O&S Scale Boxed Sets & Display Units: 1958-59 (10)

#5403 Plasticville Toy Train Accessories

• Year Introduced: 1958
• "A 'beginner's set' of 22 accurately detailed and scaled railroad items attractively packaged in a litho set up box. The box includes 1 switch tower, 1 suburban station with 2 benches, 1 signal bridge, 5 telephone poles and 12 railroad signs. Repacked 6 only to a shipping carton weighing 10 lbs. Retail value of merchandise $3.23."

#5607 Plasticville Interceptor Squadron

• Year Introduced: 1958
• "An ideal toy of mail catalog play value assortment of scaled and finely detailed items including an airport admin. building, hangar, illustrated cardboard runway, 9 jet planes, 1 official auto, 1 fire engine, 1 ambulance and 1 flag pole. Each in a litho gift style box repacked 6 to the shipping carton weighing 14 lbs."

#7200 Six Dozen Package Assortment

• Year Introduced: 1958
• "A small assortment of ready-to-sell 'O' gauge members including the new 1958 buildings plus a quantity of last year's leaders. A presentation that enables the retailer to start off with a fine assortment...itemwise...pricewise...complete with an impulse sale creating display. All at a very modest investment. Plasticville U.S.A. supplies the colorful counter display and the heavy duty turntable without charge."

#6101 Revolving Counter Merchandiser

• Year Introduced: 1958
• "An inexpensive hand revolving (non-electric) Christmas tree display. 12 assembled buildings and 9 small accessory items. It requires only 27" of counter space to go to work for you."

#5902 Small "O" Accessory Box

• Year Introduced: 1959
• "11 small accessory items from 5 (cents) each to 15 (cents) each. Consists of 3 doz. telephone poles, 1-1/2 doz. spruce trees, 1 doz. barbecues, 1 doz. yard pump, 1 doz. rustic fence, 1/2 doz. street lamps, 1 doz. flag poles, 1 doz. billboards, 1 doz. crossing gates, 1/2 doz. wishing wells, 1/2 doz. outhouses."

#5404 Plasticville Way Station

• Year Introduced: 1959
• "A beginners' assortment of basic railroad buildings for the toy train platform. 25 piece set consists of 13 railroad signs, 8 railroad characters, 1 crossing gate, 1 signal bridge, 1 station platform, and 1 switch tower. Complete set in 4 color set-up box for impulse sale. Packed 6 to shipping carton weighing 15 lbs."

#6102 Point of Purchase for the Retailer with out Compliments

• Year Introduced: 1959
• "Cardboard display with easel, measuring approximately 10 inches wide at base and 18 inches high. Will make an excellent window or counter display. Piece punches for hanging." Shows a Santa Claus holding a Plasticville, U.S.A. sign.

#7201 Package Assortment

• Year Introduced: 1959
• "Basic Plasticville 'O' gauge assortment of 8 1/2 dozen popular scaled 'O' buildings with non-electric revolving display and assembled buildings. Ideal unit sale which provides well-rounded sampling of line for the retailer. Places the retailer in business at a modest investment."

#7202 Package Assortment

• Year Introduced: 1959
• "For the retailer with limited counter space and modest volume...a complete Plasticville 'O' department of 5 1/2 dozen popular buildings with counter display...to compliment the retailers display of 'O' and 'S' gauge toy trains. You pay for the saleable merchandise only...the display piece is yours with our compliments. It requires only 15" by 24" of counter space." Shows same as #6100 but pieces shown are suburban station, house under construction and watchman's shanty.