BJ George - Paper Gas Station

Some years back there was a Yahoo discussion Group called 'Paperville USA' whose purpose was to promote paper/cardboard buildings, although from time-to-time there would some subject drift, but by and large it was about buildings. The owner/moderator's name was B.J. George and he was pretty good at making building templates from photos. Quite a few of the templates he made were actually based on photos appearing here on Toys and Stuff. The group closed down a couple of years ago and I'd lost track of B.J.  B.J., if you're still out there and doin' paper, let me know!

Today's kit was based on one of the Marx paper village buildings that came with their O-gauge train sets. B.J. added some extras to it and overall it made a great build. Thanx B.J.! Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

It's a straight forward build. Using the tabs on the kit, glue the two walls together...

...bend over and glue the inner flaps. These are part of the roof walls

I didn't a full photo layout - sorry - but here it is on my train layout

Royal Lighted Village Catalogue No. 203V - Pt 8 Royal Village Garage

One of the buildings I like best in any paper village is the service station/filling station/garage and this one is no disappointment with it's unusual domed roof. The building measures:

Building: 3 7/8" (9.8cm) W x 2 1/4" (5.7cm) D
Front wall: 4 3/16"(10.6cm) H
Other 3 walls: 2 3/4" (7cm) H
Roof:

Scans

3 7/8" (9.8cm)  x 2 1/4" (5.7cm)

Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

Ready-Cut Village Vintage Paper Village - Pt 4 Garage

We've been posting the buildings from the 'Ready-Cut Village' in the order in which they're listed on the box top which brings us today to the Garage. The past four days I've said that I personally believe the set was made in the 1920's although there's nothing on the box or buildings to substantiate that claim. However, paper buildings tend to be time capsules and a closer look at their graphics may lend some clues. Up until now, the previous structures really didn't point specifically to the 1920's or 1930's but the Garage posted today may solve that. First, the cars have more of a twenties look than a thirties, especially that race car buzzing by on one side (a rather odd detail I must say). By The 1930's that big flat radiator had given way to more streamlined designs. Also, the hand crank gas pump is an older version dating from about 1915, the type which has all the workings exposed. By the thirties gas pumps had their workings enclosed in a metal casing. As I said in a previous post, paper building designers tended to show what was new and modern, either in the design of the building itself or in the decorative graphics. Motifs that were outdated simply didn't make the cut. Okay, let's take a look at a 1920's Garage. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

Vintage Cardboard Gas Station

The 1940s village set we've been featuring the last few days included this really nifty little gas station. I like the details on this because it's like looking at a time capsule. On one side of the building is an air pump and a sign proclaiming "FREE AIR" (apparently the pump itself is inside the small structure). On the other side is an oil spigot. Would the oil tank be inside the structure or buried below ground, hmmmm? Cans of oil are displayed outside the front of the store, a common practice for decades - but no longer! This diminutive building measures only 2 5/8" (6.7cm) W x 1 7/8" (4.8cm) D x 1 7/8" (4.8cm) H. Enjoy!