Well, I'll teach him a few things. Even as lionel started
making
trains, they also did window displays. In fact, it's said that the
1st
train was for a window display. They continued to do this even as
they
made more convention electric train sets, usually as one-offs for
large "famous" store displays. Few survive. My father owns two, one
from Macy's and the other from Alexanders. They are worth a lot of
money at auction. The Macy's model is, complete with a custom track
and cars made for the store.

Total bull****. In the 50s, the heyday of department store Christmas
window displays, Lionel trains would be featured in Dept. store
windows all across the country. In NY Lionel would actually do the
displays at some Macy's locations. For some stores with the buying
power Lionel would make up sets for them to sell exclusively to
eliminate them having to compete with discount stores. There were
tens of thousands of these sets made every year. That's what your ole
man has Boobie. Not a one of a kind "window display train" Oh, and
Lionel surely would not have made "custom track" for Macys or any
other dealer for that matter. Maybe you could post a picture of this
track. I know of only 3 types of Lionel track and each one of them
was sold by the millions. By the way Lionel still makes a few
thousand boxcars for Macys each holiday season even today. Maybe you
should run down and buy a couple. They will be worth millions. So
you see Boobie your knowledge of Lionel's history will never "eclipse"
mine.
The lame Boob looks like a dummy once again.

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