"Myrtle's Whistle Stop Diner" HO Scale Train Set Model, 1975-1985

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Scale model

Date Made

1975-1985

Creator Notes

Made in Hong Kong for Life-Like Products, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.575

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Richard J.S. Gutman Diner Collection.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.75 in
Width: 10.125 in
Length: 2.625 in

Inscriptions

on front of model: Myrtle's / WHISTLE STOP on power switch: LIFE-LIKE / PRESS GENTLY on front of packaging: LIFE-LIKE / TRAINS / BUILDING / WITH THE / WHISTLE / SOUND / COMPLETE AND / READY TO USE on sides of packaging: LIFE-LIKE / TRAINS / MYRTLE'S / WHISTLE STOP / DINER / Item No. 08707 on back of packaging: LIFE-LIKE / TRAINS / HO SCALE / ACTION ACCESSORIES / ALL COMPLETE AND / READY TO USE! / [...] on top of packaging: LIFE-LIKE / TRAINS / MYRTLE'S / WHISTLE STOP DINER / THE BUILDING WITH / THE WHISTLE SOUND / WITHIN SECONDS YOUR / WHISTLE STOP DINER WILL BE / IN ACTION! / Simply hook the two wires from the / control button to the AC ACCESSORIES / terminals of any standard power pack. / PRESS GENTLY and your Whistle Stop / Diner will sound exactly like a locomo- / tive coming down the track. For best / effects push on the control button sev- / eral times as the train passes. / NOTE - DO NOT keep control button / depressed for more than 3-4 seconds. / Made in Hong Kong for: LIFE-LIKE PRODUCTS, Inc. / Baltimore, Maryland 21211 USA / ITEM No. 08707 on bottom of packaging: LIFE-LIKE / TRAINS / MYRTLE'S / WHISTLE STOP DINER / THE BUILDING WITH / THE WHISTLE SOUND / HO BUILDING KITS / [...] / Made in Hong Kong for: LIFE-LIKE PRODUCTS, Inc. / Baltimore, Maryland 21211 USA ITEM No. 08707