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 Posted - December 10 2013 : 10:35:47 PM
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WOW! Just check this out! Be cool to have framed! Just never see this stuff!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Large-Lot-Original-1937-61-A-C-Gilbert-Blueprints-HO-American-Flyer-Trains-/380789962807?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item58a8d9b837
Just loved to have those copied!
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Posted - December 10 2013 : 10:51:16 PM
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That's pretty unusual, and a very nice find. HOpe someone makes a digital archive of them eventually. A piece of manufacturing documentation history that is rare to find anytime.
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 06:43:03 AM
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WOW
Those drawings are priceless. Incredible find.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 06:48:36 AM
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i would snap that treasure up like wildfire,transfer to disc,or print a book out of them,great find justin,guy will not send to uk ken
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 09:34:05 AM
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Last year I saw a guy who had listed this page:
I clipped 3 Photos from an eBay sale of the blueprint drawing for the Kemtron Toonerville Trolley. I would consider purchasing it if the seller was not asking a whopping $1,500!!
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 12:25:24 PM
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quote:i would snap that treasure up like wildfire,transfer to disc,or print a book out of them,great find justin,guy will not send to ukken
Originally posted by catfordken - December 11 2013 : 06:48:36 AM
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That's the first thing that came to my mind, scanning them all to disc and printing those drawings in a book. Just fascinating stuff and I would hate to see it all disappear.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 11:17:01 PM
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Nice stuff. I have an affinity for these items as my first career involved mechanical and graphic design work. Couple that up with our current hobby and these items are very desirable for me.
Thanks for posting that Toonerville Trolley blueprint too. I've had an eye out for the trolley itself but that little puppy can fetch quite a bit of money. Too much for my wallet. Maybe it will be one of those lucky finds in a "junk" lot. Some might be surprised by that but many of you know just what I'm talking about.
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 11:22:33 PM
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quote: quote:i would snap that treasure up like wildfire,transfer to disc,or print a book out of them,great find justin,guy will not send to ukken
Originally posted by catfordken - December 11 2013 : 06:48:36 AM
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That's the first thing that came to my mind, scanning them all to disc and printing those drawings in a book. Just fascinating stuff and I would hate to see it all disappear.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â December 11 2013Â :Â 12:25:24 PM
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Here's a suggestion. Contact the seller now before it auctions off and ask him to pass on your contact information to buyer. It would be up to buyer to contact you but you never know. He may be sympathetic. Again, he might not. What is there to lose?
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 11:37:50 PM
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Pics for future reference of the OP.
           
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