliest toy trains date from the 19th century and were often made of cast iron ... Some of these trains used clever methods to whistle and smoke ... Toy trains were revolutionized when Märklin, a German firm that specialized in doll house accessories, sought to create an equivalent toy for boys where a constant revenue stream could be ensured by ...
... The earliest toy trains date from the 19th century and were often made of cast iron ... Some of these trains used clever methods to whistle and smoke ... Toy trains were revolutionized when Märklin, a German firm that specialized in doll house accessories, sought to create an equivalent toy for boys where a constant revenue stream could be ensured by ...
Lionel Corporation - History - Pre-war Era
... Lionel's first train, the Electric Express, was not intended for sale to consumers, but rather, as a storefront display ... approaching store owners about buying the trains instead, prompting Lionel to begin making toy trains for the general public ... Lionel's earliest trains were larger than the sizes commonly available today, running on two-rail track with the rails 2⅞ inches apart ...
... Lionel's first train, the Electric Express, was not intended for sale to consumers, but rather, as a storefront display ... approaching store owners about buying the trains instead, prompting Lionel to begin making toy trains for the general public ... Lionel's earliest trains were larger than the sizes commonly available today, running on two-rail track with the rails 2⅞ inches apart ...
Famous quotes containing the words trains and/or toy:
“To write weekly, to write daily, to write shortly, to write for busy people catching trains in the morning or for tired people coming home in the evening, is a heartbreaking task for men who know good writing from bad. They do it, but instinctively draw out of harm’s way anything precious that might be damaged by contact with the public, or anything sharp that might irritate its skin.”
—Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
“... Everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It’s easy to see without looking too far
That not much is really sacred.”
—Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)
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