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Originally Posted by Silver Lake:

       

Here is a Halloween treat bag from Lionel Kiddie City big box toy store.

Notice Hoppy their kangaroo Mascot competing with Geoffery the Toys R Us Giraffe.

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I have heard of these, but they were gone before I was born. When and why did they get into the retail side of things?
Originally Posted by Andrew B.:
I have heard of these, but they were gone before I was born. When and why did they get into the retail side of things?

The corporation continued in business after getting out of trains in 1969. One of their pursuits was a the big-box retailer (Lionel)Kiddie City, and they were folding for good(after a few missteps) in the few years just before you were born.

 

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What's a Polarus? I couldn't find a reference(polaris 4 wheelers "Bombardiered" me)   I know what a taffrail is, for a mizzen coarse sail. And I doubt its a book, so the log must be the later navigation tool for speed, depth & currents dragged behind a ship used in place of a knotted rope drag line?  



 

My mistake! If I could spell, you would have found it.

It's  Pelorus.

There is a Wikipedia article on them, but I cannot get the link to work.

 

Last edited by C W Burfle
Originally Posted by C W Burfle:

 

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What's a Polarus? I couldn't find a reference(polaris 4 wheelers "Bombardiered" me)   I know what a taffrail is, for a mizzen coarse sail. And I doubt its a book, so the log must be the later navigation tool for speed, depth & currents dragged behind a ship used in place of a knotted rope drag line?  



 

My mistake! If I could spell, you would have found it.

It's  Pelorus.

There is a Wikipedia article on them, but I cannot get the link to work.

 

 

Try this link: 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_(instrument)

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Originally Posted by PaperTRW:
Originally Posted by Silver Lake:

Here is a Halloween treat bag from Lionel Kiddie City big box toy store.

Notice Hoppy their kangaroo Mascot competing with Geoffery the Toys R Us Giraffe.

 

Not sure where "Hoppy" comes from, but her name was "Kaycee."

 

Lionel Kiddie City turns that frown...Upside down!

 

TRW

Yes that mistake comes from my own bad memory coupled to this hopper. I'm surprised that they used "Kaycee" when some of thier competition was named Kay Bee Toy and Hobby. Seems like it could be confusing.

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Originally Posted by Super Dave:

Lionel made ship compasses for the navy during the war ( I know, I own one)

They also made signal corps stuff for the Army. I have a morse code key pad for a Jeep radio that has a Lionel maker name (pretty much everything made in WW2 had Maker names clearly marked).
Many years ago, I knew a guy who said he had a book (maybe he wrote it) which he said listed every non-train thing Lionel ever made. I'd think someone here might have heard of it or has a copy?

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