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Catfish Hollow Toys

Classic Toys, Working Engine Models, Ride on Trains, and much more!

Spring Sale - 10% off PM Research machinist kits, mechanic kits and ready to run engines


Links to our 
catalog pages
Cast Metal Toys
  Live Steam Toys
Model Engineering
--Steam Models
--Hot Air &Gas
Scale Traction Engines
Large Scale RR
-- 7-1/2" gauge
-- 4-3/4" gauge
BOOKS
Kidz Korner

You can reach us at:
724-357-9752
most any time,
if no answer, 
please leave message 
e-mail us at: steamnut@comcast.net





Rider-Ericsson hot air engine
 
echuca
 

"Toys the way they used to be"


There was a time, not so very long ago, that toys were not made from flimsy neon plastic, but from  good iron, steel, brass, and other metals, cloth,  porcelain, and wood. Instead of using batteries by the ton,  they ran on the power of a spring, or steam, or that best of  all possible power sources, imagination.... 
Come with us to visit an earlier time, before over-regulation and litigation stifled imagination. Collected here are some re-introductions of old-time favorites, made in much the same way that they were  in the early part of the last century.

Many of these items now bear labels that say  "For Collectors Only, Not For Children",  not because they  are any less safe than they used to be, but because they  still may have small parts, or some sharp edges, or functional points, or even get hot. These are still the same toys that so many children were overjoyed to find under that old fir tree on a Christmas morning the day before yesterday. This label is mostly there to protect the manufacturers and retailers from those people who fail to properly supervise their children; then when something unfortunate (but all too often preventable) happens, will then go looking for someone else to blame.  There is really no reason why, with a little caution, adult supervision,  and some common sense, many of these toys should not continue to delight a  whole new generation.

For those "older kids" with a mechanical bent, please check out our model engine pages. We have brought together a nice selection of steam, hot air, and gasoline models, with prices to fit most budgets. And yes, we even have ride on trains in  gauges from 3-1/2" to 7-1/2"!
So, if you are a toy collector, an engine  buff, or merely curious, come along, you're welcome



 



 
Maxitrak Lil Jo
 


 
CHT carries a variety of cast metal, lithographed tin, wooden, and live steam  toys.  We also have working model engine kits that run on steam, gasoline, and  hot air, miniature machine tools. And, for the child at heart who still loves trains,
real working "live" steam locomotives in gauges from O (32mm) to 7 1/2".

CHT is also a dealer for  Whittle Shortline, Slik-Toy, DeBolt Machine, 
and Kester's Old Time Collectables



Use these links to access our catalog pages
Cast Metal Toys

Kester's Collectibles

Live Steam Toys
Jensen,
Wilesco,

Mamod,
Putt-Putt boats

Model Engineering
Working Model Engines
PM Research,
Gage, DeBolt, etc
The Depot
Large Scale RR
 Garden sizedto ride on ,

Maxitrak, Mamod, etc.
BOOKS
plans, texts
machine shop, 
engines
and related
 

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Catfish Hollow Toys now accepts:





Catfish Hollow Toys
502 Millay Circle 
Indiana, Pa 15701


or call 724-357-9752
If no answer, please leave message
 and I will call you back!

CHT has been providing affordable products and pleasant customer service
since 1995

 



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