Original letter signed by W. McKeen promoting the reasons to purchase and quality of McKeen motor train engines . Interesting reference to the recent sale of 5 cars to the Queensland Railway in Australia which were delivered about 5 months previously in 1913. Not easy to see , but there is a nice watermark in the paper with the name McKeen and also an outline of the engine . The O scale engine is a brass one by Precision.
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can we see your model, behind the sales letter?
That's a really amazing artifact, great find!
I read an article about the history of the McKeen Car Company that talked a little about their sales policy. Mr. McKeen was evidently a proponent of the "hard sell" technique; he bombarded his prospective customers with mailings, phone calls and personal visits to offices. It's testimony to his hard work that some of his advertisements are still around!
For anyone who's curious, here's a link to the article online (click me). Very educational!
Wow == Trainguy Ken , that is a great link to the McKeen Co. that I had not seen before . Nice photos. 
The Mckeen bus too — ! Photo of my O scale Mckeen in brass and another of the original letter .
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