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American Flyer and Lionel jointly purchased and operated Ives until 1930, when American Flyer sold its share to Lionel. During this time of joint operation, American Flyer supplied Ives with car bodies and other parts. During the early 1930s, American Flyer struggled under increased competition, especially at the low end of the market.
Learn about the origins, development and innovations of American Flyer, a popular brand of toy train and model railroad in the United States. See how American Flyer evolved from clockwork to electric trains, and produced various scales and styles of cars and locomotives.
American Flyer started having trouble in the 1930s as cheaper train models were more popular than premium model trains. So they tried producing cheaper train models, but it wasn’t profitable. That’s when Coleman Jr. sold the company to A.C. Gilbert in 1937.
15 de mar. de 2024 · The A.C. Gilbert Era. Acquisition: In 1938, A.C. Gilbert, already known for the Erector Set, acquired American Flyer, marking the beginning of its golden age. Focus on S Gauge: Gilbert shifted the company’s focus to the S gauge (1:64 scale), positioning American Flyer trains as a more realistic alternative to the then-dominant O gauge.
In 1918, American Flyer figured out how to insert an electric motor into one of their large wind-up trains. American Flyer electric trains evolved over the next 20 years to become some of the best looking and moderately priced wide gauge (Standard Gauge!) and narrow gauge (O gauge) electric trains.
Our focus, instead, will stay on the first 30 years, aka “Pre-War,” when a humble Chicago company helped plot the course of the 20th century model train phenomenon. [The No. 3195 locomotive is also part of our museum collection, introduced in 1930.
Welcome to American Flyer Displays & History. In the following pages, you will find one of the largest collections of photographs and illustrations of the various American Flyer display layouts built by the Gilbert company and its contractors. Through the hundreds of pages on this website, we cover almost every aspect of these layouts and displays.
