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Historical Information By Year & Inventory For Sale:
Early Years
1900 -
1929



Classic Prewar:
1930 * 1935
1931 * 1936
1932 * 1937
1933 * 1938
1934 * 1939
Transition:
1940 * 1945
1941 * 1946
1942 * 1947
1943 * 1948
1944 * 1949
Classic Postwar:
1950 * 1955
1951 * 1956
1952 * 1957
1953 * 1958
1954 * 1959
The End:
1960 * 1965
1961 * 1966
1962 * 1967
1963 * 1968
1964 * 1969
Prewar: 1900 - 1942 <--- Paper Listing By Era ---> Postwar: 1945 - 1969
Through the years, the most recognizable item produced by Lionel -- other than the trains -- were their annual consumer catalogues. These brochures allowed us to review new Lionel products. Additionally, the striking catalogue scenes depicted powerful and colorful Lionel trains traveling across rural American landscape. These images were enough for any boy to crave more Lionel trains and prompted many dreams of larger and bigger layouts in our minds.

In addition to their catalogues, Lionel produced other promotional literature. Booklets, price lists, posters, advertising sheets and railroad guides are just a sampling of the items documented on this website.

Click on any of the annual links above to learn about the many paper documents Lionel produced in a specific year. Additionally, all of our current inventory for sale is listed at the bottom of each information page.