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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 11, 2015 12:47:52 GMT -8
I came upon an old copy of "Popular Science" February 1953. It has an article titled "Their Small-Scale Trains Are Big-Scale Business". There are photos and info on Walthers, Ulrich, Kurtz, Tyler, Varney, Shaffan (Atlas), Lobaugh, and Dance. Atlas shows up with photos of the machines that make/made flex track.
There's mostly descriptions about how they got into the business, plus some of their "corporate" philosophies.
I recommend finding a copy and sitting for a far-too-short read. It IS Popular Science, after all. But still fun reading.
Ed
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Post by Spikre on Dec 11, 2015 13:07:57 GMT -8
?? Ed, by Tyler, does that mean Mantua ? just wondering ? Spikre  |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 11, 2015 14:57:59 GMT -8
Yup. And for you youngsters, Dance was the major manufacturer of TT gage stuff. Back in the day. And Kurtz (and Kurtz Jr.) was/were Kurtz Kraft.
Ulrich was very proud of his just introduced GS gon with working drop-doors. And Lobaugh announced a C&O 4-8-4 in O scale. For you high rollers.
Ed
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Post by riogrande on Dec 11, 2015 19:12:10 GMT -8
Definitely long before my time. Thanks for making me feel young! =P I didn't start reading MR magazine until I was in Junior High maybe around 1972 or 73.
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Post by jaygee on Dec 12, 2015 3:34:10 GMT -8
Shades of the Lawrence Line GP7 kit.... And I'll raise you a Lindsay FA2! Indeed the days when the X2F was considered the bright future !
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 12, 2015 12:32:59 GMT -8
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 12, 2015 12:36:16 GMT -8
Definitely long before my time. Thanks for making me feel young! =P I didn't start reading MR magazine until I was in Junior High maybe around 1972 or 73. "Maybe"? If you can't remember which years you were in Junior High, you're DEFINITELY, uh, er, duh, well, post-young. Er. Ed |
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