Lionel Flatcar
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/06/2008 05:52 am by admin
Lionel Flatcar
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Even today, over one hundred years later, when people hear the name Lionel, they think of electric model trains. Before Lionel trains came on the scene, a young inventor, Joshua Lionel Cowen, received his first patent, a patent for an invention that caused a photographer's flash to ignite. Shortly after the patent was awarded, Cowen installed a small motor underneath a model railroad flatcar. The car, driven by a battery on 30 inches of track, signaled the advent of the Lionel model train.
Joshua was born on the Lower East Side in Manhattan on 10/25/1877. An excellent student, Cowen loved to play with mechanical toys. He became captivated by electricity, studying how it was transmitted and how it was stored in batteries. At age 16, Cowen was accepted to the College of New York. A series of revolving doors into and then out of schools of higher learning began. His genius did not lie in formal education but in his hands. This became evident when he dropped out for the last time and became an apprentice to Henner and Anderson, a dry cell battery manufacturer. His tinkering and experimenting proved important when in 1899 he patented the ignition devise for photographs' flash powder by heating a wire fuse using a dry cell battery.
He grew into more sophisticated detonation when he won a defense contract to arm 24,000 mines for the Navy. A beginner in armament manufacture, Cowen managed to build the detonators and deliver them to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, galloping to the yard pulling a horse-drawn wagon, loaded with fuses and on time.Cowen teamed up with Harry C. Grant to found the Lionel Manufacturing Company without even having a product to build. They tried electric fans but knew when winter arrived their product sales would tank. Ever on the lookout for a good product, Cowen saw a push train in a lower Manhattan toy store window. The push train stimulated his imagination to produce a vision of a self-propelled train. The vision became the legend.
The Electric Express, Lionel's first train, became a display for toy shops, though not a toy. This first train, an open gondola, was propelled by Cowen's fan motor. To become a marketable toy, the distribution of electricity would have to reach the tipping point for the number of American homes with power.
Eventually 12 of the Electric Express Trains were sold. Every year from 1901 the line evolved. In 1902 a trolley and two foot suspension bridge were added. In 1902 the materials used to produce the gondola changed from wood to metal. An electric B&O locomotive and a derrick car were produced to expand the product line.
The Lionel Manufacturing Company did not operate in a vacuum. Plenty of companies competed for market share. The British and German toy manufacturers had a head start with their toy trains. Bing and Marklin quickly produced electric and steam-powered toy trains. An Ohio company, Carlisle & Finch, made electric trains in 1896 after the first electric train was presented at the 1893 World's fair in Chicago. To best these competitors, Cowen produced a sturdy, reliable product. He expanded his line of accessories and he used a sales benefit that painted the electric train as an educational toy parents could share with their children. Salesmanship and engineering talent put Lionel Trains in front of their competitors. The Lionel train became the iconic legend in the history of toy trains.
Reynolds Maxwell Mathes-Redd is a model train hobbyist and coach. For more great information on model trains visit http://www.lovingmodeltrains.com/model-railway-trains and http://www.LovingModelTrains.com
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Lionel Corporation Flatcar $39.97 This is a flatcar made in the true postwar style. It features a heavy die-cast metal bed, die-cast trucks and couplers, metal railings and brake wheel. Add a load of logs or whatever you choose to haul, 9 1/2" long. Type: Trains Gender: Male Age: Child |
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Lionel LIO11168 Csx Maintenance And Flatcar $134.94 Colorful and original, these work freight cars are decorated in merger railroad names. 2-Pack. Includes: . 6-39482 Maintenance Car. 6-27822 Flatcar with Bulldozer. Die-cast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers. Removable bulldozer on flatcar deck. Two figures on maintenance car. Gauge: Traditional O Gauge. Length: 10". RailLine: Mixed Road Names. Minimum Curve: O-27. |
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Lionel LIO48539 Fltcr with Rea Trail $54.92 Celebrate the Railway Express Agency in S gauge with this American Flyer REA flatcar with piggyback REA trailers. Released in 2005 it includes die-cast metal trucks and two removable trailers. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children's Item. |
