The Lionel Train LegendIn 1901, Joshua Lionel Cowen combined a wooden cheese box and a small motor fan and the rest, as they say, is history. Two new books about Joshua's namesake Lionel Trains are ready for checkout:
Robert J. Osterhoff's Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory is more a history of the Lionel Corporation itself. Robert Schleicher's The Lionel Legend concentrates on Lionel Trains, one of the most popular and recognizable toys of all time. Both books use outstanding photos to support informative text. Both books are entertaining and we’ve been told, hotly debated by collectors who dispute the details. You'll have to let us know where you side...
More Toy Nostalgia:
The Wonder of American Toys, 1920-1950 by Charles Dee Sharp
The Playmakers: Amazing Origins of Timeless Toys by Tim Walsh.
