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What does Metzel refer to with Am. Flyer trains?

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What does Metzel refer to with Am. Flyer trains?
Posted by pbjwilson on Saturday, November 5, 2005 3:23 PM
I've seen listings on e-bay refering to pre-war O gauge Am. Flyr trains with the word Metzel. What or who is Metzel?
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Posted by 1688torpedo on Saturday, November 5, 2005 3:33 PM
Hello PBJWilson ! American Flyer started out as the Edmunds -Metzel Co in 1907 in Chicago By William Colman & John Hafner. Later on, The Hafners started their own company and manufactured clockwork trains.
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Posted by pbjwilson on Sunday, November 6, 2005 9:28 AM
Thanks for the info. So we're talking pre-war WW1. The Metzel Am. Flyers go for big bucks. But probably very rare finds.

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