I've been doing a deep clean/remodel of the area in my house where the new layout is going to be built, and found a real blast from the past. Here's the original receipt from the train set my grandfather bought my uncle for Christmas, 1962. The store was "Two Guys From Harrison" in Camden, NJ. All that the reciept says is "#19204 Train Set" and the price was a whopping $19.88! I did a quick search but couldn't come up with anything.
This right here is part of what keeps me in the hobby. It's one, unbroken line of history that connects me to people and times long past. My grandfather has been dead for 20 years, and his eldest son for almost 30, but tonight they were right here in the room with me, excited about the set that was certainly going to end up running around the tree, with Christmas just 11 days away. A set, which in all likelyhood still has a few pieces boxed up right here in the room with me.
It was nice to be reminded of them tonight.
