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 Posted - December 20 2012 : 10:49:42 PM
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I spotted this bin of old vintage mechanical switch machines, and got them cheap. They are literally mint condition, a very crude machine compared to today's Tortoise turnout switch machines. But probably state of the art for their time. I'd never seen any before up close that I recall.
 
Jerry
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Posted - December 21 2012 : 12:38:11 AM
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I remember those Kemtron solenoid machines from Model Railroader ads in the early 70's. I think they were pricey for the time.
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 Posted - December 21 2012 : 09:41:17 AM
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Hi AMC_Gremlin_GT,
Those are pretty nifty old pieces. They look very much like older pinball flipper coil set ups.
Thanks for sharing.
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Posted - December 22 2012 : 09:59:26 AM
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Bought a couple of the Kemtrons at at train show, $1 a piece, NIB.
One day, if I have a layout, I"ll gladly use them.
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