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1927 Advance Showing of American Flyer Twentieth Anniversary Rainbow Line - "Rivaled only by the Rainbow"
An Albert O. Roth reprint of a 1927 advance catalog for the 20th anniversary of American Flyer, advertising the Rainbow Line. The catalog features O gauge electric and mechanical trains as well as Structo toys. Train sets include the following: Suburban, Broadway Limited, Oriental Limited, Bluebird, Jeffersonian, Eagle, Commander, Chief, American Legion Limited, President's Special, New York Express, Wolverine, Daylight Limited, Rainbow, Viking, ...
Record Type: Library Catalog
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2,500,000 Boys Own Them Now, American Flyer
An American Flyer advertisement, which appeared on page 37 of the November 11, 1920 issue of Hardware Age magazine. The advertisement features an illustration of a boy operating an American Flyer layout. The text emphasizes American Flyer sells both electrical and mechanical toy trains.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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540,000 Alert Boys Equal to 180 Regiment
A photocopy of an American Flyer Christmas advertisement, which appeared a 1918 issue of American Boy magazine. The page number is not known. The text emphasizes how building a model railroad with American Flyer trains is realistic due to their quality and attention to detail. The text also encourages kids to ask for them for Christmas.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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American Flyer, Fun for the Winter
An undated American Flyer advertisement, which appeared on page 49 of an unknown publication. The advertisement dates approximately to 1920. An image of three boys observing a large American Flyer train layout is located at the top of the page. The text emphasizes how much fun it is to play with American Flyer trains and "Structo" cars. Several train sets are featured in the center of the page including Numbers 2, 13, 1221, and 1307.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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American Flyer Makers of a Complete Line of Mechanical and Electric Trains
An American Flyer advertisement, which appeared on page 52 of the May 13, 1920 issue of Hardware Age magazine. The text emphasizes the company's product guarantee, quality, and attention to detail, which is demonstrated by American Flyer introducing the most recent "electric type engine" into its product line.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer" Mechanical Trains
An American Flyer advertisement, which appeared on page 348 of an unknown 1914 publication. The advertisement shows multiple different American Flyer passenger and freight train sets with various layouts. An advertisement for AC Gilbert Toys is located on the back of the page.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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American Flyer Miniature Railroads
An American Flyer advertisement, which appeared on pages 70 and 71 of the March, 1920 of Playthings magazine. The text emphasizes the quality and reliability of American Flyer trains and transformers. The advertisement also mentions the 1920 Chicago Toy Fair.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer" Oh Boy, this is Sure Some Train!
An American Flyer advertisement for wide gauge and O gauge electric and mechanical trains from the December 1925 issue of Child Life.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer" Railroads and "Structo" Automobiles
Original American Flyer advertisement in June issue of the Youth's Companion, circa 1923, for summer Backyard Railroading contest. Also advertising American Flyer miniature railroad sets and "Structo" autos.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer" Railroads and "Structo" Automobiles
Original American Flyer advertisement in Youth's Companion, circa 1923, for summer Backyard Railroading contest. Also advertising American Flyer miniature railroad sets and "Structo" autos.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer" Railroads and "Structo" Automobiles
Original American Flyer advertisement in July issue of St. Nicholas Magazine, circa 1923, for summer Backyard Railroading contest. Also advertising American Flyer miniature railroad sets and "Structo" autos.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer" Railroads and "Structo" Automobiles
An American Flyer magazine ad from a c.1923 issue of Popular Mechanics, page 113 of the advertising section. The advertisement features American Flyer electric and mechanical toy trains and "Structo" automobiles.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyers", The Great Window Attraction
An American Flyer advertisement, which appeared on page 54 of the December 11, 1919 issue of the Hardware Age magazine. The illustration depicts a boy performing three jobs essential to running a railroad: a train dispatcher, an engineer, and the president. The text emphasizes to retailers what a great window attraction American Flyer trains make and how carrying American Flyer trains can increase business.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer", The Train with the Guarantee - Ask Dad for an "American Flyer" for Xmas
An American Flyer Christmas advertisement, which appeared in an unknown publication in 1917. The page number is not known. An illustration at the top of the page shows a young boy looking at an American Flyer train going around a circular layout. Details about a free catalog are located along the right-hand side of the page.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer", The Train with the Guarantee - Ask Dad for an "American Flyer" for Xmas
An American Flyer Christmas advertisement, which appeared on page 77 of the September 1914 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. The advertisement shows a young boy watching an American Flyer train go around a layout. This image was featured in American Flyer's 1914 catalogue.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer", The Train with the Guarantee - It's Out! The New "American Flyer" Wide Gauge Electric Train
Two reproduction American Flyer advertisements, which came from the Lou Redman collection. The advertisement located at the top of the page was published in an unknown magazine in 1918. The advertisement located at the bottom of the page was published in a 1925 issue of St. Nicholas magazine.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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"American Flyer" Toys for American Boys
A December 1919 American Flyer advertisement for miniature toy trains and accessories, which appeared in John Martin's Book. The advertisement features a four stanza poem and toy train illustration.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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American Flyer Trains
An Iron Horse reproduction of a 1930 American Flyer catalog. The catalog includes narrow and wide gauge train sets, locomotives, passenger and freight cars, track, layouts, remote control, transformers, equipment, tunnels, bridges, stations, and structo toys. The President's Special train set is featured in this catalog. The back cover illustrates "Colonial City" - a typical electrified miniature railroad system.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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American Flyer Trains Fun the Year Around
An American Flyer advertisement from the December 1931 issue of the American Boy - Youth's Companion, which appeared on page 53. The following train sets are illustrated in the ad: Klondike, red Bird, Railroader, Frontenac, Dixie Queen, Iron Duke, Paul Revere, and Brigadier. A free train catalog coupon is located at the bottom of the ad.
Record Type: Library Catalog
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At the New York Show No Exhibit Will be more Interesting than the "American Flyer" Line of Miniature Railroads
A photocopy of an original American Flyer advertisement, which appeared on page 19 in the February 3, 1917 issue of Hardware Age magazine. The advertisement showcases the American Flyer line of miniature railroads at the New York Show Exhibitition.
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