TRAINS DURING THE WAR 1943

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javinda
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TRAINS DURING THE WAR 1943

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Interesting ad from 1943 sliced for easier reading
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winced36
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Re: TRAINS DURING THE WAR 1943

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In the face of wartime restrictions, Lionel offered the famous paper train:

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I've seen a few of these after assembly...one had to be pretty skilled to make a job of it. A good project for a ten-year-old boy during the dark days of WWII.

Paul II
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