ANOTHER GREAT TOY, COURTESY OF CROTON'S OWN SERIOUS TOYZ--THE JEWEL T CIRCUS TRAIN

A superb vintage train set  made by Unique Art and featured in a 2009 auction at Croton's own SERIOUSTOYZ.COM:

The "Jewel T Circus" Electric Train Set, 1950, Unique Art, 5 car "O" gauge set is 44" long & features a locomotive engine, tender, two box cars, and a caboose.

Unique Art appears to have exclusively produced this circus train for the "Jewel T" Home Delivery Service; untested, individual car condition ranged from C9 to NM.

It's an extremely scarce set and this one was in beautiful condition.

At the SeriousToyz 2009 auction, it sold for $1,581.44, PROOF POSITIVE that if you have serious stuff, think SERIOUSTOYZ.COM

CLICK ON THE PHOTOS.

Unique Art (out of Newark N.J.) made a number of beautiful tin toys; our personal favorite---also featured in a previous SERIOUS TOYZ AUCTION---the DOGPATCH LIL ABNER BAND.

You can see it here http://bit.ly/2g02jSL

It was the first all metal toy produced after World War II.  You can read more about that--and the company itself--here:  http://bit.ly/2fYJLC7

And if you can't get enough tin-plate toys--and trains--check out this fabulous article--and great pix too--from our friend Paul Race at BIG INDOOR TRAINS: TRIBUTE TO TINPLATE.  CLICK ON THE LINK http://bit.ly/2yzUNVp