[Joe Bartolini]

http://www.shorpy.com/node/5077?size=_original

I'm thinking of using this for this years Christmas cards.

Joe

 

[Torby]

Cool shot!

These days they'd be sued by the ACLU.

 

[Robert]

I'm a sucker for "vintage" photos like that.
Thanks Joe

 

[vsmith]

Hahahha the expression on the boys face is PRICELESS!

This is my all-time favorite Christmas card, it said

Merry Christmas - Some Assembly Required

 

[noelw]

These are great memorys of the past.. My first train was when I was only 1 yr old ( 1936 ) and Dad set up tracks from then on at Xmas's. MARRY CHRISTMAS...noel

 

[lownote]

Here's one--can't imagine what the prototype was

 

[vsmith]

Lownote: Great pic!

Those likely are very VERY OLD Bing or Ives model trains, Gauge 3 from the looks of the track, probably very very early electric models as the motors tended to be huge hand made units, but they could also be clockwork. I doubt there live steam as the pistons appear too small.

 

[Spule 4]

I have one like this of my father, taken around 1945 or so......