Old OGR items found UPDATE...

The things you find when you start cleaning under the layout!

John

Hi John,

I don't recall the mini-screwdrivers but I've got the badge holder from the Myron Biggar/Barbara Saslo days, too. I used to use it at York until Eastern TCA came out with their $2 badge holders [now $3; still a bargain]. I find the strap around the neck was more convenient to me than the clip on the OGR badge holder, otherwise I'd still be using it.

Thanks for the memory.

Chris

An old pin from some long-forgotten promotion:

What a grin to see these old OGR promotional goodies. I still use both my red and white screwdrivers. Down to my last unbroken pair though...drat

I will see if I can post more OGR promotional  stuff...you never know!

Ed Boyle

I still have both the button and the badge holder.

I still use the badge holder and use it at since I'm not a TCA member; I've clipped onto a neck strap. I received mine when given out at a K-Line self Toy Fair in Newark NJ.

Redball 342

I'd forgotten about the buttons, Pingman. I've got one of the red ones, too. And somewhere here at home there's one -- I think it's white -- that says "family" or "family member" on it that my wife, Kathie, used to wear at York.

Of course, I've still got, and still wear, my gray OGR polo shirt with my Forum name on it. That's also from the Biggar/Saslo days. I usually see a couple of other Forum old-timers wearing them at York meets.

Chris

Still have a button and the badge holder.....like Chris, I’ve graduated to the Eastern Division holder.....wish I could find my screwdriver!

Peter

I wanted to thank all for their great replies and likes.

Pingman, I never knew about the OGR pins.

Redball342, Chris R, I used to wear my badge holder on a lanyard too.

Putnam Division, the little screwdrivers are the best thing ever.

Ed Boyle, my red driver is showing signs of cracking. PLEASE consider a commemerative re- issue of these most useful tools. A new generation of train enthusiasts will thank OGR.

And my wonderful wife is totally correct...I never throw anything away!

John

One of those buttons could become  a sign on an O Scale building where an OGR office could be on your layout.  

Great thread....might consider putting this one as a featured topic since this is OGR's 50th!!  Myron presented me during our 50th celebration at the NJHR layout with a complete set of the OGR rolling stock which was produced years ago!!  If any of you have those, post some pictures.  I am saving my pics for an upcoming Publisher's Corner in the magazine....

My screwdriver showed up in a photo a while back and I also have a polo shirt.

Alan, I am honored by your comments. I am a history enthusiast and OGR history is the best. I look forward to the spread about the comemerative OGR cars. PLEASE re-issue the screwdriver set😁

Franktrain, your red driver looks in mint condition!

My screwdriver set is still in pretty good shape but, need a drop of glue every now and then to keep the screwdrivers from sliding in the plastic.  🤓

Hi Alan et al.

Regarding the OGR rolling stock, I've got a tank car (though I'm not sure where among my piles of boxes it is at the moment--if you saw my basement and garage you'd understand ). I've also got a couple of MTH's boxcars commemorating OGR's bus trips from York to, among other sites, MTH's headquarters; Weaver's plant, including Bob Weaver's personal layout; and Tony Lash's layout at Consolidated Waste Inc. Those were GREAT trips; I'm glad my wife and I got to share visits to those places--especially since some of them are gone now--with other OGR fans.

Indeed this is a terrific thread, bringing back some fabulous memories of OGR times past.

Chris

Did the OSR magazine promote trade marked items too?

Charlie

I still have both of my OGR screwdrivers and they are in excellent condition. Myron handed them to me at Yonkers Raceway (Yonkers, NY) probably in the 1990's when there was a train show there. I believe it was a Greenberg's show.

Tom 

Wow Tom, great story. It's fun to have little items that remind us of memorable events.

My screwdriver set has seen heavy use. Well made...none finer!

John

I use my OGR badge holder at York tucked in the front clear pocket of my TCA badge holder. I just took off the clip and it slides right in. 

Along with a few OGR field trip freight cars, I have a pair of the OGR Miller Engineering signs they handed out after the grandstand forum meeting at York several years ago. 

Probably not quite as old, but printing is nearly gone after daily use and dishwashing.

A couple of OGR pins I have and my York badge holder.

