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Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory
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Book Synopsis Inside the Lionel Trains Fun Factory by : Robert J. Osterhoff
Download or read book Inside the Lionel Trains Fun Factory written by Robert J. Osterhoff and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you like Lionel toy trains? Enjoy corporate history? Or just want to take a nostalgic journey back to your childhood? Then Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory: The History of a Manufacturing Icon and The Place Where Childhood Dreams Were Made is for you. It delivers a fascinating trip through the rise, fall and rise again of Lionel, one of the manufacturing and pop icons in modern American life. The impeccable research by Lionel historian Robert J. Osterhoff, along with hundreds of unpublished photos and images, tells the history of Lionel's trains, factories, employees and business practices from the late 19th century until today.
Download or read book All Aboard! written by Ron Hollander and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To commemorate the milestone of Lionel Train Company's 100th anniversary comes an updated second edition of ALL ABOARD!, the marvelous story of Joshua Lionel Cowen and the toy trains he created. Originally published in 1981, ALL ABOARD! brings back the classic electric trains for all those who remember them. The Santa Fe came in gleaming silver and shiny red. The New York Central was gray and white. World War I models carried seige guns, a 1957 engine came in pink for girls. There were Pullmans and steam locomotives, Lehigh Valley coal cars, lumber cars, and a design from 1964 that carried radioactive waste and the Mercury capsule. A&E Network named Lionel trains a "Top Ten Toy" of the century-#4 specifically. But the story of Lionel trains is far from over. Co-owned by rock star Neil Young, who bought the company because of his autistic son's love for the trains, the Lionel Train Company is stronger than ever, and is evolving with the times by employing remote control, sound chips, and other technical innovations. With 32 all-new pages and scores of colorful illustrations from the archives of Lionel catalogs, ALL ABOARD! is the definitive collector's book on the subject.
Download or read book Lionel written by Dan Ponzol and published by Friedman/Fairfax Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This officially licensed, centennial celebration of the Lionel electric train tells the story of the first one hundred years of Lionel and showcases stunning, full-color photographs of some of the famous--as well as some of the rarest--examples of the Lionel output."--Cover.
Book Synopsis Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars by : Joe Algozzini
Download or read book Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars written by Joe Algozzini and published by Project Roar Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Madison Hardware Story by : Derek Thomas
Download or read book The Madison Hardware Story written by Derek Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Lionel Train enthusiasts the name "Madison Hardware" invokes thoughts of toy train treasures stacked to the ceiling of a small Manhattan store front. For over ninety years Madison Hardware supplied New York, and later Detroit, with the Lionel Trains that millions of children longed for. The Madison Hardware Story is more than just toy trains. It is the story of a store and how it's owners impacted an entire collectible's market.
Book Synopsis Beauty Shop for Rent by : Laura Bowers
Download or read book Beauty Shop for Rent written by Laura Bowers and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised by a great-grandmother and a bunch of beauty shop buddies, fourteen-year-old Abbey resolves to overcome her unhappy childhood and disillusionment with the mother who deserted her.
Book Synopsis Greenberg's Guide to Lionel-Fundimensions Trains, 1970-1985 by : Roland LaVoie
Download or read book Greenberg's Guide to Lionel-Fundimensions Trains, 1970-1985 written by Roland LaVoie and published by Greenberg Books. This book was released on 1985 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide 1901-1921 (Greenbergs Guide) by : Eric White
Download or read book Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide 1901-1921 (Greenbergs Guide) written by Eric White and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 41st year, Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide 1901-2021 has been the go-to reference guide for toy train collectors and operators for accurate pricing information on prewar, postwar, and modern Lionel trains. This handy 400+ page guide features: Current pricing information. Identification and evaluation tips. O gauge train listings. An easy-to-read format with space for notes.
