Boxed Sets and Display Units: 1960-1964
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.
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.”
6102 Point of Purchase for the Retailer with our 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.
5608 Plasticville Railroad Center
Year Introduced: 1959
“Basic railroad scaled ‘O’ and ‘S’ assortment for small 4′ by 6′ toy train platform. Consists of 1 switch tower, 1 shanty w/gate, 1 loading platform, 1 union station, 12 railroad signs, 1 crossing gate, 8 railroad characters, 3 autos, 2 buses and 4 telephone poles. The complete 34 piece set in a 4 color set-up gift-style box. Makes an excellent tie-in with the sale of a train set. Packed 6 to shipping carton weighing 15 lbs.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”