Was it me or was there a big sell off of Delta Lines structures?

It was you! 

Simon

OK if you say so.. but here are some of the structures...

I guess I am NOT a Delta Lines Groupie.

Simon

Were they listed as original items?  They look awful clean.

Farmer_Bill posted:

Were they listed as original items?  They look awful clean.

My thinking as well but they are very nice models.

Lew

Hello all ....some nice pieces all from a huge layout in Ohio .... these are modeled after Frank Ellison's  Delta Lines pieces ...not originals ...Frank inspired many folks to build models from his articles / book ....  

I was  fortunate to pick up a copy of Hap Hazard packing to go between the original   OB Long Box Co and Canning Co. .....also a copy of Spot Cash ( which was a commercial kit ) to sit next to original Ellison  Hamm Berger Packing House .  

Does anyone know the modeler in Ohio who built all the buildings ? 

Cheers Carey

Carey Williams posted:

Hello all ....some nice pieces all from a huge layout in Ohio .... these are modeled after Frank Ellison's  Delta Lines pieces ...not originals ...Frank inspired many folks to build models from his articles / book ....  

I was  fortunate to pick up a copy of Hap Hazard packing to go between the original   OB Long Box Co and Canning Co. .....also a copy of Spot Cash ( which was a commercial kit ) to sit next to original Ellison  Hamm Berger Packing House .  

Does anyone know the modeler in Ohio who built all the buildings ? 

Cheers Carey

 

 

 

 

The late Fred Dole, perhaps?

I doubt it was Fred Dole Estate as the seller was a dealer from Ohio as well. Dealer sold the O scale buildings as well as  HO Scale buildings and trains.

Fred Dole was from CT.

Hello all ....  I was fortunate to  purchased the original  Ellison pieces from Fred Dole's layout .  The one's  on ebay are from a layout that was in Ohio . 

Cheers Carey

good to know Fred's/Frank's pieces are in safe hands. Would love to see pics of them!

The orange building appears to have been constructed from a November 1954 Paul E. Larson (long departed editor of "Model Railroader" from about 1955-1961) article describing a tobacco warehouse he found in, of all places (!), Evansville, Wisconsin.  Surprisingly, a fair amount of tobacco is grown in that area and was dried in big warehouses, such as this.  Paul Larson's model of the structure had a prominent position in his "Mineral Point & Northern RR" layout.

Hello all ..if you are interested in Frank Ellison's  Delta Lines ...please check out the Facebook page dedicated to Frank's work ...at 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2165325890396667//

Cheers Carey