Vintage "Upson Train Board" Mechanical Hobby Store Display moving equipment made for bars and package

made for bars and package stores during America's mid-century spirits renaissance

these thermometers were intended for barns

The cast iron hardware is a deep black and and includes intricate scrollwork

and brown leatherette

Vintage "Upson Train Board" Mechanical Hobby Store Display moving equipment made for bars and packagec. 1950s 1960s; The Upson Company Lockport, NY A playful mechanical point of sale display for Upson Board, the lightweight fiberboard widely used in mid century model railroading as a roadbed and scenery base. The display is constructed entirely from Upson's own product die cut and printed in bright orange, black, and cream and depicts a cheerful freight train rolling across "The Upson Line." When powered, the striped railroad crossing gate raises and