[SEL] winter project

[Lew Best]

Neat collection & nice display

Lew near Waco, TX

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Here is a project I have been working on lately to help beat the winter  
doldrums.
 
I built the display shelves for my diecast metal Tootsie Toy cars from  the 
1930's.  They were given to my by my uncle along with a train display  in 
the 1950's. I recently dug them out of my attic, found where to buy  
replacement rubber tires, wheels, axles, and recast metal bumpers and
grills.  They 
were in fairly bad shape due to being played with at  Christmas time by us 
4 kids over many years.  Some were beyond repair, but  I thought the 
remaining ones fixed up would make a nice wall attraction.  

Tom  Schmutz
Concord,  Va.
germoamer at AOL.com