and he notes - Bob Miller had plans for a lot of things but to my knowledge he only produced the switcher and later track. He also supplied manufacturers with aluminum wheelsets.
Raleigh in Maine where it's been warm for a change At 10:11 PM 1/10/2006, C & P Porter wrote: >I recognize Dr. Johnson's name but that's all. > >Question-Did Miller ever come out with 6 wheel power trucks? I don't >remember that one. > >Chuck Porter >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Picur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "S Scale" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:00 PM >Subject: S-Scale Modeling Those Miller trucks > > > > Here we go ... another historical tidbit from my pile of old magazines. > > This is the text of the Miller ad from the January, 1946 Model Railroader. > > > > MILLER MOTERS > > For Your "S" Gauge Diesels, Interurbans, Trolley Cars! > > > > Powerful direct-drive per-mag motors mounted in fully sprung truck frames. > > They coast freely for there are no gears to drag. Compact. > > Self-contained. Mount below floor board by a single screw. Available > > shortly in 4 and 6 wheel models at a price you will be glad to pay. (To > > be made in O and HO also.) > > > > The ROBERT L. MILLER Laboratory > > Valparaiso, Indiana > > > > > > Does anybody know if they were ever made in the other scales? > > > > The same issue refers to the Lima Model Railroad Club and the club road > > "built to 3/16" scale, complete with scenery, buildings and a large yard > > of rolling stock is owned and operated by Dolly Gray and Pat Patterson of > > Detroit." > > > > This is rather confusing to me, but perhaps some of you will be able to > > explain this reference. > > > > Meanwhile, "Dr. Charles H. Johnson ... St. Louis, Mo., has gone all out > > for S gauge and spends most of his spare hours on a double-track main line > > in the basement. Two UP Northern and two free lance Pacific type > > locomotives furnish the motive power. Only two freight cars are rolling > > but the bodies and trucks for 33 more are assembled and awaiting the > > finishing touches. Passenger equipment consists of nine converted Gilbert > > Pullmans, which in spite of their weight can be handled in a nine-caar > > train by either of hte Northerns. C.H. welcomes visitors but, being a > > busy doctor, suggests they call his office in the afternoon for an > > appointment." > > > > These are the very first references I have found in the model railroad > > press of American S scale layouts. Do they ring a bell with any of you? > > > > regards ... pqr > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > > This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
