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cheese3
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old model railroader mags
Posted by cheese3 on Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:58 PM
what is the oldest model railroader magazine you own. personally i own july 1955

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:04 PM
I am half expecting Andy or someone in MR to come here and say they own the first issue ever printed.

I think there are a few 50-60's issues in my house while my family have issues that may reach back to the war years.
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wd45
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Posted by wd45 on Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:09 PM
I've got a couple from around the 1945-50 era, that a former co-worker gave me a few months ago.
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Posted by SilverSpike on Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:13 PM
I have a few going back to the early 70’s; I'd have to really check at the house since I am at work now. I think it was 1973 issues, and that was when my dad and I were really big into our first layout.

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Posted by mersenne6 on Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:19 PM
1934
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Posted by davekelly on Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:30 PM
The first that I have is Jan 1963 (my dad's collection).
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:03 PM
1940, I think it's the may issue.
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Posted by CBQ_Guy on Friday, January 28, 2005 12:55 AM
I think the oldest is the one I picked up at a swap meet for the month and year I was born . . . July, 1953. [:O]
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Posted by Pruitt on Friday, January 28, 2005 10:22 AM
1937, I think.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 10:34 AM
1952, I believe..Jan. issue. Have several from the 70s and early 80s, but really started reading in the early 90s.
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Posted by AggroJones on Friday, January 28, 2005 11:18 AM
The February issue, 1963.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 9:58 PM
I have a few from 1947, some from the 50's and 60's. Some well written articles and photography.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 29, 2005 11:57 AM
Oldest I have is February 2005. I had many going back to early 90's, plus a couple 80's mags.

Cut them up, scanned in articles I couldn't live without. It's way easier to access the articles on my harddrive than they were in MR.

I'm tempted to do the same with MR planning and Great MR's, but there's virtually no ads in those things, so they're basically solid "meat". May just leave them as they are. Keeping 2 issues per year isn't as bad as 12 MR's per year.

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Posted by DanRaitz on Sunday, January 30, 2005 8:34 AM
January 1946 is the start of my collection that runs to the March 2005 issue (just recieved in mail yesterday).
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Posted by PASMITH on Sunday, January 30, 2005 8:08 PM
July 1946. The cover story was by John Allen


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Posted by RedSkin on Sunday, January 30, 2005 8:15 PM
Well the oldest one I have is Jun 1950, I also have alot from the 60's - late 70's I got them from my GrandFather. I love reading the old articles sooo much info in them
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