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American Flyer Trains Toy trains have been marketed under the name “American Flyer” for nearly a century. American Flyers have run on four different track gauges; they have been manufactured in four different parts of the world; and they have been sold by five different corporate entities. Around the turn of the twentieth century, a Chicago toymaker named William Frederick Hafner developed a clockwork motor, which he used to power toy automobiles. By [...] Click here to continue reading. Lionel Trains Lionel is by far the best-known toy train brand in North America, having done business under that name for over a century. Joshua Lionel Cowen (1877 to 1965) gained first-hand experience with electrical devices by working for two New York City firms that manufactured dry-cell batteries and light bulbs. In 1899, he invented a battery-powered device that ignited photographer’s flash powder. He soon received a large order from the United States [...] Click here to continue reading. The Girard Model Works Joy Line train sets were made by the Girard Model Works of Girard, Pennsylvania in association with Louis Marx, circa 1927 to 1936. Girard began with O-gauge pressed steel clockwork locomotives and expanded their line in 1930 to include electric engines. Rolling stock consisted of simple tinplate tenders, freight and passenger cars with Joy Line Coach and Observation cars being introduced in 1931. Fairbanks-Morse Trainmaster In 1823, a wagonmaker named Thaddeus Fairbanks built a foundry at St. Johnsbury, Vermont to manufacture cast-iron plows and stoves. One year later, his older brother Erastus joined the business, which was thereafter known as the E & T Fairbanks Company. Every wagon load of raw material that was delivered to their plant had to be manually unloaded onto a scale for weighing. When the brothers realized that their scale was inaccurate [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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