Brian, I think you're one of the East Coast OGR members that has migrated to my neck of the woods. Welcome to Southern California. It's mostly sunny, but with some wind and rain mixed in about two days a year....lol  Those Miller signs sound great, post a picture if you can.

John

Blbillboards, great mug!

Njcjoe, your badge holder looks mint. A super collection of hard to find OGR buttons too.

Thanks for sharing these great items!

John

I still have my red OGR windbreaker jacket they had for sale about 15-20 years ago!

I have been known to still wear the jacket......York, Fall 2018.....

I am wearing a black OGR shirt with Putnam Division monogrammed on.

Hear is another OGR item.....

This is is a blast!

Peter

Well so far I'm pretty sure that Peter's red OGR cutter is the most obscure and rare item yet!

John

We received our letter opener from Jim Barrett when wife and I went on a Weaver factory tour back in 2004.

That's funny!  Didn't notice the pine needles until I looked at the picture on my much larger computer screen.  Yes, I put the letter opener on the carpet near the Christmas tree as the LED lights on the tree provided even lighting when I took the picture with my iPad.  The sweeper has been run a few times while decorating the tree but it still sheds needles when you look at it.

Here are pictures of the two OGR Weaver factory cars in the accumulation.  We picked up the 2004 car at the factory during the tour.  Purchased the 2003 car at a train show sometime later.

Greg, I really like the Weaver cars. If you notice, the first photo starting off this thread was taken of the items placed on......my carpet!

John

My wife just showed me this OGR pin that she keeps in her jewelry box.  I think that means she likes it.  The pin is about 1&1/4 inches wide by 7/8 inches tall.

This is really a great thread!

You folks have already found almost all the the items I have in my personal collection, including the OGR pin Greg's wife keeps in her jewelry box. However,  I am still digging through the "stash" to see if I can find more things. Looking for the Miller Engineering lighted sign now.

 These things bring back some great memories and as I look back, I am honored and humbled to be a part of our OGR family.

Gratefully yours,

Ed Boyle

Ed,

I agree this thread has become something quite remarkable. I think what comes through clearly  is that folks have great affection and memories for OGR. It holds a special place in our lives. The fact that we have saved all these little bits of history is quite notable in this day and age.

This online community has given me far more over the years than I have ever given. My little  OGR screwdriver set in a nice intangible way, connects me to that tradition and community.

Thank you,

John

Very great topic. Sadly I don't have any of the oldies but goldies to speak of since I got here late in the game. Time will tell. Please pop more of these somewhat forgotten goodies or hidden treasures as it were.

Dave,

Youre not too late to the game, anytime you get involved is just the right time.

I'm sure that the good folks at OGR have taken notice of the fact that we love our little OGR goodies! I'm hoping for a 50th anniversary re- issue of the favorite screwdriver set!

John

I had forgotten about the about the BEEP......look behind the Conrail SD70.....

Peter

Guys...this thread has been moved to a featured topic!!  There are items here that I have never seen!  Keep in mind that you can still get OGR "goodies" by going to our webstore.  We have over 600 items like hats, totes, shirts, windbreakers, coats,...etc.  No...we don't have the screwdrivers or letter openers but I am going to look into these since it appears many of you would like them.

Thank you Alan! I'll be refreshing my OGR subscription and perusing the online shop. You know Christmas is coming...

John

Folks

Here are a couple of other shots of the OGR Beeps. We had over 230 of them made with two numbers before RMT told us that was the limit for the run.

By the way, we did a Collector's Gallery recently on the Beeps and the wide variety of roadnames that were produced.

Dave Siburn and I even modified one with TMCC!  Kind of nutty but what the heck...they are Beeps

Ed Boyle

Those Beeps are nice little buggers Ed. Kind of nutty, nah. You know, we all have our little quirks in regular everyday life, but railroading is not a quirk of us. So nutty, nah. Maybe to a non-railroader. But to us, just something interesting for everyone to see.(maybe pop that as a story header, lol). What is it that non-railroaders say when they happen to be where a layout or display is running? Same thing we do, "wow".

How's that?

That's great, Dave!

That is how it is for  me.

Ed Boyle

I have the badge holder, small pin and tank car.