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Atlas - BLMA615 - PODS Container - PODS - PODS

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Stock NumberBLMA615
Original Retail Price$13.95
BrandAtlas
ManufacturerBLMA
Body StyleBLMA Scenic Accessories
PrototypePODS Container
Road or Company NamePODS (Details)
Reporting Marks2-Pack
Road or Reporting NumberPODS
Paint Color(s)White and Blue
Print Color(s)Red and White
MultipackYes
Multipack Count2
Announcement Date2017-10-01
Release Date2018-03-01
Item CategoryContainer
Model TypeStorage
Model SubtypePODS
Model Variety14 Foot
Scale1/160



Road Name History:
When PODS (Portable On Demand Storage) invented the concept of portable storage containers in 1998, moving and storage were changed forever. Before PODS came along, you were at the mercy of a full-service mover or truck rental company, and storing your belongings meant hauling your stuff back and forth to and from self-storage units. PODS introduced a whole new way to move and store, becoming the disruptors to our category and the pioneers of a whole new industry.
Brand/Importer Information:
In 1924 Stephan Schaffan, Sr. founded the Atlas Tool Company in Newark, New Jersey. In 1933 his son, Stephan Schaffan, Jr., came to work for his father at the age of sixteen. Steve Jr. built model airplanes as a hobby and frequented a local hobby shop. Being an enterprising young man, he would often ask the owner if there was anything he could do to earn some extra spending money. Tired of listening to his requests, the hobby-store owner threw some model railroad track parts his way and said, "Here, see if you can improve on this".

In those days, railroad modelers had to assemble and build everything from scratch. Steve Jr. created a "switch kit" which sold so well, that the entire family worked on them in the basement at night, while doing business as usual in the machine shop during the day.

Subsequently, Steve Jr. engineered the stapling of rail to fiber track, along with inventing the first practical rail joiner and pre-assembled turnouts and flexible track. All of these products, and more, helped to popularize model railroading and assisted in the creation of a mass-market hobby. The budding entrepreneur quickly outgrew the limitations of a basement and small garage operation. Realizing they could actually make a living selling track and related products, Steve and his father had the first factory built in Hillside, New Jersey at 413 Florence Avenue in 1947. On September 30, 1949, the Atlas Tool Company was officially incorporated as a New Jersey company.

In 1985, Steve was honored posthumously for his inventions by the Model Railroad Industry Association and was inducted into the Model Railroad Industry Hall of Fame in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, Steve was nominated and entered into the National Model Railroad Association Pioneers of Model Railroading in 1995.

In the early 1990s, the Atlas Tool Company changed its name to Atlas Model Railroad Company, Inc.
Item created by: Jenna on 2017-10-19 13:05:05. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-06-29 11:09:26

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