Aero Monorail 1934

That is very cool. Thanks for sharing!

Very Very Cool !!!

Carey   Is the pulley a rubber band?  Do you think it was also a rubber band (if so)  back in the day?

Thanks

Dave

I've never seen one of those. Really neat!

Yes currently a rubber band ...originally ? Leather ? Spring ? O ring ?

Ordered a new steel spring ..we'll see if there is an improvement ..

If that is not the answer trying an O ring

Currently sweet smell of rubber burning after a few minutes of running ...

Rubber band was the cure for my need for  immediate gratification

Cheers Carey

That is very cool. It has that total Art Deco design look to it, and you have to love the streamlined wheels. According to the sales sheet, you could buy extra 5/32” rubber drive belts, so your rubber band isn’t too far off the mark. And pulleys, too, which begs the question why would you need extra pulleys?

Great post, thanks for sharing.

Cool!  Never seen one of those running before. 

Wow, never seen one before! TY!

Crazy cool! Thx for posting. Fantastic!

Very cool!

Wow, a blast from the past, really a very cool piece of history!

I'll have to reach out to them and order a set! 

Another great find Carey!

so clunky they're cool!

Motrin?  No, I think I'd need Dramamine!

Great set!

@AlanRail posted:

so clunky they're cool!

They may be clunky and cool but not for me at $1,600!! 

Very neat. very seen one.

Yes, Dramamine would be a good idea for the passengers.

Very nice! How about those accessories in the back ground?

I was born in the wrong era. What a world it must have been for kids back then.

Very cool.Who made that subway car.

Monorails have always been cool.

Cities like Chicago that have elevated lines have no more space for monorails

@ChooChoo1972 posted:

I was born in the wrong era. What a world it must have been for kids back then.

Wealthy kids.

Wow is correct! What a great collection. Thanks for sharing. I just love those old catalogs and news paper photos of such toys and equipment.

Jim K

The sound reminds me of the space ship in the old Flash Gordon serials.

Definitely Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon.  The o-ring sounds like best option.

Hello all ...thank you for your kind words ...I'm very grateful,to have the Aero Monorail ...very few remain as complete operating units .

The Leyland mono rail, was much more successive in the consumer world and many examples remain as well as being reproduced by MTH.

The subway car ...was made for the NYC World's Fair 1939....IND line ..,they had an exhibition with models of the new cars ...

Cast aluminium...standard gauge .

Thanks for sharing Carey, would love to have one of those, very unique operating toy.

Jim

Thanks for sharing, that is awesome. And that first photo is a killer!