1921 Christmas train

The car was as big as the kid!

great Pic!thanks for sharing.

...and the other train set is an American Flyer complete with switches, signals and a station (part of the station visible in the upper left hand corner).

… and there is a third train, a floor pull locomotive and tender, under the tree; the locomotive is mostly hidden behind the Secretary's leg, and the tender is just to the right of the kid with the massive trolley.  

Secretary Davis has bumped the track with his left heel, causing the loop to pull apart by the switch.  He appears to have his hands full.

Nice photo.  Shorpy's always has great stuff.

A much simpler time and era!  

I should be getting my Father-in-Laws 1918 Lionel 33 back from the shop soon, it has been in the family since he got it that Christmas, but never ran since my wife was alive. I found a retired Lionel tech who specializes in these motors and having it rebuilt for use around the tree for Christmas and the grandkids.

It is a complete set, down to track, rheostat transformer, 2 Passenger cars, and 3 freight cars including the animals for the cattle car, and wood blocks for the boxcar. I was amazed when she unpacked it a few years ago, at how well preserved it was after sitting in boxes since the depression started.

Cool train. What I find funny in these old Christmas photos is how much the trees back then look like larger versions Charlie Brown's tree!  LOL

Does anyone know the make of the tender and locomotive pull toy? I have the tender only. It's red with gold striped and gold 666 on the side.

Steve

Cor Cor (Cochran)? The pullman has the same window configuration and one version of the tender looks close. The solid wheels lead me to believe these spoked wheels are an earlier version. Cor Cor began in 1925, but may have purchased the tinware elsewhere.

the plot thickens, these are identified as Turner, which makes more sense because of the year of the picture. Perhaps Cor Cor bought the shells from Turner?

"I need some shelves... let me just nail some scrap wood into the wall."

Great photo from a simpler time...

Looks like a very generous Christmas (of course as a cabinet member, I'm sure it wasn't much money), there's a cool looking tin battleship on the second shelf and an erector set (or early predecessor) on the top shelf