This is the e-mail I attempted to send to web admin as suggested on the defunct website announcement to: info@historytoy.comIt wouldn't even go out the door
To whomever is in charge:Re: historytoy.com I have been told through my forum that historytoy.com is to be permanently buried with it’s founder.While I am sad about the founder’s passing, I am outraged that a reference that took so many years to compile and record important valuable info for collectors has vanished at the request of it’s founder. If this is correct, it is clearly a most selfish gesture… a boot stomp on history. Knowledge not shared, not preserved, and not passed down is knowledge wasted.I am sad to read the creator of History Toy has decided to take it (History Toy) with him into eternal rest where it is now of no use to anyone.I am certain the fellow had some redeeming value… but for the collectors present and future, I think he has canceled his own legacy.All the history I have hunted down and acquired in the last 24 years has been in an effort to share it with all who are interested, preserve, and protect it for generations far beyond me.Please consider allowing someone to preserve, protect, and make available the work of an accomplished collector and historian.Regards,Gil Garceauwww.officeofsteamforum.com