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WAR BOND WINDOW "PUTZ"
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:55 am
by maria
Well sort of--with train--bottle brush trees -- war bond window to promote sales--from The Huron Museum and the Canadian contingent
Wish I had higher resolution so I could blow it up more
The center building is very interesting--you can see the whole window here
http://www.everythingcroton.blogspot.co ... nds_4.html
Re: WAR BOND WINDOW "PUTZ"
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:23 am
by paulrace
The trains look to be Standard Gauge (about 2x the size of O), so this must have been a very impressive display to see in person. You're right, the building in the middle is a conundrum. The grain elevator behind it is home-made using mailing tubes, a couple of the others are definitely tinplate. So I'm guessing the one in the middle must be, but I've never seen it before. Maybe European?
Re: WAR BOND WINDOW "PUTZ"
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:58 am
by Howard
paulrace wrote:The trains look to be Standard Gauge (about 2x the size of O), so this must have been a very impressive display to see in person. You're right, the building in the middle is a conundrum. The grain elevator behind it is home-made using mailing tubes, a couple of the others are definitely tinplate. So I'm guessing the one in the middle must be, but I've never seen it before. Maybe European?
the station is a "Bing" lithographed tin...german made...probably pre-war...very ornate...highly prized by collectors...and with hefty price tags...i did a google search..."bing lithographed tin train station" and saw several images....
i see some irony in the display...war bonds?...german item?...what?...
howard...
Re: WAR BOND WINDOW "PUTZ"
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:32 am
by maria
OH WOW THIS IS GORGEOUS!
Re: WAR BOND WINDOW "PUTZ"
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:29 am
by paulrace
Great job of research, Howard. What a building! No, I'm not going to try to replicate THAT.
