Model Train Journal

...I just received the word the Ted Klein owner(?) of M. B. Klein in Baltimore just passed away last night. I remember when I first knew of him when he worked in his father's hardware store (M. B. Klein & Son) and offered members of the Baltimore Society of Model Engineers a 10% discount; that was a lot to a young teenager! Sol Levinson Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements, hopefully they will put them on their website.

Last year Klein’s went on-line only, and I’ve missed the occasional run down to their Hunt Valley location. Back when I worked downtown, I made the occasional stop at the original Gay St. location. Hopefully they’ll be able to continue, although now they are just one more vendor on the net. I think they are over 100 years old.

healey36 wrote:.........they are just one more vendor on the net.

Don;t know if they have enough of a loyal customer base to maintain the business; wait and see just like all the rest. They generally had a good presence at the Timonium shows.........

They have a pretty substantial online following, primarily HO and N. Their O-gauge business has been in decline for years.