![]() ![]() This was a golden age for Lionel, but like the Roaring Twenties, it wouldn't last. Working accessories - including crossing gates, highway flashers, and traffic warning bells - became more and more lifelike. 840 Power Station - grew ever more elaborate. ![]() 402 electric engine, the Hellgate Bridge, and the No. Meanwhile, Lionel's fabulously illustrated catalogs became children's cherished "wish books." The products they portrayed - like the No. Model Builder was actually a follow-on to Lionel’s seven year publication called The Lionel Magazine which ran from 1930 1936. Slogans such as "Lionel: The Father and Son Railroad," and "Real enough for a man to enjoy - simple enough for a boy to operate," were the first of many to pitch family themes. Lionels Model Builder Magazine became every hobbyists pride and joy, so even though they could not buy new train models during this time, families would. ORIGINAL LIONEL MODEL BUILDER DECEMBER 1939 ISSUE WITH JOE DIMAGGIO COVER. The 'Yankee Clipper' Joe DiMaggio was a wildly popu. Lionel ads appeared nationally in newspapers, boys' magazines, and "Grown-up" publications like The Saturday Evening Post.Ĭowen got endorsements from celebrities, and even started a Lionel radio show. This no reserve auction is for an original 'Model Builder' magazine issue from December 1939 including the legendary Joe DiMaggio gracing the cover. Cowen was among the finest practitioners of modern advertising. By this I mean say H.O.(1/87 or N.Scale1/160.Of course these are Railroad scale along with the almost 1/48 Lionel. People wanted to forget the war and indulge in life's pleasures - and more of them could afford luxuries like toy trains, thanks to easy credit. FineScale Modeler magazine - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling. View sold price and similar items: Selection of Magazines and Catalogs Model Builder The Lionel Magazine from Stout Auctions Toy and Train Specialists on. ![]() If youre a collector of Lionel turbine locomotives, this is the perfect. Products Get Started Hobbyists Find A Dealer Lionel Store Support Facebook YouTube Instagram Pinterest Twitter Subscribe to e-mails. Following a brief recession, Lionel entered an era of unprecedented growth. This edition of the popular magazine featured the all-new Lionel 2020 Lionel Turbine. ![]()
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