I know collectors collect lots of things. Some collectors collect stamps, some people collect coins and some collect sports cards. There’s something unique about collecting vintage model trains though. When you collect something that actually still does what it is supposed to in real[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lionel’
March 5th, 2010 - 7:17 pm § in Kids Crafts
American Model Trains
Think quick: what are the three most widely recognized American miniature trains manufacturers? I bet you’ll remember them when I tell you. The answer is: “Lionel, American Flyer and Bachmann Trains”. You may not have known that Bachmann was American, but it is. And American [...]
March 5th, 2010 - 7:17 pm § in Kids Crafts
Lionel O Gauge Trains
No toy train is better known than Lionel O Scale Trains. Baby boomers still recollect Lionel as the crème-de-la-crème of model trains. Oh those big hardware store display trains that hypnotized us as little guys and gals. Around Christmas the local hardware store would put one up and watch as i[...]
February 13th, 2010 - 4:02 am § in Kids Crafts
O Model Railroad
We love O model railroads and trains, there’s just no arguing with that? You can pick up the trains and really take a look at them. You need two hands to hold it even as an adult. You also can really see the detail. This is not one of those small little locomotives you need [...][...]
July 25th, 2009 - 9:34 pm § in Uncategorized
Lionel Trains – early history of a collectible icon
The founder of Lionel trains, was born in 1877 to a Jewish immigrant family. His name was Joshua Lionel Cowen. It was just after the Civil War that Lionel Cowen immigrated with his family, settling in New York. Cowen and his family emigrated to America with the backdrop of great world change, partic[...]