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Toy Train Sets: 1935-1975 (Paperback)
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Toy Train Sets: 1935-1975 (Paperback)
Series: Shire Library, 854
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List price R265
Loot Price R227
Discovery Miles 2 270
You Save R38 (14%)
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The 00 gauge train set was the ultimate `boy's toy' of the 1950s
and '60s. Electric 00 gauge trains were introduced by Trix and
Hornby Dublo in the mid-1930s, but the Second World War quickly
halted production. However, they burst back onto the post-war scene
with great success, and 00 quickly became the dominant scale in
Britain, and was taken up by other large manufacturers including
Tri-ang. Whilst the components of the sets themselves were often
basic, they could be transformed into astonishing landscapes in the
hands of imaginative builders. The sheer number of box sets,
locomotives, rolling stock, buildings and accessories gave everyone
the ability to form a bespoke layout. This beautifully illustrated
introduction to the heyday of clockwork and electric 00 gauge
trains tells their story up until 1975, when finer detailing and
changing trends led to them becoming enthusiasts' models rather
than children's toys.
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