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- See how they were made at the Gilbert Factory in New Haven CT.
Did you have AMERICAN FLYER TRAINS when you were a kid? Or an ERECTOR set, Chemistry or Microscope set, if you did than you know the name of Gilbert and A.C. Gilbert.
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Made in the USA by Americans for Americans and it never got better than that and it will never again be as good. But what a blessing to have lived it. There was so much fun hobby stuff and by far the best toys in the world, all made in the USA by people like our parents and neighbors (WWII vets and the Great Depression era Americans). An amazingly positive time to be a kid especially with toys like these. I had a lot of stuff from Gilbert, btw.
That’s my uncle Gabe Monaco walking through the “No Admittance” door! He developed a number of toys for Gilbert and gave me one as a present called “Gabe the Lamp Lighter”. Great to see him as a young man! He went on to build miniature motors for NASA.
So was Gabe the Lamplighter named for him? I have always been a Lionel guy, but I do like Flyer too, my grandfather was a Lionel guy all the way, but even he liked the Flyer water tank better than the Lionel one. I'm currently restoring a Sam the Semaphore Man. Now I wonder who they named it after,
@@modelrailpreservation Yes, it was named for him. I wonder if there are any more around?
That is one job I like to have I will never miss work and work over time.
I've been a Flyer guy ever since I received my first train set on my fifth birthday in 1961. I still have that set, in its original box with the $11.95 price sticker, and it still runs. My collection has grown quite a bit since then and while most of my Flyer stuff is from the Gilbert days, I have some Lionel Flyer as well.
Now,you know that Gilbert was bought out by Lionel in 1957 right?.
This lowered the quality of the Gilbert train collection dramatically.
8avexp i am personally a Lionel guy but prefer the American flyers adds I have loved Lionel seance I was born and got my first train when I was nine in 2016
@@4gauge10 No, Lionel bought Gilbert in 1967. No production until 1979 with 3 cars made. Lionel reproduced alot of the original accessories and lots of beautiful rolling stock. The cars from 1979 to 1989 had the original Gilbert trucks until 1984 then slight differences until 1990 but still all right but a few trucks were assembled wrong. 1990 a newly designed truck was made but still original Gilbert quality. The cars were even better looking throughout the 21st century to this day. I have the 2002 NYC PA-1 A B A set with all 7 passenger cars. Engines run better and quieter than the 1950s ones. The Heavyweight sets with new steam engines that have smoke and choo choo plus railsounds with realistic whistles,.roar,
Everything you will not believe until you see these new American flyer traditional Gilbert trains made by Lionel.
@@michaelgmoore5708 I have all four passenger sets that were reissues of the original Gilbert favorites - Pony Express, Missouri Pacific, Northern Pacific and Silver Flash - plus add-ons. And I have each of the original Gilbert sets, too! I used to live in Connecticut, so New Haven passenger rolling stock is well-represented. I have all three NH boxed passenger sets, the '57 and '58 boxed freight sets and an assembled '56 Hot Shot freight set.
Surprisingly, some of those innovations that were new back in the 1950s are STILL used in making Model Trains today, except that DCC and such was decades into the future!
I could watch this all day. Thank you for this video. America was incredible back then. I inherited an A.F. 314AW with a whistling tender, 3 cars, lighted caboose, original transformer and enough track to go around the Christmas tree. My Dad bought it new. I agree, we do need an all-American A.C. Gilbert day!
Lionel postwar is best for kids. American flyer trains are too fragile. They are always broken, cracked, missing parts and all beat up when kids under 14 had them. No good as collectors items.
Does the whistle work on that 314AW? I have two of those and both whistles work.
@jockellis
Art Baker did the show from 1950 to 1958 and was replaced by Jack Smith. It was fun to watch as a kid. Their sponsor was Skippy Peanut Butter. That reminds me - I haven’t had Skippy Peanut Butter in years! Now I have to go out and get some. I hope that they still make it. My brother and I really enjoyed our American Flyer trains.
