Tinplate Times
Sponsored by the Standard
Gauge Module Association
ESTABLISHED IN 2003: NOW IN OUR 21st
YEAR!
January 2024
Welcome to Tinplate Times, an online resource focusing
on tinplate toy trains and the people who collect and operate them.
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Call for articles: Contributions
of articles focusing on tinplate* toy trains are always welcome. Articles appearing
on the Tinplate Times web site focus on tinplate history, repair and restoration,
modern tinplate, shows and events of interest to tinplate enthusiasts, and personal
profiles of tinplate operators and collectors. Submissions
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credit will be given for all articles that appear on the site.
*For the purposes of the Tinplate Times web site, tinplate
toy trains are defined as "prewar" electric trains constructed entirely
or primarily of "steel, plated or coated, with a thin layer of tin- just
like a tin can" (Hertz) and related accessories, as well as current day reproductions
thereof.
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