American O SCALE, 1927-1965 - (Inside pages/photos of NEW BOOK herein) - NEW

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American O Scale
1927-1965
A Brief History of the Companies, People and Products
by Keith Wills
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Published 2016
Authored by noted hobby historian Keith Wills, who wrote the “Collector’s Consist” column in
Railroad Model Craftsman
for a remarkable 32 years,
American O Scale 1927-1965
tells the story of O scale from its tinplate roots through its divergence into scale trains.
Book chronicles the companies, the people and the products that were such an important part of the manufacturing and marketing of O-Scale trains in the first half of the twentieth century. The focus is on the fascinating stories behind the legendary brands that were the face of O-scale modeling. Using original research and illustrations from period catalogs and advertisements, the author sets forth a brief run-through of the hobby's great suppliers, the people and the companies who kept the hobby populated with innovative products. Look for a thorough presentation of the locomotives and rolling stock beginning with the quarter-inch trains of the 1920's that continues unabated with a succession of products well into the 1960's. All that effort for which we have such treasures now!
Printed on high-quality coated paper, this perfect-bound softcover publication chronicles O scale from the early pioneers like Alexander, Icken and Cronkite through the more familiar Lobaugh, All-Nation, Kemtron and Central Locomotive Works, to the most obscure like Acme, Hines, Hawk and many more!
This comprehensive book follows all the O scale manufacturers, their locomotives and rolling stock from the beginning of scale quarter-inch trains in the late 1920s through the decline of the 1960s.
Included is a chapter on the Wm. K. Walthers O Scale catalogs; a vital resource for the O scale modeler from the beginnings of the Great Depression through the present.
With the resurgence of O scale and its continued popularity, no current O scale modeler, anyone who got their start in the hobby via Lionel or Marx, or any modeler with an interest in hobby history will want to miss this inclusive new book.
Profusely illustrated with vintage catalog pages, magazine ads and model photos, the book includes the following chapters:
Chapter 1:
1927-1941, The Heady Pioneer Years
Chapter 2:
The Beginning of Dynamic Growth
Chapter 3:
1946 - 1950: Early Postwar Years: Renewed Energy
Chapter 4:
1950-1965: The Declining Years
Chapter 5:
1927-1941: Early Rolling Stock
Chapter 6:
1950-1965: Postwar Rolling Stock
Chapter 7:
Electric Traction
Chapter 8:
Post 1965 Walthers O Scale Catalogs
The people and companies covered are:
-- Acme Model Locomotives
-- All-Nation
-- American Flyer
-- American Model Engineers
-- Baldwin Locomotive Works
-- Central Locomotive Works
-- Congress Tool & Die
-- Fred Icken
-- General Models Corp.
-- Great Western
-- Hines Lines
-- Kemtron
-- Lionel
-- Lobaugh
-- MI-LOCO
-- Model Locomotives
-- Parmele & Sturges
-- Pearce Tool Company
-- Saginaw Pattern & Mfg.
-- Scale Craft
-- Scale Model Railways
-- Thomas Industries
-- William K. Walthers
O scale standard and narrow gauge modeling continues to be the scale of choice for thousands of U.S. and Canadian modelers and
American O Scale 1927-1965
traces the history of both familiar and long-forgotten O scale model lines.
Softbound, 8.5x11, 66 pages, 100+ b&w and several color photos.
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