Art Baker, long time no see, of " You Ask For It" SHOEEE...!
What dream job! Sadly, not long after this film was made, changes in tastes and economics made this scene a distant memory. The A C. Gilbert Company went out of business in 1966.
There has been a revival in S-Gauge trains beginning with Lionel in 1979. Although a minority scale, it has,a dedicated following with S-gauge clubs and a national organization called the National Association of S-Gaugers (NASG).
Dream job. And the 6 downvotes must have been from narrow-minded Lionel fans. I collect Flyer, Lionel and Marx.
Specs and info wanted for the AC Gilbert or Lionel "Climbing Circles" (Serpentine) used to display electric trains in motion at Department stores circa 1940's thru 1960, About 6' diameter track (Lionel 072) and over 5 high feet at top circle. Requested by Gunnar Henrioulle Member R&LHS Pacific Coast Chapter. In Weinstock's Sacramento store.
MY FAVORITE MODEL , THE NORTHERN PACIFIC PA,PB,PA PASSENGER TRAIN. I LOVE IT.
Made the year I was born! There's no way my parents could have afforded a fancy Flyer set in the 50s - not on my father's salary.
I HAD MY ENTIRE AF TRAIN LAYOUT STOLEN FROM ME WHEN WE MOVED FEOM LEVITTOWN NY TO QUEENS IN 1956. IT WAS A COMPLETE LAYOUT WITH MANY TRAINS AND ACCESSORIES. I ENDED UP WITH A MARX SET.
SUCK.
THAT'S FROM.
I had the milk and lumber cars. Notice how they employed people on the assembly line and how well dressed they were? Lionel had the best press coverage, but I did not like the three rails when real trains ran on two rails, and the Lionel cars were so big, you needed much more space to make a setup. Sold all my Flyer stuff on ebay 10 years ago. People jumped at the chance to purchase my original trains. Thanks for this video. I also recall vividly watching "You Asked For It" on our 12 inch Philco black and white TV. The modern form of this program is the cable show "How It's Made."
I had one one of these in the 40s.
Your Dads out of his mind! That set has value! :P
This factory makes a tour of Willy Wonka's factory about as exciting as standing in line at the DMV!
today it sits on its very own shelf i made it such a beauty to look at :-)
simply cool to see this :-) i rescued an old american flyer train set out of an attic of an old house my buddy bought just before he had it demo'ed to the ground he called me up and said hey dude i found this train set in this house if you want it come get it if not its going in the trash i asked what kind it was he said i dunno but you better come check it out today if you want it so i said im on my way.... and sure enough it was an american flyer and everything was there and i saved its life!
This is like the Wonka Chocolate Factory for toy train collectors. Those toy inventors were extremely clever. I actually had 3 American Flyer Trains when I was a kid, but none of the cool stuff they showed in the video.
My dad still has some AF trains and cars. He even has a bridge.
In the Gilbert factory it has an northern pacific diesel locomotive but some passenger cars for the northern pacific alco
i have some old american flyer trains,accessorys too
1:17 . No admittance. They could have been experimenting with nuclear elements in there for the radiation play set they used to make.
It's too bad how modern model trains can't be made here in the USA.
Athearn is made in America.
They could be but average people just wont pay as much for trains anymore. These were pretty expensive back then.
NAFTA and all the other trade deals plus rampant government overegulation has gutted American manufacturing
MTH is.
@@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory think made in China or Korea
I wish I could have American flyer trains too
I have Lionel, and it isn’t bad but American flyer looks more detailed, more realistic, etc but still I love my Lionel trains, I’m just saying
Who was the host of "You Asked for It? I still have my AF trains but my father gave away my cool accessories.
That was Art Baker who first hosted 'You asked for it'.
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My son dont have it until his birthday
RUN THEM PROTOTYPICALLY AND SLOW!!!!!
it’s a toy train
lot of women workin there :o