Book Synopsis The World's Greatest Toy Train Maker by : Roger Carp
Download or read book The World's Greatest Toy Train Maker written by Roger Carp and published by Kalmbach Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside story of the Lionel Corporation as told by nine former employees. Traces five decades of Lionel train history as people behind the scenes describe Lionel's leaders, products, achievements, and legacy from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Download or read book Lionel written by Gerry Souter and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2005-10-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1901, when Joshua Lionel Cowen launched his company by creating a small number of electrified toy trolleys for department store window displays, Lionel has been the leader in toy electric trains. Lionel's success is based on excellent engineering, durable construction, numerous accessories, and great play value. This colorful volume illustrates the history of Lionel electric toy trains. See how Lionel stayed alive during the Depression when they teamed with Disney and marketed electric Mickey Mouse handcars, and learn of Lionel's greatest years in the 1950s and 1960s. Lionel's resurgence in the 1990s was just in time for the company's 100th anniversary celebration in 2000.
Book Synopsis The Big Book of Lionel by : Robert Schleicher
Download or read book The Big Book of Lionel written by Robert Schleicher and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic one-stop, hands-on treasury of practical advice for Lionel enthusiasts has been updated to include products such as FasTrack and Legacy, which were unavailable at the time of its original publication in 2004.
Download or read book All Aboard! written by Ron Hollander and published by . This book was released on 2002-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One century ago, Joshua Lionel Cowen created his first electric train. A simple open wooden box on wheels with red sides & gold lettering, the train was intended for shop windows where, loaded with goods, it would advertise a store's wares. But customers coveted the train, not the cargo, & Cowen discovered a new bus. This is the definitive illustrated history of Cowen & his family, the co. he founded, & the electric toy trains that for decades were synonymous with boyhood in America. Originally published in 1981, this book has been revised & updated for Lionel's 100th ann'y., enriched with a new chapter plus a min-scrapbook of rare stock cert., patents, & bus. papers. 32 pages of color photos.
Book Synopsis The Big Book of Lionel by : Robert H. Schleicher
Download or read book The Big Book of Lionel written by Robert H. Schleicher and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated treasury for Lionel enthusiasts. Highlights include an overview of product development, 20 track plans for the floor and tabletop, advice on building scenery and structures, wiring and track how-to, help in choosing locomotives and freight or passenger operations, maintenance and restoration tips and techniques, and instructions for all kinds of prototypes. - Hobby Merchandiser, September 2004Author and hobby veteran Robert Schleicher presents an illustrated treasury of practical advice for the Lionel enthusiast. Included in this volume are: an overview of product development, track plans for the floor and tabletop, advice on building scenery and structures, wiring and track how-to, help in choosing steam or diesel locomotives and freight or passenger operations, maintenance and restoration tips techniques, and instructions for operations that best emulate prototype railroads.Officially Licensed by Lionel- Only comprehensive, hands-on Lionel book to take technological developments of the last decade into consideration.- Schleicher's previous Lionel Train Book was published by Lionel in 1986 and has sold an estimated 20,000 copies LTD.- All techniques and topics discussed are fully illustrated.- 2004 will mark the 25th anniversary of General Mills' resuscitation of the Lionel name.About the AuthorBob Schleicher of Niwot, Colorado, is a veteran hobby industry writer and publisher, and the author of several MBI titles, most recently 101 Projects for Your Model Railroad and Slot Car Bible.
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Download or read book Popular Science Monthly and World's Advance written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lionel written by Dan Ponzol and published by Friedman/Fairfax Pub. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate one of the most beloved toys of the 20th-century - the timeless Lionel train. Other playthings have left their mark on the pages of American history and some still evoke a misty-eyed nostalgia, but no toy has had as dramatic an impact as these miniature cars, tracks, and accessories. For a full century, their magic has made children wide-eyed with joy at Christmas, inspired collectors of all ages, and launched a thousand dreams. Enjoy the history of Lionel's rise to greatness in a splendid oversize tribute, featuring larger-than-life, breathtaking images of perfectly preserved trains from every era, including some of the most famous and rare models, as well as reproductions of legendary catalogs and ads. A wealth of enlightening detail about individual pieces puts them in their proper place in the total Lionel output, from the first electrical devices invented by turn-of-the-century engineer (and company founder) Joshua Lionel Cowen to the technical marvels produced today. The legend continues to grow, as new generations find happiness playing with ever-more detailed and innovative models.
