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Toy Trains and Christmas: 1920

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Posted by wallyworld on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:30 AM

AF53

Why? So you can buy some Great Garloo's and sell them for hundreds of $ on ebay in 2011?

Ray

I doubt I justify the cost of some of my childhood toys these days let alone sell them ..id be happy just to snoop around the inside of that store in the photo...some of those  toys these days make toy trains seem inexpensive..When I was a kid I had a Remco Barracuda submarine,and out of curiosity ,I looked it up an Ebay and nearly fell off my chair. .I was thinking last night that what a shame it is that virtual reality games dominate kid;s ( my grandkids)  spare time..and there is no equivalent of Marx around these days..Will the early Nintendo games be as valuable fifty years from now? If they still work..it seems ironic that some toys we had as kids are at times unaffordable to us as adults..

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Posted by Seayakbill on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:23 AM

WOW, terrific pictures of a time gone by, Christmas & trains.

Bill T.

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Posted by AF53 on Monday, December 19, 2011 11:23 PM

Why? So you can buy some Great Garloo's and sell them for hundreds of $ on ebay in 2011?

Ray

Ray

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Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans - John Lennon

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Posted by wallyworld on Monday, December 19, 2011 10:26 PM

I want a time machine for Christmas

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Posted by AF53 on Monday, December 19, 2011 10:07 PM

What a great set of pics!

Thanks!

Ray

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Monday, December 19, 2011 9:50 PM

wallyworld

Check out the trains.and the sign, "Get The Boy What He Wants"

Indeed.

Rob

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Toy Trains and Christmas: 1920
Posted by wallyworld on Monday, December 19, 2011 5:22 PM

Check out the trains.and the sign, "Get The Boy What He Wants"

Indeed.

Oops whats this ? "Freeservers" does not support links for free? Sorry guys no free samples..link posted below..this nice little traffic sign.

 

http://www.papatedsplace.com/Christmas1920s.html

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