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Big Train. . . Little Train

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May 17, 2023

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Big Train. . .

LIttle Train!

The little model train car is a Dorfan "O" gauge car, marked Indian Refining Co., Lawrenceville, Ill.

Dorfan manufactured toy trains from 1924-1934. Style is called "tinplate."

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