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[[Yankee Shop]] was a manufacturer of live steam locomotives.  It was founded by [[Lester Friend]].
[[Yankee Shop]] was a manufacturer of live steam locomotives.  It was founded by [[Lester Friend]].


[[File:YankeeShop1inchAtlanticChassis1953.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Yankee Shop advertisement from "The Miniature Locomotive", Nov-Dec 1953.]]
See also [[Friends Models]].
 
== Armitage Atlantic ==
 
[[Keith Taylor]] posted on [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=107279&p=398368#p398368<i>Chaski.org</i>], 21 September 2018]:
 
: The “Friend’s” Atlantic was NOT designed by Mr. (Lester) Friend. It was the work of Alan Armitage who was also very famous for his work with narrrow gauge and O scale model railroads.


=== eBay Atlantic #1 ===


See also [[Friends Models]].
The following 3/4 inch scale Yankee Shop Atlantic appeared on <i>eBay</i>, 29 August 2018.
 
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=== eBay Atlantic #2 ===
 
Several auctions were posted on eBay in July 2019 that were various parts of a single 3/4 inch scale Yankee Shop Atlantic.  Photos can be viewed here:
 
* [http://ibls.org/files/2019/Yankee-Shop-Atlantic/ 3/4 inch scale Yankee Shop Atlantic]
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery widths="400px" heights="400px" perrow="2">
File:YankeeShop ModelCraftsman advert July1944.PNG|Yankee Shop Machinists advertisement from [[The Model Craftsman]], July 1944.
File:YankeeShop TheModelCraftsman Nov1945.PNG|Yankee Shop advertisement from [[The Model Craftsman]], November 1945.
File:YankeeShop1inchAtlanticChassis1953.jpg|Yankee Shop advertisement from "The Miniature Locomotive", Nov-Dec 1953.
File:LesterFriend Yankee Shop WWII.jpg|Inside YANKEE SHOP, circa WWII. That's Lester Friend in the foreground. Note the 2 ladies in the background working at the machines, probably doing their part for the War effort; and note the waxed, red-and-white tiled floor! Both photos, courtesy of Albert Grant and FriendsModels.com.
File:LesterFriendSr YankeeShop Engines.jpg|Lester Friend in his home shop in Beverly, MA in the 1950s. His 1" scale "Yankee Shop" 4-4-2, nearing completion, is behind him.
File:SouthBendLatheAdvert featuring LesterDFriend.jpg|South Bend Lathe advertisement featuring Lester D. Friend, from "The Live Steamer", May-June 1950
File:LesterFriend Hudson True.jpg|Lester Friend with his 1.5 inch scale Hudson at Topsfield Fair. From "True", May 1951.
Joe Friend True May 1951.jpg|Joe Friend, Lester's son, from "True" Magazine, May 1951.
File:LesterFriend Cleopatra BillLeggettJr BillVanBrocklin.jpg|Lester Friend's "Cleopatra" Boston & Albany Hudson in 1.5 inch scale, Danvers, 1949.  The two men admiring the chassis are Bill Leggett Jr  on the left and Bill Van Brocklin on the right.  Photo by A.W. Leggett.
File:LesterFriendsHomeShop Davners1949 AWLeggett.jpg|[[Lester Friend]]'s home shop, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1949.  Front left to right: [[Arthur Wegner|Art Wegner]], Ray Peck, Lester Friend's daughter. Bending over: Lester Friend.  At right behind: Al Milburn.  Photo by A.W. Leggett.
File:YankeeShop LesterFriend JoeFriend 1949 AWLeggett.jpg|A casual conversation at Lester Friend's home shop in Beverly, Massachusetts, 1949.  Lester is on the left, Ray Peck in the center, and Lester's son Joe on the right.  Photo by A.W.
File:LesterFriends 4-6-6-4 KeithTaylor.jpg|[[Lester Friend]]'s 4-6-6-4 in 3/4 inch scale.  Photo provided by [[Keith Taylor]].
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==


* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/ourhistoryourfuture/yankeeshop19381972.html "Friends Yankee Shop Models", a history, by John Kurdzoniak]
* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/ourhistoryourfuture/yankeeshop19381972.html "Friends Yankee Shop Models", a history, by John Kurdzoniak]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105121 A copper boiler for a Yankee Shop Atlantic, <i>Chaski.org</i>]

Revision as of 11:27, 15 July 2019


Yankee Shop was a manufacturer of live steam locomotives. It was founded by Lester Friend.

See also Friends Models.

Armitage Atlantic

Keith Taylor posted on Chaski.org, 21 September 2018]:

The “Friend’s” Atlantic was NOT designed by Mr. (Lester) Friend. It was the work of Alan Armitage who was also very famous for his work with narrrow gauge and O scale model railroads.

eBay Atlantic #1

The following 3/4 inch scale Yankee Shop Atlantic appeared on eBay, 29 August 2018.

eBay Atlantic #2

Several auctions were posted on eBay in July 2019 that were various parts of a single 3/4 inch scale Yankee Shop Atlantic. Photos can be viewed here:

Gallery

External Links