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From my cousin in Virginia.  His wife (my cousin) is the lady Dick & Phyllis met at York in October.

 

Paul

 

From: Don Conard [mailto:ddclacrosse@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 5:09 PM
To: Carmen Conard; Paul Calmes
Subject: Fw: [toytrains] Digest Number 8600

 



See item 1-c.  Monte, you might enjoy following this group.

 

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Digest #8600

1c

Lionel showroom layouts by "Don Conard" ddclacrosse

1d

Pink and Blue. by "Carl" carl5blum

1e

Pink and Blue. by jlechner2001

2b

2013 Std Ga.  Convention Car by "Chris Allen" whatstinplate

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:51 am (PST) . Posted by:

There seems to be some demand for the pink Lady Lionel scheme. Lionel re-issued the set twice. MTH has done a pink tinplate set and Williams offers a pink GG1 and scale hudson. Women in my experience tend to favor colorful prewar tinplate. Standard gauge especially.

John Long

Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:39 am (PST) . Posted by:

bew1937

Thanks so much Joseph. This might help. I will still try to find the original by Lionel.
Brad Waters

<< Here's Noel Barrett, of Antiques Roadshow, interviewing a woman who received a Lady Lionel for Christmas in 1957. Sadly, the train got put away after the holidays and she never played with it again. Barrett appraises the set at between $7000 and $9000. http://video. pbs.org/video/ 2230714717/ http://video. pbs.org/video/ 2230714717/

<< Most toy train pundits of the last two decades have commented on the political-incorrect ness of a pink "girls- only" locomotive. They think females can appreciate realistically- decorated models the same as males. >>









Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:06 pm (PST) . Posted by:

"Don Conard" ddclacrosse

Joseph, You may add my wife, Carmen Conard, to the group of women that appreciate "real" toy trains. When she was about 4 years old she received her first train for Christmas, but was very disappointed that it was not a "real" train, but was instead one of those Marx Walt Disney windup trains which she considered as not so desirable. Nevertheless she kept it, and even cleaned it occasionally by taking it into the bathtub with her. In spite of this, the train survived in surprisingly good condition and is now a prized part of our family train collection, and it still runs! Carmen is currently taking part in Bruce Greenberg' s standard gauge study group, and she still wishes she had received a "real" train instead of a toy when she was a tot. Merry Christmas to all in the Group!
Don Conard

Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:07 pm (PST) . Posted by:

"Carl" carl5blum

Hello John:

K-Line did a "Girl&# 39;s" train too. One bright note, the trains were physically identical to the standard color trains. Too often I see "Ladies&# 39;" tool sets, and all the pastel tools are clearly inferior, diminishing anyone's skills.

Carl.

Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:14 pm (PST) . Posted by:

jlechner2001

<< K-Line did a "Girl&# 39;s" train too. One bright note, the trains were physically identical to the standard color trains. >>

As was also the case with the Lady Lionel outfit in 1957. The pink #2037 had the same features as the black #2037 sold on the same pages. All of the freight cars were newer "scale modeled" types. #1587S was the only cataloged outfit from the 1950s that came with two 6464 boxcars. The only other example I'm aware of was #12840 (1966) that included 6464-375 and 6464-450.

Joseph Lechner

Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:05 am (PST) . Posted by:

sparkingcar

Does anyone know the production run for the MTH St Louis Packing Co 214R?

Thanks,
Bill Rigby

Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:36 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Chris Allen" whatstinplate

Bill,

The figures I saw was that 38 were sold. I do not know if additional units were purchased to make a manufacturers minimum production run.
Chris Allen

Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:23 am (PST) . Posted by:

jlechner2001


55 years ago today, Joshua Lionel Cowen submitted his resignation as board chairman of the corporation that bore his middle name. He was 81 years old. The board of directors accepted his resignation, voted to name him Chairman Emeritus, and retained him as a consultant for the salary of $30,000 per year. Adjusted for inflation, Cowen's annual consulting fee would be $242,000 today.



Lionel's total sales for 1958 amounted to $14.4 million, 23% less than in 1957. The company had a net loss of $0.5 million for 1958 - its first red-ink year since the Great Depression.



Joseph Lechner

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