Information on Ak-Sar-Ben is very hard to come by. From what I can tell the business has been purchased not long before the Fair in 82. Maybe 1979 or 80? A thread from 2009 has a tiny bit of insight:
And this:
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Thanks, Becky. Living in Nebraska and having the name AkSarBen used frequently here, I was surprised to see the company in Tennessee. Maybe the owner came from Nebraska. 
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This thread has a comment about the Tennessee store being sold.
I know I read the obituary of the original Omaha owner years ago but I can’t seem to find that now.
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Athearn 50’ S.D. boxcar/Railroad Hobbies stock#1986
Although it was called “10th Anniversary” because it was the 10th event, it was mistakenly assumed that it was the 9th year in full. The label on the box has been corrected.
1981 Athearn 50’ DD Box Car (400)
1982 Athearn 40’ Steel Box Car
1983 Athearn Chemical Tank Car (400)
1984 Athearn 40’ Steel Ice Reefer (400)
1985 Athearn Steel Cupola Caboose (300)
1986 Athearn 50’ S.D. Box Car (300)
1987 Athearn 50’ Gondola
1988 Athearn 34’ 2-bay Hopper “Milehigh Transfair”
1989 Athearn 34’ 2-bay hopper
1990 C&BT Shops 40’ AAR steel boxcar
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Manayunk
AHM/Kader-Taiwan stock#5460-K released in 1975
Page 42 of Jan. 1975 of MR magazine
Do you see the connection between this pattern and Manayunk, Philadelphia? It is the same as the Japanese Navy flag.
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E and H Model Hobbies
John A. English & Co., HObbyline Hobbykits, 40’ box car
1959 Catalog 50 ￠ brochure 134 x 210, 96 pages w/covers
Dec. 1959, 10￠ brochure 137 x 198, 16 pages
1954 Catalog, 35￠, brochure 138 x 216, 92 pages w/covers
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John A. English & Co., HObbyline Hobby kits, 40’ box car
For more information about the company’s manager, John A. English, please see this site.
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Ronald McDonald House
Con-Cor, Collector’s Edition, NMRA KC 1999
The mould was inherited from Liliput of Austria.
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Polaroid Land Film
AHM/Roco (Austria) #5274-P 40’ insulated boxcar
The AHM advertisement can be seen on page 12 of the July 1975 issue of MR magazine. The rainbow pattern that was printed on the paper of the stock model has been changed to a painted pattern.
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Motorola
AHM/Liliput (Austria) PS-1 boxcar stock#5486-K, released in circa 1962?
The AHM advertisement on page 21 of the July 1976 issue of MR magazine states “REG. 2.49, SALE 1.29.” The roofwalk and handbrake wheel were painted blue.
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Jell-O is an American dessert, made by adding sugar and flavoring to gelatin. Subsequently the addition of alcohol produced ‘Jell-O shooters’. Sometimes just genericized to ‘Jello’.
It comes as a powder that is dissolved in hot water. The solution is placed in a mold and refrigerated a few hours, where it sets into a wobbly block.
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Thanks for your comment, Woke_Hoagland. The colors are intriguing and appetizing.
If you’ve ever attended a rural church and went to one of their pot-luck dinners, Jell-O was the go-to dessert (or salad) for many church ladies.
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Thanks for the comments, everyone. I guess Tyco chose it as their motif because it’s so popular.
Tootsie Roll
Life-Like Products, LLC. 50-ft Hi-Roof Boxcar stock#8422
This naming is incomprehensible to us.
Page 38 ot the Aug. 1949 of MR magazine (IMP=International Model Products or IMI=International Models, Inc.)
Page 45 of the Sept. 1949 of MR magazine
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