Wow I too also caught the EL at Logan Square to ride down to U of I at Circle. On the walk home in the fall I always purchase a Taffy Apple at the vendor in the station. When the EL went over the elevate train tracks you had a fantastic view of the whole downtown Chicago. You know where I always sat coming and going.
Major,
I travelled back and forth to Circle too. I worked at Marshall Field for two years while going to college. The factory for "Affy Tapples" was on Fullerton, sometimes I walked all the way home just so I could stop for a treat. I agree, the view of the city was amazing.
Northwoods Flyer
The Northwoods Flyer Collection
of
American Flyer Trains
"The Toy For the Boy"
Here is set #4010 The Northern Pacific Freight from American Flyer. The sibling to set #4009 that I posted earlier.
And here they are together.
Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby
Set #482 Southern Special 1929 by Ives
#653 Hopper by Lionel
This might not be the most exciting accessory by Marx but it certainly added a lot of play value to their trains and options for layout building.
Meet the Marx trestle:
Check out this set on Ebay. I never saw one like it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1920s-Coca-Cola-American-Flyer-Train-set/164485690346?hash=item264c1c73ea:g:wo8AAOSw2zpfkkIp
Same me, different spelling!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1920s-Coca-Cola-American-Flyer-Train-set/164485690346?hash=item264c1c73ea:g:wo8AAOSw2zpfkkIp
There you go. Must be a real rarey, it doesn't look like much, but what do I know?
The heritage of tinplate also includes the beautiful lithographed and tinplate accessories.
This is the #108 Swithch Tower by American Flyer.
Flintlock76 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1920s-Coca-Cola-American-Flyer-Train-set/164485690346?hash=item264c1c73ea:g:wo8AAOSw2zpfkkIp There you go. Must be a real rarey, it doesn't look like much, but what do I know?
The car says "Drink Coca-Cola... (plus something I can't make out)" on one side of the roof and "Pure as Sunlight" on the other.
I think it says "Drink Coca-Cola in Bottles." I've seen that on vintage Coca-Cola ads.
Flintlock76 I think it says "Drink Coca-Cola in Bottles." I've seen that on vintage Coca-Cola ads.
As opposed to post mix prepared at soda fountains (where the mix is not controlled by Coca -Cola?)
I've only heard of sunlight being used in conjunction with soap advertising....
Peter
M636CAs opposed to post mix prepared at soda fountains (where the mix is not controlled by Coca -Cola?)
Exactly! The "Pure as Sunlight's" a bit of a puzzler but they did use it as a catch-phrase.
Interestingly, Coca-Cola varies the mix to local tastes depending on what part of the country it's being served in, or they used to. They still might.
I took a peek into Coke history: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/news/history-of-coca-cola-advertising-slogans
"Pure as Sunlight" came around 1927 and I saw adds from the 40's that still used it. It's better than the 1906 slogan: "The Great National Temperance Beverage" or 1939's: "Whoever You Are, Whatever You Do, Wherever You May Be, When You Think of Refreshment Think of Ice Cold Coca-Cola".
Look at the history section for a neat advertising brochure in pdf form you can download and peruse.
The #116 Station by Ives. It has colorful and detailed lithography. This is why I like the accessories produced for pre war trains.
The front and the back use identical lithography.
#654 tank car by Lionel
Northwoods - I'm loving all the detail on your Ives 116 station. Scale-wise, is it closer to O or Standard?
fife,
The Ives #116 is rapidly becoming one of my favorite stations. I have space to put it on display now and I enjoy looking at it more and more.
Here are some comparison photos:
With a Flyer Wide Gauge engine;
And with a Marx O gauge Commodore Vanderbilt;
And a side by side;
The door in the station measures 3 3/4" high which is equivalent to approximately 15' high in O gauge.
Personally I think it looks the best with the Wide Gauge (Standard Gauge) engine. However, this is the world of tinplate so accuracy in scale is a matter of personal taste.
Thanks for asking.
Northwoods FlyerHowever, this is the world of tinplate so accuracy in scale is a matter of personal taste.
Yeah. Just ask your nearest gateman!
Northwoods - Thanks for the comparison, answers my question.
I found another car for The Northwoods Freight. Here is the #552 gondola by Marx.
Here is a string of Steeple Cab variations by American Flyer.
#1122 O gauge Steam Engine and Tender by Ives.
Enjoying The World's Greatest Hobby
#655 Box Car by Lionel
#20102 NYC Caboose by Marx
I just picked up this boxed set today from someone 5 miles from my house! American Flyer 1347 The Merchant set. The box was missing the set number but a fellow collector helped me out with the identification.It looks like at some point the wheels were replaced and also they converted a Lionel 820 Searchlight car to Flyer couplers too!
Nice find on the Merchant set Jon.
Here are 3 variations of the #3011 Box Cab by American Flyer.
Why are there screws(?) in the wheels?
pennytrains Why are there screws(?) in the wheels?
Jon
Motor 3254 electric by Ives.
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