Train Company Advertising;Banners/signs

There's a whole sub-set of collectors that collect all the ephemeral stuff such as advertising, posters, catalogs, etc. One of the Forum's sponsors (whose name escapes me) makes reproductions of banners and posters such as this, and offered some at a discount to Forum members who pre-ordered. If you come to York, the Paper Collectors in the TCA have a special meeting to show off their more unusual finds. 

This is a reproduction of a window or counter display using similar artwork to your banner.  Interestingly mine does not have any indication that it is for American Flyer.  I have seen other reproductions that include the Flyer name, and I have seen an original of it as well.  

I added the 3322 and the 3020 to the display.

I too find the original advertising fascinating, but I don't think I could ever afford the originals either.  I've never seen the banner that you have.  I'm going to have to be on the lookout for one. Thanks for posting it.

Greg

Derek Thomas of the Madison Poster Company, an advertiser and sponsor AND our Facebook page manager offers fantastic posters....

Alan

Some 30 years ago I remember seeing the original cardboard display at Renninger's Antique Flea Market located in Adamstown PA. It was well beyond capability of my pocketbook, the owner was asking $20,000.00! I knew the eventual purchaser who shelled out significantly less. He in turn sold it to a party in Iowa who produced reproductions of the display.

Ron M

Wow Ron, 20,000 is alot of money in any day and age but 20 years ago that would have seemed like an awful lot more than todays 20,000! I did talk with the gentleman who had it on Ebay, he was the gentleman who reproduced them.