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Lionel $29.99 Liv & Flo Lionel - Framed Art Print |
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Lionel LIO11170 Three River Fast Freight Set $390.26 Fast and furious, the Pennsylvania Berkshire races past the rugged Alleghenies and the three rivers of Pittsburgh with a heavy string of freight cars in tow. America's largest railroad never sleeps, and the Keystone steam locomotive rolls through the night to gets its freight delivered on time. The powerful 2-8-4 Berkshire in the new Lionel Fast Freight set pulls an impressive consist of cars: a 4-bay hopper hauling coal, a flatcar with generators chained to the deck, a one-of-a-kind Pennsylvania Power & Light tank car, and a colorful porthole caboose. In addition to a powerful 80-watt transformer, this set Includes all the FasTrack needed to make a deluxe “figure 8" layout. |
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Lionel LIO19430 Atsf Flat Car with Beechcraft Bonanza $71.28 This die cast flatcar has a removable plastic Beechcraft Bonanza load. The car also has die cast sprung trucks. Click on picture to enlarge for a better view. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children's Item. |
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Lionel Richie $6.49 Lionel Richie |
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Lionel Messi $99.99 Lionel Messi - Wall Decal |
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Lionel Barrymore $7.99 Lionel Barrymore - Photo |
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Lionel Stander $7.99 Lionel Stander - Photo |
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Lionel Jeffries $7.99 Lionel Jeffries - Photo |
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Lionel Ritchie $7.99 Lionel Ritchie - Photo |
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Lionel LIO30124 Thunder Valley Freight Set $367.73 Hidden dangers lurk at every turn on the Thunder Valley Railroad as a work train snakes its way to the heart of quarry mine operations. Explosives and work equipment must be shipped in by train and falling rocks quarry blasts and pitfalls are never far away. Make way for the rugged Thunder Valley 060 docksider as it pulls its work load to the quarries. A jetblack gondola is packed with mined rocks and a special Box Car carries dangerous explosives to the site. Stop the train to unload the Thunder Valley steam shovel off the flatcar deck and survey the evening terrain with the mighty searchlight on the work caboose. This readytorun train set comes complete with Fas Track and 80watt transformer and also includes an explosive quarry mine diorama. Set Includes:. 060 dockside switcher. Explosive cargo boxcar. Gondola with rock load. Flatcar with steam shovel. Searchlight work caboose. Three straight FasTrack track sections eight curved FasTrack track sections a FasTrack terminal section. CW80 Transformer. Quarry mine diorama. Locomotive Features:. Transformer controlled forward neutral and reverse operation. Electronic steam whistle. Directional lighting with operating headlight and backup light. Puffing smoke unit. Dual operating couplers. Powerful maintenancefree motor. Traction tires. Interior illumination in cab. Diecast metal locomotive body and frame. Engineer and fireman figures. Locomotive Road Number: 1302. Gauge: Traditional O Gauge. Length: 48 1?2 . Layout Dimensions: 40 x 60 . Minimum Curve: O27. |
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Lionel The Trainer - WakeUp $10 Lionel The Trainer - WakeUp |
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Lionel Richie: Live In Paris $16.99 Lionel Richie: Live In Paris |
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Line Dancing With Lionel Blair $13.99 Line Dancing With Lionel Blair |
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Lionel Hampton Story $13.49 Lionel Hampton Story |
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Sonatas Arranged By Lionel Tertis $22.99 Sonatas Arranged By Lionel Tertis |
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& Lionel Hampton (Japan) $44.99 & Lionel Hampton (Japan) |
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Lionel Messi Mural $99.99 Lionel Messi Mural - Wall Decal |
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Lionel Messi 2012 $99.99 Lionel Messi 2012 - Wall Decal |
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Lionel Earl Middlesex $39.99 Lionel Earl Middlesex - Giclee Print |
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Lionel Nathan Rothschild $39.99 Lionel Nathan Rothschild - Giclee Print |
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Lionel Trains Logo $79.99 Lionel Trains Logo - Wall Decal |
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Lionel Vision Challenger $89.99 Lionel Vision Challenger - Wall Decal |