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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1949
Page
10
A Carbondale toy dealer urges parents to add a final present. Traditional postwar items return, including English metal soldier sets, hand painted china wear, and a range of games such as the Lone Ranger board game. Modern and miniature houses, doll lines, and electric trains fill shelves with prices from under a dollar to about thirty dollars.
A local shop offers miniature typewriters with a single central key and a circular selector for $3.39, miniature vehicles including a two foot Adams motor grader at $12.95, and a self winding Mr. Taxi Cab. The selection also includes two to three foot manually operated cranes and a miniature service station with driveways and gas pumps.
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