Reply to "What Is Your Favorite Postwar Lionel Catalog And Why?"

Rocky MountaineerOGR Forum Member

C W Burfle posted:
1969 - it was their last catalog. ...

That wasn't a "catalog"... it resembled more of a "pamphlet". All 8 pages of it!

My personal favorite is the 1966 catalog -- simply because it was my official introduction to Lionel trains, and I have fond memories of my Dad and I browsing through it together. Priceless memories.

The catalog was far from Lionel's post-war heyday years though, as the company had already begun to venture into other areas beside O-Gauge Trains... including HO Trains, Raceway sets, phonographs, telescopes, and science/chemistry sets. Only half of the 40-page catalog featured trains.

I'm sure catalogs from the 1950's represented the strongest offerings of Lionel's post-war products. And those catalogs tend to be the ones post-war enthusiasts remember for their terrific artwork of the times.

David

3/6/1611:16 AM

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