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Jerry Loman

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Expertise

Any questions on American manufacturers of wind up cast iron floor trains, track trains and their litho tin cars and accessories. This would include manufacturers of the following; American Flyer,Hafner,Ives,Lionel,Marx,Dorfan and AMRR. I can identify variants in casting methodology and have experience in determining almost all manufacturing dates within catalogued identifiers. I have extensive experience in the litho tin variants of passenger and freight cars that go with the wind up sets and also many of the early electric train sets. I do not have extensive or specific experience on variations of European wind up toy trains but can help with most general questions on european cast iron wind up trains.

Experience in the area

35 years of collecting specifically cast iron wind up trains. I have repaired and restored during this same period having made many of my own tooling to support manfacturing restoration parts and accessories. I have identified 5 toy train engines and cars that had not previousely been published in any referance or collector book.

Organizations

TCA

Publications

TCA ETrain magazine. This is an online publication of general toy train interest.

Education/Credentials

I have a high school education with some college credits.

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Recent Reviews from Users

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paul	02/11/12	10	10	10
David	12/03/11	10	10	10	Very clear with an offer to provide .....
Steve	11/19/11	10	10	10	Quick---straight forward and knowledgable
Dave	08/27/11	10	10	10	Thank you for your suggestions.
Norm	04/23/11	10	10	10	My question was answered promptly and direct .....

Recent Answers from Jerry Loman

2012-02-10 old cast iron wind-up or clockwork train:

From the picture the cars appear as though they were from a European set. These early sets looked very similar to the American set of the day. your cars definitely have an American look to them but most

2012-02-10 old cast iron wind-up or clockwork train:

Your loco was originally made by the Ives corp. It has been repainted and the bell is also a replacement. The FBS marking on the side would not be original. The model is a number 25 and was made circa

2011-12-06 Your request for photo:

David, You should be able to attach a picture or image from a digital camera or a saved picture in your computer. Just click on the link for attaching a photo and it should link your computer or camera

2011-12-02 Cast iron engine:

David, Sounds like you have one of the early American Flyer cast iron steam engines that had a very similar appearance to the wind up cast iron engines. The cast iron type steam engines were first catalogued

2011-11-18 Wind-up Train from 1950-1953:

If your wind up train was manufactured in 1950 -52 it was most likely a Marx train. Marx had the market share of wind up trains that ran on O gage track. O gage wind up track has the same width as O gage

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