C W Burfle posted:Before WWII, the A. C. Gilbert Co. was larger than Lionel Corp. and AC was personally much richer than Cowen.
How about after WWII?
Regardless, both are gone now.
Lionel Corp. passed the A. C. Gilbert Co. after WW II due to better marketing and the decline in, primarily, Gilbert's electrical appliance business vis-a-vis GE. As a successor, A. C. Gilbert, Jr. wasn't A. C. Sr. and did not pretend to be. ACG Sr. most likely still had a greater personal fortune than JLC at the time of ACG's passing.
Respectfully,
Bob