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Reply to "American Flyer Frontiersman Set Box Question"

Originally Posted by Major:

My first train set was a Franklin set aka Truscott set.  The main box held the loco and two passenger cars the third passenger car (Baggage) was packaged in it's own box. Of course this set also included the box car and cannon car, a station, trestles and a cardboard tunnel and pass set.  It also came with a brownie camera and cowboys and Indians.  Still have everything except the cowboys and Indians.  I still have all the literature, instructions and even the little bag with the two "pow-r-clips" in it.  I got the set in 1959 for Christmas and my father only paid $22.50 for it at Wiebolts Dept store in Chicago!


I also have a Truscott set, though mine is the 20556 version that had the 20551 set as its base. That set had the baggage car (in its own box) inside the Frontiersman set box. I've got the camera, and Truscott coupon book, but only about 40 cowboys and indians and a bunch of their accessories (rifles, bows, etc.). Mine was missing the cannon, so I've substituted it with a repro. At least I have a "real" cannon in my mint 20655 set.

 

If I recall, my master carton, which is not in great shape, also has a Wieboldt's label.

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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