I'm pleased to announce that Part 1 is now available.
This multi-part article explores the very first American steam toys, their inventors, and the 1870 birth of the American steam-toy industry.
And Then There Were Toys: Part 1I look forward to a discussion on this topic.
Outstanding information thank you so much for taking the time and effort required to make such great information!!!!!
Such a fascinating article.
I am on my third read!
Thank you Bob.
Thanks, all. Did anyone wander around Snyder's Centennial Exhibit? You can imagine my surprise when I discovered toy engines -- I had no warning.
Great work, Bob. Congratulations! I'll be looking for subsequent articles.
Great work, Bob. Congratulations! I'll be looking for subsequent articles.
Thanks, Jim. I have most of the research done for the parts 2 and 3, but it may take me a while to get them written.
Holy Cow .... what a seriously wonderful compilation of what must be really hard to find material!
I'm particularly enamored with all the exceptional period illustrations and advertisements!!
A labor of love this must truly be!!!
WOW!!!
What an impressive article, thank you very much for sharing!
Ditto - WOW. What a great article. Thank you Bob!
I cannot believe the amount of information you have dug up for us Bob!! Thank you so much for all of this research!! It will take many visits to your site to take it all in. I can’t give any feedback/corrections because I think you have learned more on the subject than all of us put together!
Looks like I have some youtube titles/descriptions to fix…
I cannot believe the amount of information you have dug up for us Bob!! Thank you so much for all of this research!! It will take many visits to your site to take it all in. I can’t give any feedback/corrections because I think you have learned more on the subject than all of us put together!
Looks like I have some youtube titles/descriptions to fix…
Thanks, Nick. As Buckman seems to be a universal name for old American engine, what I've done with my two Ryders is label them
Ryder (was Buckman). That way they can still be found in searches.
Thanks so much, really provides an outstanding education on early history, and I have never seen or heard of many of the machines described and illustrated.