All the time I thought it meant flex track for American Flyer. Got one in the garage.
I see the sludge fund investors jockeyed the company around (like Bain) John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Rollain Mercier To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:53 PM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Re: Made in the USA and he notes - What kid in snow country didn't have one! They made millions of 'em. Here's a brief history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_flyer Raleigh in Sunneigh Maineigh... At 01:23 PM 1/17/2012, Thomas Baker wrote: > > >Ed, > > > >The Flexible Flyer brings back memories. My aunt gave me one for >Christmas in 1947, and it lasted until about 1955. I went sledding >on it in many places in Minneapolis: Theodore Wirth Park, Marshall >Golf Course, just over the Lake Street bridge from Minneapolis, >Riverside Park. Great fun and great memories. I just bought >another one like the one I had from an antique store in >Marshalltown, Iowa, so that my grandsons can sled on the hill in our >little Michigan town of Eau Claire. Yeah, they were well made. > > > >Tom __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6770 (20120105) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6770 (20120105) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
