Lionel Trains Best Layouts & Store Displays
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Layouts were prominent – but they weren’t everything
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Entertaining customers to get them to spend money!
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Lionel added tools to its promotional arsenal: 1917-28
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Lionel took steps to build for its diverse base of customers
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Discovering some of the greatest displays built by Lionel
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Incredible gems – many lost over time
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Diverse ancillary items depicted Lionel trains in action
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Lionel presented a delightful array of promotional items and art
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Three action-packed layouts reached stores every year between 1953 and 1957
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Selling space age items became the priority
Discovering Lionel’s finest layouts and other displays