SUNDAY PUZZLE FUN 5-2-21 OF FRONTIERSMEN, PIONEERS & GENERALS 1

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OF FRONTIERSMEN, PIONEERS AND GENERALS 1
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  1. 1959 was a remarkable year. All three big American (_ _ ) train manufacturers decided to catalog a ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) of the same type; the 4-4-0 ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ). Let’s look at these ( _ _ _ _)-American style locos and the sets they came in.
  2. Why not begin with the (_ _ _ ) No. 1 “( _ . _ _ _ _ _ )” which was all ( _ _ _ ) except for the gold ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) and trim. This “Old-Style ( _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ )”, as the Sears catalog described it, was lettered “1st ( _ _ ) St. P. & P. R. R.” and was equipped with a smoke unit and deluxe ( _ _ _ _ _) on it’s tender and accompanying cars.
  3. Supplied with the No. 1 (_ _ _ _ _ _ ) and No. 3 “regular” tin ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) passenger cars, Sears sold set No. 79N09622 for $18.77 under the ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) brand name in 1959. The next year the price was lowered to $12.89, but now track and ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) were no longer included as this set was now described as an “Ideal ( _ _ _ _) train for your own track layout.”
  4. But wait! We can’t overlook the TP-3000 announced in 1952! Not a Lionel, (_ _ _ _ _ _ ), or even a Marx loco, this American was manufactured by ( _ _ _ _ ) Industries. Unlike the 1959 locos described by this puzzle, the TP-3000 featured a sheet-metal ( _ _ _ _ ), cast-brass ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) and numerous high quality ( _ _ - _ _ _ ) and ( _ _ _ _ ) brass parts where the other three manufacturers used ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _) on
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OF FRONTIERSMEN, PIONEERS AND GENERALS 1
61 WORDS

BEWARE BACKWARDS ANSWERS

  1. 1959 was a remarkable year. All three big American (TOY) train manufacturers decided to catalog a (LOCOMOTIVE) of the same type; the 4-4-0 (AMERICAN). Let’s look at these (EARLY)-American style locos and the sets they came in.
  2. Why not begin with the (MARX) No. 1 “(WM . CROOKS)” which was all (BLACK) except for the gold (LETTERING) and trim. This “Old-Style (WOOD - BURNER)”, as the Sears catalog described it, was lettered “1st (DIVN) St. P. & P. R. R.” and was equipped with a smoke unit and deluxe (TRUCKS) on it’s tender and accompanying cars.
  3. Supplied with the No. 1 (BAGGAGE) and No. 3 “regular” tin (LITHOGRAPHED) passenger cars, Sears sold set No. 79N09622 for $18.77 under the (ALLSTATE) brand name in 1959. The next year the price was lowered to $12.89, but now track and (TRANSFORMER) were no longer included as this set was now described as an “Ideal (EXTRA) train for your own track layout.”
  4. But wait! We can’t overlook the TP-3000 announced in 1952! Not a Lionel, (GILBERT), or even a Marx loco, this American was manufactured by (THOMAS) Industries. Unlike the 1959 locos described by this puzzle, the TP-3000 featured a sheet-metal (BOILER), cast-brass (CYLINDERS) and numerous high quality (DIE - CAST) and (TURNED) brass parts where the other three manufacturers used (PLASTICS) on their “(IRON - HORSES)”.
  5. Not actually mass-produced until the next year, the (GREEN) and red