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[[File:Danvers MA 1939-9 Laverne Langworthy.png|thumb|right|300px|Laverne Langworthy, age 61, at Lester Friend's track in Danvers, MA, 1939.]]
[[Laverne Langworthy|Laverne D. Langworthy]] was a live steamer in the North Eastern United States.  He design a 3/4 inch scale Hudson.
== History ==
[[Laverne Langworthy|Laverne D. Langworthy]] was born in 1877; died 11 Sep 1945; and was buried in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.  He married Grace Jane Stevens in 1900 at the age of 27.  They had three children: Kathryn Langworthy, Dorothy Langworthy Daniels and Donald A. Langworthy.
[http://www.cindersniffers.org/mudring/MudRing_2014-04.pdf Larry Koehl wrote in <i>Mud Ring</i>, April 2014]
: In the April 1935 issue of [[The Modelmaker]], a small classified ad by [[L. D. Langworthy]] of Rhode Island appeared. He offered drawings and castings in 3/4 inch scale for the New York Central Hudson. The offering was well received as this "new", larger scale was just ramping up. A third (3-1/2 inch gauge) rail to accommodate it was to be added to [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton's]] track for the annual Brotherhood meet later that year.
[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=97814 Keith Taylor writes]:
: The 3/4 inch Hudson that was sold by [[Friends Models|Friends]] was actually a model designed and originally sold by [[L. D. Langworthy]] of Westerly, Rhode Island. [[Yankee Shop]] / Friends bought the design from Mr. Langworthy.
[[File:LD Langworthy Catalog 1940 Hudson Price List.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Cover for 1940 Catalog by LaVerne D. Langworthy. Provided by Keith Taylor.]]
== Advertisements ==
<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>
File:Langworthy advert TheModelCraftsman March 1937.jpg|The Model Craftsman, March 1937
File:Langworthy Advert MechanicalModels Jan1938 0030.jpg|LaVerne D. Langworthy advertisement from "Mechanical Models" magazine, January 1938.
</gallery>
== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=400px heights=400px perrow=2>
File:ExactScaleModesl ThreeQuarterHudson 1.jpg|[[Laverne Langworthy]] J1E Hudson in 3/4 inch scale detailed by [[Exact Scale Models]]
File:ExactScaleModesl ThreeQuarterHudson 2.jpg
File:ExactScaleModesl ThreeQuarterHudson 3.jpg|J1E Hudson [[Stoker|Stoker Engine]] / Booster Piping
File:NELS Meet DanversMA 1938 AWLeggett 04.jpg|[[Charles S. Purinton|Charlie Purinton]] is the young man to the left of center (with the hooded jacket), at the age of 16. [[Laverne Langworthy]] is the gentleman in the far right of the image walking towards the camera. This was a meet held in 1938 at Danvers, MA.
</gallery>
== External Links ==
* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/productsforsale/312gaugenychudson.html Laverne Langworthy, <i>Friends Models Yankee Shop</i>]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=73634 "Hunting for Hudsons", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=0R1EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA639&lpg=PA639&dq=Lavern+D.+Langworthy&source=bl&ots=ightXeOa5N&sig=TDSCStaiGLUgoZCvp_PfwGkE4XM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXqtaThtXfAhUGY6wKHTEgBaoQ6AEwCnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Lavern%20D.%20Langworthy&f=false Obituary for Laverne's father includes family members]
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128965465/laverne-d-langworthy Langworthy family, <i>Find A Grave</i>]

Revision as of 17:14, 18 January 2019

Laverne Langworthy, age 61, at Lester Friend's track in Danvers, MA, 1939.

Laverne D. Langworthy was a live steamer in the North Eastern United States. He design a 3/4 inch scale Hudson.

History

Laverne D. Langworthy was born in 1877; died 11 Sep 1945; and was buried in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. He married Grace Jane Stevens in 1900 at the age of 27. They had three children: Kathryn Langworthy, Dorothy Langworthy Daniels and Donald A. Langworthy.

Larry Koehl wrote in Mud Ring, April 2014

In the April 1935 issue of The Modelmaker, a small classified ad by L. D. Langworthy of Rhode Island appeared. He offered drawings and castings in 3/4 inch scale for the New York Central Hudson. The offering was well received as this "new", larger scale was just ramping up. A third (3-1/2 inch gauge) rail to accommodate it was to be added to Carl Purinton's track for the annual Brotherhood meet later that year.


Keith Taylor writes:

The 3/4 inch Hudson that was sold by Friends was actually a model designed and originally sold by L. D. Langworthy of Westerly, Rhode Island. Yankee Shop / Friends bought the design from Mr. Langworthy.
Cover for 1940 Catalog by LaVerne D. Langworthy. Provided by Keith Taylor.

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