I LOVE the article on Jerry Greene's european tinplate collection starting on page 64 of the October issue! I would love to see both more of Jerry's collection and more articles of this type!
Like many others, I'd never heard of Rock & Graner or Ernst Planck. Nor did I know Kindler & Briel begat Kibri or that Lutz was rolled into Maerklin. This is the roots of our hobby and sadly the history of these19th and early 20th century manufacturers is fading into obscurity. I urge those in the know to help keep these names from being lost to history by contributing what they know and I urge Kalmbach to publish that knowledge!
Becky
Tinplate lover. (All kinds)
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
I second the motion!
I was not allowed to post a message some months ago, that there weren't enough articles of this kind in CTT (too negative for the moderator) so I hope I won't get in trouble for posting that this is a fascinating article, and what I was hoping for when I became a charter subscriber for CLASSIC Toy Trains.!! I hope that you publish more of the same! (See, I am being really positive, please don't delete my post!!)
Little Tommy
Good afternoon all,
One word: WOW! I had not looked at that article yet, but when I did, both the wife and I were totally blown away. This is almost as awesome as the Chuck Brasher article in one of the first issues. This is what CTT needs to do more often to really distinguish itself from everybody else. Pure tinplate, pure delight.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Wow. I don't recall telling Little Tommy he couldn't post anything negative about CTT. However, repeating the same negative comment repeatedly in the same thread suggests "If they don't understand you, speak louder" which doesn't make a point any more effective.
Bob Keller
Bob, I beg to disagree with you, but a whole thread to which I contributed about how there was much less about Tinplate Trains now in CTT than there used to be when the Magazine first started just disappeared.
In any case, don't let the fact that I am, by nature, passive aggressive detract from a really outstanding and interesting article!! I really love the articles about the CLASSIC Toy Trains, and I would love to see more. I'd really love to see some of the stories about the beginnings of the hobby, with lots about Frank Ellison and Louis Hertz.
Now, now, boys. Don't make me send you to your rooms without any trains! lol
Back to the topic at hand....
LOL Penny. It is an eye-popping collection of vintage tin.
Boy, was that a fascinating article! I love tinplate and learned some much about its precedents. It would be cool if there were more photos posted (that couldn't be used for publication) online somewhere on the site for articles like this.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
..........Wayne..........
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