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The founder of Lionel was born
Lionel
His name was Joshua Lionel Cohen and born in New York, New York. -
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The History of Joshua Lionel Cowen and his company
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The company was maded.
Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry C. Grant founded the company and started to make toy trains. -
The first train.
The first train was named Electric Express. The Train was made up with a small motor on a model of a railroad flatcar on 30 inches of track. It was only storefront display. -
Cowens best day.
Joshua Lionel Cohen got married to Cecelia Liberman. -
The naming of the trains
Cowen was now calling his model trains "The Standard of the world". -
The last name charges.
Joshua Lionel Cohen charges his last name from Cohen to Cowens. -
The new name
The company was renamed from "Lionel manufacturing company" to "Lionel Corporation." -
Stock are sold
Joshua sold his stock of his company to his nephew,the infamous attorney,Roy Cohn paid $15 for each of his Lionel shares. -
The Retirment
Joshua retired from Lionel Corporation which is very sad. -
The new owner
Roy Cohn sold all his stocks for $5.25 and then Neil Young buy the whole company. -
The pasting
Joshua Lionel Cowen pasted a way in Palm Beach, Florida and he will be missed by all model railroader every where. -
The buying of another toy train company
American Flyer Trains
Lionel got American Flyer Trains that was a company that was another toy train company because it was going under. so they bought the company.
