Yankee Shop was a manufacturer of live steam locomotives. It was founded by Lester Friend.
See also Friends Models.
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Yankee Shop advertisement from "The Miniature Locomotive", Nov-Dec 1953.
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.
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.
South Bend Lathe advertisement featuring Lester D. Friend, from "The Live Steamer", May-June 1950
Lester Friend with his 1.5 inch scale Hudson at Topsfield Fair. From "True", May 1951.
Joe Friend, Lester's son, from "True" Magazine, May 1951.
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.
Lester Friend's home shop, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1949. Front right to left: Art Wegner, Ray Peck, Lester Friend's daughter. Bending over: Lester Friend. At right behind: Al Milburn. Photo by A.W. Leggett.
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.
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