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: [[George Smiley|George Edward Smiley]], of Jackson, Missouri, a retired railroad roundhouse foreman built this miniature train in four years to occupy his liesure after retirement. The hobby has proved profitable for Smiley sells rides to children at an amusement park near St. Louis. | : [[George Smiley|George Edward Smiley]], of Jackson, Missouri, a retired railroad roundhouse foreman built this miniature train in four years to occupy his liesure after retirement. The hobby has proved profitable for Smiley sells rides to children at an amusement park near St. Louis. | ||
== External Links == | |||
* [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=meder-dempsey&id=I7723 George Edward Smiley, <i>Ancestry.com</i>] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:48, 18 May 2016
Miniature Train
The following image and description appeared on eBay, May 2016.
- Makes His Hobby Pay
- Acme Roto Service, August 1940
- George Edward Smiley, of Jackson, Missouri, a retired railroad roundhouse foreman built this miniature train in four years to occupy his liesure after retirement. The hobby has proved profitable for Smiley sells rides to children at an amusement park near St. Louis.