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Olde Tyme Stuffe, Inc. 54 Suffolk Street, Worcester, MA 01604 Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
Presented by Olde Tyme Stuffe, Inc. Preview July 22nd 8:30 am-5:30pm – Box Lots at 5:30 p.m.
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Question by Anthony W: Questions About Lionel Trains?
Ok, i have 2 questions about Lionel Model Trains. Ok, i have a New York Flyer model, a O27 Gauge. It is really rusty and dirty. My first question is how can you clean it without hampering with the electrical stuff? My second question is can i combine it with other O27 Gauge trains? Thanks!

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Question by baddude: Has the Sopranos TV show increased sales of Lionel model trains?

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VIDEO: Amato’s chugging along after 70 years in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN — More than 150 members of the National Lionel Operating Train Society attended a private showing of a 3,000-square-foot train exhibit at the 70th Anniversary celebration of Amato’s Toy and Hobby Store Wednesday evening.
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Lionel Railroad Signs

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Question by tkp9999: Are Lionel model trains from the 1950’s worth very much as collectibles?

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The Big Book of Lionel: The Complete Guide to Owning and Running America’s Favorite Toy Trains

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Petaluma man’s model life
By CHRIS SMITH THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Ex-Marine and Hollywood model maker Mike Fulmer has earned accolades from the best in the movie world. These days, war injuries keep him close to home, but he still does what he loves on a much smaller scale.
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Lionel Polar Express Caribou Animal Pack

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All about Lionel Model Trains

During their nadir, Lionel model trains were legendary internationally for their focus on detail and the standard of manufacture. They continue to are : from Hogwart’s Express for Harry Potter fans to the Polar Express or merely the straightforward Pennsylvania steam freight train, Lionel offers a large range of trains that are true to the originals, real or hypothetical.
In reality, a Lionel electrical train was one of the first two electric toys to be inducted into the national Toy Hall-Of-Fame ( the other was the straightforward Bake Oven ). It was his marketing expertise that gave rise to the phenomenon of model train collecting at the start of the 20th century.
His idea commenced when he devised moving promoting gondolas employing a tiny electric motor he had developed, and when he revealed that folk were more inquisitive about the gondolas than in the products they were lugging around he got the idea of using his electric motor in toy trains. By means of fantastic dept displays at xmas time Cowen gave rise to a public interest in toy trains, and shortly they were among the state’s most well liked toys.

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