Reproduced Mopac pocket calendars

[Charles Duckworth]

Steve McVey sent me this link on a write-up Bill Pollard did in 2010 on these reproductions and the various years being reproduced.

http://www.railroadiana.org/fakes/pgFakes_Calendars_MP.php

[Bill Pollard]

I produced a more extensive write-up on the MP fake calendars for the MPHS meeting in Little Rock in 2012. This PDF conversion of that PowerPoint presentation (attached) could provide some guidance for those who are interested in gathering a set of these calendars. The fakes are nice representations of the originals, unless you are buying them at “original calendar” prices.

Bill Pollard

[attachment=0:3awxhie0]Missouri Pacific Card Calendars-sm.pdf[/attachment:3awxhie0]

[Charles Duckworth]

Dealer on ebay selling fakes as originals ronneby040144

[R. D. LaVoise]

I purchased the eight attached MoPac pocket calendars at a local train show today. Figured even if they were fakes at $1.00 each not a bad price.

[attachment=0:1hsatyv7]MoPac Pocket Calendars (RDL).pdf[/attachment:1hsatyv7]

After comparing my purchase to Bill Pollard’s presentation on fake pocket calendars I am thinking these might be originals. The sizes match, no large white borders. And on the calendar side the buzz-saw and locomotives match Bill’s information.

First column are 1946, 1950, 1953 and 1954. Second column are 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1960.

[anonymous]

What about making fakes for the current year, for the MPHS store?

[Bill Pollard]

Nice purchase of the calendars-good condition and a great price. They all look like originals to me. That 1946 calendar has always been a favorite — MP distributed large (18×24 ?) prints of that scene which were framed and hung at many stations.

Bill Pollard

[huelsingdavid]

I like the idea of producing current calendars with the MPHS logo with some artwork. I might look into that.

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