True, but you had to go to those stores to find it. Today, it is more the norm than not. That's why the Pawnbrokers and Pickers pay a premium for old toys.
Even low-cost Marx trains were better quality than today's offerings (toys,that is). Anybody besides me have a Radio Flyer wagon in 1950? Bob Nicholson ______________________________________ --- In [email protected], "richgajnak" <rustytraque@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > Look at how well toys and AF, etc., from the forties and fifties has held > > up compared to the cheap plastic disposable junk sold at Toys"R" us, for > > instance. > > > > In fact, AF was so well designed it blurred the line between scale models > > and toy trains in its day. > > > > Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ > > There was a lot of cheap plastic, disposable stuff sold at F. W. Woolworth's > and S. S. Kresge's back in the 50's and 60's that did't survive the decades, > either... ;-) > > Rich G(ajnak) > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
