StevefromPa / OgaugeGuy : Great finds both, but I still find it amazing that at one time the idea of a child playing with something that directly handled 220 volt power was considered OK, no big deal. I have a reproduced copy of a Lionel instruction sheet from the days before wide spread electrification that showed youngsters how to build a battery using glass beakers and sulfuric acid! Then in the 1970 's we banned all tinplate toys because someone might cut their finger on an edge...there being no record of any fatal injury from a tin toy in over 100 years! What a change!
StevefromPA: Adding on to your roller coaster and Ferris wheel I can contribute a "Rocket Ride". Unknown year but made in Germany, the mfr trade mark is a globe with a band around it carrying the initials "JW" plus the country of origin. It is spring powered with the key on the side near the top of the swings. It is very well made with great detail, down to the clothes and facial expressions on the children riding.
Steve : thanks again for your response on the Haffner station, I really appreciate your knowledge and your willingness to share.
Best Regards, Happy and Healthy Week everyone (it being "blue Monday")
Don
