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 Posted - June 18 2009 : 10:53:54 PM
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This just arrived on my layout...
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 07:18:56 AM
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Never seen that one before. Interesting find, in the box, too.
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 07:39:50 AM
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Thanks NC shortlines, according to Tony Cook's site on Cox trains it says:
"Nearly every manufacturer seems to have some unique items in the form of specialty and/or promotional train sets. To date, I know of only one for the COX line. The Robin Hood set was produced for a Canadian grocery store company. The set featured unique and exclusively decorated items made from various models in the existing COX line."
Thanks to Tony's website as soon as I saw it, I knew what it was.
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 08:44:55 AM
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sweet!  *wants to "kill" you for loco*  hey does the Robin Hood still exist? 
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 09:05:05 AM
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Yes, Robin Hood Flour is into it's 100th year.
www.robinhood.ca
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 2:15:21 PM
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| Hey Mike. I like look of that engine. What grocery store was this sold through? Did Robin Hood own a grocery store chain at some point?
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 4:00:37 PM
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Nice Mike. Lucky find or good eye!
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 4:40:14 PM
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Alco Fan, it was a little bit of both. You know, one of those "well you don't see that everyday!"
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 4:44:47 PM
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DaCheez, I'm not sure. One of the other cars that were available in the set was a Bicks Pickles Piggyback trailer on a flat car. I am wondering if Multifoods Limited was owner of a grocery store chain or the owning of Robin Hood Flour and others like Bicks...
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Posted - June 19 2009 : 4:51:15 PM
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quote: I am wondering if Multifoods Limited was owner of a grocery store chain or the owning of Robin Hood Flour and others like Bicks...
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Correct. Bicks Pickles, Markham, Ontario, is a division of MultiFoods.
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Posted - June 23 2009 : 9:58:30 PM
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I just got this Robin Hood Flour tanker. It is not mentioned as being in the set. Found it within two weeks of finding the engine... 
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Posted - June 24 2009 : 12:38:42 AM
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| *STILL wants to "kill" you for that car & loco*
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Posted - June 24 2009 : 5:12:01 PM
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How does the loco run?
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Posted - June 29 2009 : 9:27:51 PM
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| Any chance it identifies the manufacturer on the bottom of the car?
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Posted - June 29 2009 : 9:54:27 PM
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quote:Any chance it identifies the manufacturer on the bottom of the car?
Originally posted by lehigh310-June 29 2009: 9:27:51 PM
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Yes, it says COX on the bottom.
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Posted - December 16 2009 : 7:48:32 PM
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I've got the whole set selling on e-bay if anyone is interested.... forgot it had been in my basement all these years - we used it once, and then packed it away. Just search for it on ebay, or follow the link.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/FULL-SET-Cox-HO-ScaleTrains-for-Robin-Hood-Multifoods_W0QQitemZ130352895634QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item1e59a35692
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Posted - December 17 2009 : 12:18:28 AM
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Thanks for providing a pic of the set...
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Posted - October 11 2011 : 1:06:48 PM
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VERY Nice And Colorful. Reminds Me Of Canadian Nationals Striped Scheme But More Color!
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Posted - October 11 2011 : 3:38:04 PM
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When the thread started with Robin Hood, I instantly thought of BEER!(as in Robin Hood beer) Those are quite nice ones indeed!
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Posted - March 16 2016 : 8:36:00 PM
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I found one of these sets. Seller wants $90 CDN. What do you think?
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Posted - March 17 2016 : 10:47:16 AM
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real cool, IT
IF I had we CDN is in US I'd want it 
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Posted - December 11 2020 : 10:53:06 PM
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Colorful equipment.
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Posted - December 12 2020 : 12:12:23 AM
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What a set. I have a Cox, and its durability and function
amazes me. I’ve run the deuces out of it, and it shows no
fatigue.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OuVTtIx0Y7E&t=20s
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