mixed in the box of stuff I got with my New Years Day 133 Outfit gift, was the remains of an acessory box. On the top is the following;
Buil Rite Train Acessory Set
the cover is orange,black, & white. there re two pitures. a larger on, with a prewar Lionel freight set, with two boys. there are several houses, approx Plasticville Cape Cod sized. assorted RR signs, a city backdrop, and a country backdrop. these are joined together with portals, making an open tunnel. there is a smaller pic, without the boys, with a Flyer train.
all I got were the top and bottom of the box. has anyone ever heard of this set?
also, the was a small yellow box, with “Wilson’s of Cleveland” Tiny Atomic Motor & Varible Speed Power Applicater. there is no motor,but several gears and instructions. on one set of instructions it says Wilson’n now in Florida.
I dont know about that set in particular but I am a big fan of the cardboard backdrops and tunnels. I would imagine this set would have been used on a floor type layout. Simple printed cardboard that when set up would give you some scenery to run your trains through.
This is an example of a cardboard backdrop. I think they have interesting appeal not only as toy train accessories but for the lithography and artwork.
The atomic motor set sounds interesting. Alot of toys were atomic powered in the 50’s. After all it was the atomic age. Funny, there is a new painting company in my area named Atomic Painting and Decorating.
This could be a tough one. There was a Built-Rite that grew out of Warren Paper Products Company. Expecially during WWII, when all sorts of materials were restricted to the war effort, Built-Rite made toys out of paper. They required minimal assembly. I had a couple of them. As I recall, they were made out of heavy paper/light cardboard and needed minor assemply, such as sticking a two dimensional soldier through a slot that formed a base, so he could stand up. They were anything but durable, but those of us who were kids at the time were grateful to have anything to play with. I doubt that many of the products survive.
Here is a link that mentions Built-Rite. There are a few B-R products currently on eBay, including a truck. I think they did make “buildings” and a train station could have been among them. If so, I would venture the guess that the accessory set included station employees, and baggage handling equipment, all two-dimensional, such as a stationmaster, Red Caps, passengers, baggage handling carts, etc.
If you search eBay, look under toy items as well as trains. It looks like the correct spelling is Built-Rite, with a hyphen, but the sellers on eBay don’t always list accurately so you might try several spellings. The above may be all wrong, but then again it might give you a lead or jog someone’s memory. Toy collectors might be another resource.