Crovan Model O scale trains 1928-1937

[Carey Williams]

Hello all

You might enjoy seeing some Crovan trains running .

Crovan formed with Minton Cronkhite & his neighbor Vanderhoof Cro Van with Otto Noack head design , builder and mechanic . Crovan would offer very high end / high priced O scale trains building many for Minton's commercial layouts.

Passenger cars were unique with stamped sheet aluminum and cast aluminum ends including operating vestibules.

Otto passed away in 1936 company seems to have faded afterwards.

please see link for video

https://youtu.be/yFt_28tOieY?si=xC8ROc5MEZ76p3DG


Cheers Carey

[up148]

Wow! Great history. Sure am glad those guys loved model trains.