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 Posted - January 05 2014 : 12:21:14 AM
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...an American Flier talking station? I saw this in an antique mall today. I think it's No. 1 scale. It contains a record player for the audio. I love how Gilbert took the existing technology of the day and made something cool!
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 Posted - January 05 2014 : 10:40:14 AM
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Very nice find! They're rare as it gets. If its cheap, I say go fer it!
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 10:50:36 AM
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great find,found this in 1954 cat ken
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 11:37:27 AM
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Ken, Justin - The No. 799 station looks like what this is. As far as price, I think the dealer has it as part of a set, with track, transformer, and this consist:
Priced at $750 - too much for me! Still, I wanted to share with anyone who might be interested.
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 3:20:56 PM
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Yes, AF wasn't the only one with a talking station, I don't think. I've heard of them, and seen a few, but haven't really wanted to drop a dime on those myself. But they are pretty cool.
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 3:31:18 PM
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neat station & trains
Here's what you do IF you find the record:
Get record Digitally record it Then have a chip made for the sounds & have button activate it in station Or something like that
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 4:12:14 PM
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| Man that is cool. 1950's engineering and design was pretty fantastic. Does the clock on the front of the tower actually keep time?
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 5:06:56 PM
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HI gmoney,you might like this ken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIFZS8Sr_8I
http://thegilbertgallery.org/Accessory%20Gallery/accessories_operating2.html
scroll down for your station its very informative
http://thegilbertgallery.org/Accessory%20Gallery/accessories_operating5.html
this one sold for $129
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records sell between $15 and $45
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 7:30:26 PM
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Ben, it has the record in it.
Eric, I didn't really pay attention but I think the clock is a sticker or something similar.
Ken, Thanks for those links, they were very helpful. I see that the needle mechanism is missing, along with the tower roof, awning, and steps, and probably some other parts. The missing parts could be in the cardboard box I have the station posed on. Since I was not familiar with this station, I didn't know what to look for. I'd be surprised if it was all there though.
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Posted - January 06 2014 : 11:46:49 AM
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| American Flyer also made a Talking Station in HO (HO-257). It was cataloged in 1950 using the same basic sound mechanism as the S gauge station.
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Posted - August 17 2015 : 2:59:31 PM
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Played the same recording as well
Had one in the auction gallery I used to work at sold i BUT we did tetst it
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Posted - August 18 2015 : 07:12:51 AM
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That record player mechanism looks really cool!
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Posted - August 18 2015 : 08:22:37 AM
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quote:great find,found this in 1954 cat ken
Originally posted by catfordken - January 05 2014 : 10:50:36 AM
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* This is a coooool station Glen ! The tower and entrance part can be placed anywhere along the station section. Gilbert did a good job making this station. I also like the train shed. Kenny, great catalog page.
* As the buss says " Gimme, Gimme , Gimme !
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Posted - August 18 2015 : 7:04:46 PM
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Frank, I agree, this is a cool station. Unfortunately, it's been over a year and a half since I saw it, so i don't remember where it was!
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Posted - August 19 2015 : 08:26:18 AM
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Glen if you seen it in a Antique store , they probably wanted a lot more then it was worth and settled for a lot less. Well what's good it that you know they sold a lot of them. There is a chance to see it again sometime. It appears the roofs, steeps, and overhang were all made of plastic, maybe bake-o-lite and didn't last.
Keep looking ! Thanks for sharing what you found.
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Posted - August 19 2015 : 10:04:36 AM
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see what this guy is asking
http://www.oldelectrictrains.com/product/5026
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Posted - August 19 2015 : 10:57:03 PM
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| wish I could find the HO version
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